Originally Posted By: rray
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In every industry I have been in, I have been most successful at training people who are entering the industry for the first time, career changers, etc. They never have any preconceived notions about what to do, what they want to do, etc. That means that I not only get to train them, but that I am somewhat responsible for helping them find their niche in a new industry. That’s fun.
My first preference is a current college student, which doesn't work in this industry unless I'm just looking for office help.
My second preference is someone young, like Brandon.
Third preference is a career changer.
I've always taken the lead at my companies in training new hirees. I love to train people, and I think I am very good at it since I've never had a person quit because s/he didn't like me, the job, the company, or whatever. They've always quit because they got married, graduated, died, things like that.
I've also only had to fire two people, both for theft.
I didn't renew the employment contract for three people, all three construction people working for my current home inspection company. I was not successful (there, I took responsibility) in getting them out of the construction mode and into the home inspection mode. That brought too much liability to my company.
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Home inspections. . . .
One home at a time.
