Building a competitive company

We have three big levers to pull. Our marketing strategy, the people we're going to do this with, and the management systems, (both soft and hard) that will hold it all together. The thinking at the top is most critical. One right decision can effect the entire health of the company. One policy decision, a misunderstanding of customers, a wrong choice in people, all have long reaching impact.

Thursday, 17 December 2009

Employment offer idea

Journal date: Thurs. Dec. 17th, 2009 / Category: Employment offer

Employment offer idea
On our job offers we ask the candidate whether they're aware of anything which would prevent them from completing the work as defined. You could remind them the position requires forty hours a week, it required arriving at 8:29 am. (And do use 8:29, not 8:30.
When you say 8:29, people suspect you mean business.)

The question is designed to establish whether a candidate's life is set up in such a way that it supports a forty hour work week, (yes, every week). What are the demands of your kids, especially your grown kids? Your dog, your health, your car, your relationships, etc.. Speak up now, - if you're not set up to deliver 40 hours, please tell us before we invest in you.

Thank you.
P.s. This post and this blog is not legal advice. Please use your company's lawyer before deciding to implement anything we've written.

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