measles
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How do you identify the right person? We are at the stage where, with OH and I working off the yard and A studying, we could do with someone backing us up on the yard. We are a small genuinely friendly family business with high standards and would want to recruit someone who fits in and enjoys working as a team with us sharing the work and the benefits rather than just doing the mundane hard work.
It's been about 10 years since we had someone with us (business was dropped back while I had B) and back then it was so, so hard to find anyone reliable. One groom who was with us for 3 years was fantastic and she is now a good friend, but the others we employed were unreliable and could not work to acceptable standards (think no hooves picked, rugs left off etc) despite my being as careful as I could before they joined us.
So, I guess I am interested in other's thoughts about how to get it right this time. What attracts someone to a position and how is it possible to identify commitment to the job? I haven't found a few days trial to be an effective way of identifying someone who shares our outlook which puzzles me as I am usually a good judge of character. How do you go about it or those who work with horses what was your best/favoured interview process?
Also, how do you quantify the value of training and lots of competing, livery for an own horse, transport to shows for that horse and help there etc? We don't have accommodation but do have other benefits and bonuses. There is another post about equine jobs on here today and some staff receive I believe very low levels of take home pay. I want to be fair and reasonable and motivating for someone but also need to ensure I don't bankrupt myself!
General thoughts?
It's been about 10 years since we had someone with us (business was dropped back while I had B) and back then it was so, so hard to find anyone reliable. One groom who was with us for 3 years was fantastic and she is now a good friend, but the others we employed were unreliable and could not work to acceptable standards (think no hooves picked, rugs left off etc) despite my being as careful as I could before they joined us.
So, I guess I am interested in other's thoughts about how to get it right this time. What attracts someone to a position and how is it possible to identify commitment to the job? I haven't found a few days trial to be an effective way of identifying someone who shares our outlook which puzzles me as I am usually a good judge of character. How do you go about it or those who work with horses what was your best/favoured interview process?
Also, how do you quantify the value of training and lots of competing, livery for an own horse, transport to shows for that horse and help there etc? We don't have accommodation but do have other benefits and bonuses. There is another post about equine jobs on here today and some staff receive I believe very low levels of take home pay. I want to be fair and reasonable and motivating for someone but also need to ensure I don't bankrupt myself!
General thoughts?