Re: Hiring - Where do you look?
[Re: Jaxjaguarss]
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09/19/14 04:59 PM
09/19/14 04:59 PM
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Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 1,361 mequon, wisconsin
Paul Winkelmann
trapper
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trapper
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 1,361
mequon, wisconsin
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We have three college graduates on staff now and I sure wouldn't mind a couple more. I have noticed that most of the customers that
are intelligent enough to hire professionals, are usually professionals themselves. This probably is true for many of us. When you
figure out how much the paint costs and the time spent prepping and cleaning up, you begin to realize that if you spent that time
doing your job, you could have professional painters come in, do a great job, pay them, and have money left over. And this is why,
many times, people hire us. And if you can find something in common with your customers, that's a big plus. You guys know that I'm
always harping about advancing your education, ( Despite the fact that I'm dumber than a brick ) so why do I keep harping? Because no one I have ever known, has criticized anyone for being too smart. Getting back on subject: I feel that we pay the kind of wages
that especially college students would not turn down. Unfortunately for all of us, this is such a specialized field that finding
the right fit is a whole lot harder than I ever imagined. I always pictured me being offered this position rather than the
meaningless jobs I actually had at the age of 19. Of course then I realized that at 19 I could legally drink all the beer I could
consume and wondered if I would have made the right choice?
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Re: Hiring - Where do you look?
[Re: Paul Winkelmann]
#4654311
09/19/14 10:09 PM
09/19/14 10:09 PM
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Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 95 Florida
bjansma
trapper
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trapper
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 95
Florida
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Hire the competition. In Indiana there is a list of licensed WCOs. 75% or better are guys making a little bit of side money and extending their trapping season. They have no desire to build or run a business. The two I hired that way happened to be college educated as well. You have to get them away from the fur trapping mentality a little bit, leave the conis at home and we don't euthanize on site but once we got that straightened out I couldn't be happier.
Bob Jansma
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