Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Finding and Keeping Quality Employees--tips from our members


At a recent Business over Breakfast, we asked our members to share tips on how to find and keep quality employees.  Here's what they said:

"Compensation. Incentives. Benefits. Encouragement."
--Joy Vander Weel, All Saints Cemetery

"Make employee feel appreciated. Offer sales incentives.  Thank them often. Give encouragement.  Great benefits include: health, 401k match, excellent vacation time.  Genisys Credit Union is Hiring!  Full and part time.  Apply online at www.genisyscu.org."
--Hollie Sayles, Genisys Credit Union

"The greatest way to attract and keep employees is how you treat them."
--Ron DeLorme, Manage Max Performance Improvement

"Involve the employees in the decision making."
--Carol Peters, Lafontaine Automotive Group


"Offer incentives like tuition reimbursement."
--Fred Ritter, Clarkston Autowash Co.

"Feed them."
--Chris Collins, Planet Kids Premier Academy

"Use 4 hour working interviews and ask staff opinions."
--Dr. Bryan Cornwall, Advanced Petcare of Oakland

"Invest in them!  Spend time getting to know their dreams.  Love them (in the right way)."
--Janet Tait, Wellness Enhancement LLC

"Work for your wife.  Divorce is expensive."
--David Jackson, Ideas for You

"Define jobs specifically.  Recruit widely.  design interview questions to reveal job skills.  Do not SETTLE for warm body!  Lots of talent available in Michigan."
--Ron DeLorme, Manage Max Performance Improvement


"Casual Friday."
--Fritz Jackson, Ideas for You










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