Hiring? Here are the Best Places to Find Pool Staff
One challenging aspect of managing a swimming pool is finding certified, experienced, and friendly staff members. When you have terrible employees, your customers’ experience is poor, your pool maintenance and organization suffers, and your swimming pool fails. Luckily, you don’t have to wait for excellent staff members to walk through your pool’s front doors. There are several ways you can find these highly-qualified individuals. Here are a few ideas.
1. Online Job Board
Today, when an individual is searching for a new job, whether it is temporary, seasonal, or even full-time, one of their first steps is to look online. Statistics show that the top channel people use to look for a new job is online job boards. This means you must post your job listings online and make sure they are easy to find. By using websites such as Indeed and Monster, you can attract dozens of candidates.
However, just make sure your postings are clear and offer ample information to help you find the right employee. You should also strive to use keywords to make it easy for individuals to find your listing.
2. Employee Referrals
While posting a job online is a simple and easy way to attract candidates, it shouldn’t be your only focus. Your current employees can be one of your greatest resources to find excellent staff members. If you have any job openings, incentivize your employees. For example, offer a bonus if an employee refers an individual and that person gets the job. Approximately 50% of people find new job opportunities by word of mouth. Give your employees the motivation to start talking.
3. Local School
No matter if you are looking for high school students to work evening and weekend hours or college students to work those unusual hours in the day, going to the local school to find employees is an excellent starting place. For example, advertise in the school papers or ask to post on the school’s job board. Be creative when you look for potential new employees.
4. Social Media
Social media should never be overlooked. Research shows that 73% of companies use their social channels to find the ideal employee. Post your job openings regularly on your pages. You may even offer a giveaway or a contest to people who share the page or tag individuals in the post’s comments. If your social channels don’t have a large following, encourage each of your employees to share it on their own accounts, ask to publish it on the city’s social pages, etc.
As you search for the best employee for your swimming pool, be creative. Don’t stick to the same old places to find your employees. Utilize many online resources such as job boards and social media. Also, don’t be afraid to ask your current employees to spread the word. The more effort you put into your recruiting, the larger candidate pool you will receive and the easier it will be to find the best employees for your swimming pool.
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