Employees and HR continued
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- 2008
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When you own a cleaning business you need to come up with a system for controlling keys. Without a system in place you could be setting yourself up for a costly, unexpected expense because a lost key could prompt a customer to re-key the entire building....
If you want to accurately estimate the time it takes to clean a building then you need to know how to workload. Workloading helps you estimate how much work can be done by a worker in a specified time period. For example, how many square feet can be vacuumed in an hour when using a back pack vacuum?...
In my last article, we drilled down how to define the best employee for your company's needs. Now that we have a detailed description of the ideal candidate, we need to know how to identify the candidate. Once you've posted the job on a Web site, or received resumes through a referral, you have a lot of work to do. Hopefully you'll be in the position where you have many resumes to review, but even if this is not the case, you need to know what to look for....
While attending the BSCAI and ISSA conventions, I am always amazed that there is one subject that always seems to be thoroughly discussed---"We just can't seem to find good trained or trainable help these days. They stay a few days, if they even show up for work the second day, and they are gone." Sound familiar? You have probably participated in a similar discussion....
How to Hire: Hiring the Best Candidate Start to Finish, Part 1You're in a panic. You have work that must be done by tomorrow, but the only person you had to do the work just quit. Does this situation sound familiar? Your first instinct is to fill the position as quickly as possible, but most times, quick hiring decisions lead to many regrets. The wrong employee--or just the wrong position for a good employee--can put your business and the work that you do at risk. Even though there are unpredictable situations, you can do a lot to prepare and protect yourself....
When it's time to hire a supervisor for their cleaning business, most owners look to their existing employees. There is usually at least one person who stands out from the rest; they do a great job cleaning, they're dependable, and they go the extra mile for you....
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