Finding Staff
Ok, so lets get some staff. When once is looking to start a company, staff are indeed a primary factor sooner than later as your business expands..
Getting staff though is another matter altogether.On this page we look at staff procurement and the ways you can employ to do it – pardon the pun! Here we go
Staff the costs and then some
So staff obviously cost money and in the early stages of business one is always watching pennies, however staff are a necessity. So lets look at the ways how to procure staff.
Finding Staff
1.The Newspaper – Advertising
This may not be so expensive and a small ad can have a big impact! Do you ever wonder why some companies place ads that are just text and sometimes just readable, the reason being is they work!.Advertising in your local paper – probably a free press is useful and largely cost effective. Remember though to get at least 3 quotes before committing money to it.
Ad Design for the Newspaper to procure staff
A simple ad – text based normally does the trick, with a catchy slogan and most important the phone number clearly visible. For Text ads, MS Word normally will do the trick, if your ad has images in, getting a company to design it is wise.
2.The Job Centre – The wise, wonderful and…
So the Job centre will take your ad and its free, the problem here is that some of the candidates perhaps are not so keen on working and you could pay them a wage and have endless problems, however…The Job Centre offers Recruitment support and yes the deals they offer can be extremely useful, lets take a look at them:New Deal: Offers subsidies to employers and offers grants to cover training as part of a support package to help people who want to get back to work
Finding Staff
Job Introduction Scheme:
A possible solution to paying staff.The job centre offers a weekly grant to employers helping towards employment costs for a few weeks should you employ a disabled person. This is great for disabled people wanting to work and great for you too.
Work Trials: Great idea that wont cost you a bean for 30 days
The job centre offers an employer a risk free way to try out a potential employee for up to 30 days at no cost to the employer:)
