Employee Search Update

Just a quick update on our current employee search.

In the last 2 weeks we have received almost 100 resumes in response to our Craigslist job ad looking for a “receptionist / office assistant.”

That’s an awesome response, right?

Well …

Of the job applicants, most of them did not send anything other than a generic resume and most did not even bother to include a cover letter — which we specifically requested in the ad.

So far, we have interviewed only one person out of all those job applicants, and while she had a good personality she was not quite what we are looking for.

So we will wait … and wait … and wait until we get the RIGHT person.

The point I am trying to make is that you should NOT be in a hurry to hire somebody.  Take your time to hire a GREAT employee, don’t compromise.

I have found that there are “no compensating factors” in hiring an employee.  If you find somebody who is “almost, but not quite” what you are looking for, you will probably be sorry you hired that person.

It has taken a long time for us to build a good staff at our small mortgage company (currently 7 people total) … we’ve made some mistakes along the way … and the most important lesson I have learned is that you must be patient and wait for the right employee to come along. 

Don’t just grab somebody off the street because you need somebody “now!”

Believe me, I wish we could have hired somebody yesterday … but I’m willing to wait a couple more weeks (or months) if that’s what it takes to find the right person for the job.

I strongly advise you to do the same thing.