4. Employee Recruiting
4.1 Introduction Successful owners develop vigorous and dynamic plans for employee recruiting that utilize many sources and are not limited to placing an ad online. The primary component of an out-of-the-box recruitment strategy that works is consistency: You must make time for it every day! Even if you think you are fully staffed, you aren’t. When employees are out with an injury or illness or are on maternity leave, you want to be able to keep all of your routes running smoothly. In addition to making practical sense, continuous recruitment keeps your current employees challenged to always do their best and to keep improving. Knowing that there is some competition for their job can help to bring out their best performance. 4.2 Employee Referrals Recruiting new employees through your ones is highly successful, once you have an established employee base. Employees will pre-screen and then refer people who reflect favorably upon them and have characteristics and expectations that are compatible with MOLLY MAID. Create and maintain a good working atmosphere so that your good people stay and want to bring in other people like them. Implement an incentive program to encourage your current employees to refer good candidates, and be sure the referring employee understands that he/she is not responsible if the referral does not work out. Post your Employee Referral Program in an area that is visible to the teams. Sample referral incentives: Pay $25 to the referring employee after the referral completes 30 days of work and another $25 after 90 days. Pay a $50.00 bonus to the new employee after 90 days of work Use a sliding scale between $25 and $250 depending on your recruitment needs 4.3.1 Networking/Community Partnership Opportunities Investigate the job programs or other resources provided through organizations in your local community for solid referrals over time. During the Right Start process, and throughout the lifetime of your business, spend time each day talking with organizations and community groups to determine the kinds of programs they provide and other ways you can plug into new employee sources. Contact: Literacy Volunteers of America Catholic Social Services/Catholic Charities Local ethnic community councils/organizations/newspapers 4.3 Community Recruiting Options
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