Hiring a new guy?!?!??!?

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Hey guys,

Picked up a great account this week (an extra 400 to 700 a week consistently apparently), so I am hiring another guy to help with my crazy load. My current guys pretty much fell in my lap and have been awesome..... but now I have to actually interview someone. I threw up a craigslist ad and have had a ridiculous amount of hits. Now I am wondering how I am going to interview a select few from these and not feel bad for only getting to choose one. Does this process suck for anyone else too?!?!?!?! I feel like Im gonna like all the ones that I actually interview. What do you guys do in this situation?!?!?!
 
Yes it sucks. I have done it. CL people are mostly bad -LOL. You will go through your share of lazys, weirdos, etc.....

DO NOT HIRE EXPERIENCED DETAILERS. Hire good character and work ethic and teach them detailing.
 
A kind heart is a good thing but this is business.....your business! Are you looking for a grunt or someone with some talent? Pick the best of the litter for your money but keep the information for the runners up. You'll know in three days if your original choice is a keeper or not.
 
superior_shine said:
Yes it sucks. I have done it. CL people are mostly bad -LOL. You will go through your share of lazys, weirdos, etc.....

DO NOT HIRE EXPERIENCED DETAILERS. Hire good character and work ethic and teach them detailing.
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I actually already deleted the ones with experience lol..... I never liked working next to people that say they use to do it a certain way or they are stuck in their way of half assing...... seen it WAY to many times in all types of work! The CL comment scares me lol.

RTexasF said:
A kind heart is a good thing but this is business.....your business! Are you looking for a grunt or someone with some talent? Pick the best of the litter for your money but keep the information for the runners up. You'll know in three days if your original choice is a keeper or not.
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What do you think is a good method for that..... like a week probationary period or something similar?!?!?!?

This shouldnt be this nerve racking lol.
 
As soon as I saw the title of this thread I thought about Anthony..how weird.

Feeling bad and business don't work. I have a conscience, but If I ran a business feeling bad for people it wouldn't go so well.

You have to try to leave your emotions out of it. If you hired everyone who applied then you would be the one applying else where due to a failing business and lack of income to pay for everyone.

Why are you so special? If they wanted to start a detailing business they can, but they chose to work for someone else and getting fired is the risk they take.
 
man go figure a position opens up in the field I am highly interested in and starting out as a beginner with some limited knowledge and its too far away....I am hoping to find someone here in michigan I can work for
 
LuxuryMobile said:
Wish I could help you again but, dont have any other leads.
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So you dont have any other Joels hiding there in Florida lol?!?!?

maximus20895 said:
As soon as I saw the title of this thread I thought about Anthony..how weird.

Feeling bad and business don't work. I have a conscience, but If I ran a business feeling bad for people it wouldn't go so well.

You have to try to leave your emotions out of it. If you hired everyone who applied then you would be the one applying else where due to a failing business and lack of income to pay for everyone.

Why are you so special? If they wanted to start a detailing business they can, but they chose to work for someone else and getting fired is the risk they take.
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True

thewraith1971 said:
man go figure a position opens up in the field I am highly interested in and starting out as a beginner with some limited knowledge and its too far away....I am hoping to find someone here in michigan I can work for
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just 1,000 miles away?!?!??
 
Hey Anthony,

Do you have a University or College nearby? They have bulletin boards where you could post this info

GL on your search

Flash
 
Flash Gordon said:
Hey Anthony,

Do you have a University or College nearby? They have bulletin boards where you could post this info

GL on your search

Flash
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They also usually have a school paper that's cheap or free to advertise in.
 
Remember that some people do great interviews. They can spin the BS and figure out exactly what you want to hear. Be sure to go out and look at their car! That will tell you a lot about their attention to (ahem) detail.

You might also ask your accountant about 1099/independent contractor status. Could be easier to let them go w/o unemployment issues if they turn out to be duds.
 
ScubaCougr said:
Remember that some people do great interviews. They can spin the BS and figure out exactly what you want to hear. Be sure to go out and look at their car! That will tell you a lot about their attention to (ahem) detail.

You might also ask your accountant about 1099/independent contractor status. Could be easier to let them go w/o unemployment issues if they turn out to be duds.
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I suggest during the interview process, play the following song in continous loop on low volume and see what reaction you get

[video=youtube_share;WHiJqMdmiKo] - ‪STILL TIPPIN INSTRUMENTAL WIT LYRICS‬‏[/video]
 
URGENT TELEGRAM MESSAGE

I'm only a few hours away.stop
Please review attachment.stop
Been fully trained to use.stop
Full resume to follow.stop

Thanks for your consideration.stop

:D :D :D J/K

Continued good luck with your business and new-hire!

Bob
 
About 4 years ago a friend of mine was looking for some help. He took what I thought was an excellent approach. As he was driving around running errands he would watch employees at various places. He found a guy at the local grocery store that was killing himself. Knowing the guy didn't make very much he asked him how much he made. The guy said he was making $8 an hour. He handed him his business card and told him that if he wanted to make $12 an hour to give him a call. The guy called him a few hours later. He told the guy he would pay him in cash the first day and then cut him checks after that if everything worked out. He does a 1099 every year with the guy and everything takes care of itself. It is a trade business very similar to detaling so he knows that sooner or later he is going to go off on his own but for now both guys are happy and yes, he has increased his pay every year.

He also does the $20 bill check on the first day with new guys. He puts a $20 bill in the top of the toolbox and tells the guy to go and get a wrench. At the end of the day if the $20 bill is still there he knows he has a decent guy. In the last 3 years he has only had one guy who took the money, needless to say the guy doesn't work for him. One kid actually brought him the $20 bill and told him that it wasn't a good idea to leave money in his toolbox because he could lose it. lol

Good luck in your search.
 
Yellow06GT said:
He also does the $20 bill check on the first day with new guys. He puts a $20 bill in the top of the toolbox and tells the guy to go and get a wrench. At the end of the day if the $20 bill is still there he knows he has a decent guy.
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Fantastic idea! :props:
 
I wish I could help you Anthony but I don't know the first thing about trying to hire someone for a detailing job.

If my day job keeps up the way it has I may be off on my own making SeaJay's work! lol...time will tell...
 
Just remember. Play dis beat :awesome: [/B]

[video=youtube_share;oIAHVgDVrZc] - ‪Mike Jones - Still Tippin' (Screwed & Chopped) Feat. Slim Thug & Paul Wall‬‏[/video]
 
This should seperate the wheat from the chaff!

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88ONydyRX7c]YouTube - ‪Milan Knizak - "Broken Music Composition, 1979"‬‏[/video]
 
Yellow06GT said:
About 4 years ago a friend of mine was looking for some help. He took what I thought was an excellent approach. As he was driving around running errands he would watch employees at various places. He found a guy at the local grocery store that was killing himself. Knowing the guy didn't make very much he asked him how much he made. The guy said he was making $8 an hour. He handed him his business card and told him that if he wanted to make $12 an hour to give him a call. The guy called him a few hours later. He told the guy he would pay him in cash the first day and then cut him checks after that if everything worked out. He does a 1099 every year with the guy and everything takes care of itself. It is a trade business very similar to detaling so he knows that sooner or later he is going to go off on his own but for now both guys are happy and yes, he has increased his pay every year.

He also does the $20 bill check on the first day with new guys. He puts a $20 bill in the top of the toolbox and tells the guy to go and get a wrench. At the end of the day if the $20 bill is still there he knows he has a decent guy. In the last 3 years he has only had one guy who took the money, needless to say the guy doesn't work for him. One kid actually brought him the $20 bill and told him that it wasn't a good idea to leave money in his toolbox because he could lose it. lol

Good luck in your search.
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I like:dblthumb2:
 
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