I have been extremely lucky because I have had the same employee for the last 15 years. She does the work of two people and has been ultra committed, reliable, and extremely honest. I knew the day would come when she decided it was time to retire and today, I got that word.

My question is (because I've never had to worry about this before as a business owner)... what is the best way to "advertise" for the hiring of a new employee? Local newspaper? Monster.com? Sign in the window? Any other methods that are used by the current generation of adults?

Thanks for any advise!

 

I'm looking for work and use Monster, CareerBuilder, and Craigslist mostly.

I find Monster has more "professional" type jobs listed. CareerBuilder seems to have a mix of both "professional" and "experienced" jobs. Craigslist is a mixed bag, but employers use it because it's FREE to list something.

I'd say do a trial run on Craigslist since it won't cost you anything. Browse the listings to get an idea of how others are listing jobs. You can be anonymous. List details of the job but don't give clues of who/where you are. General area is fine, you just don't want people knocking on your door or constantly calling you. Collect some resumes since you'll probably get flodded with them. If you come up with someone good, then you're good to go. If not, you can try some of the other methods.

 

What kind of studio?

 

Photography... I do portraits, weddings, high school seniors, executives... etc.

 

I used the same as Dennis when I was searching. In addition, I also visited the websites of the Dept of Labor and Licensing and a local placement agency as well. Good luck!

 

Thanks for the advice guys, I'm still researching my options.

Anybody else have any suggestions?

 

are you on Facebook as well Ray ? I have a friend there that does some marketing stuff so I posed the question & will see if she replies ! Lauren Fenway this is where she's at:
http://www.blstcreative.com/

Maybe it's not her thing ? Maybe Doug.S or Chuck.D would have some input
You can use Craigs List and/or post it on your FB page, you might be surprised how many hits you get! PPL underestimate FB!

 

Hey Ray, if you need more photographers I have a friend who is a photo major at UC Riverside...

 

Thanks Jason.

I don't need any additional photographers right now. What I need is an office manager. They really are the heart beat of my business.

 

I'd go for it, but the 3,000 mile commute would kill me!

 

Roger that, I think listing the job on any one of those site you listing would be a good idea

 

Poach from a competitor. Surely there is someone out there working for someone else that you know of that might make your team stronger and their team weaker.

Plus the knowledge brought by that individual from a separate situation might provide an additional point of view when making decisions. Maybe something they're doing is better than what you're doing.

And finally, if they're looking for a job, maybe that's because the better choices are already working right now. (No offense to anyone, just a generalization)

 

That's actually a big problem out there right now. A lot of companies won't hire someone who is unemployed, and it's exactly for that reason. That's a problem I seem to be having with a company down the street. I'm an excellent fit for them, but yet I can't even at least get an interview!

I hear there is a tax break for companies that hire the unemployed, but that doesn't seem to be enough for some companies.

 

Many companies may not be aware of or know how to deal with getting the tax break. A lot of small companies just don't want any additional paperwork, no matter how easy it might be if they just looked into it.

I really meant it as a generalization though. And I knew you were in this situation. If you could just get your foot in that door, maybe things will change for you.