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Recruiting Biz: How do I hire and train without people then leaving and starting their own business?

I’m only interested to hear from people who either OWN a business WITH employees, OR if you work in a recruiting firm and can share your experience with their systems. If you don’t fall into one of these categories, PLEASE DON’T ANSWER THIS POST.

My business is recruiting and I currently work on my own. I would like to hire other recruiters to grow my business. But since this is a knowledge based business, the success of a recruiter relies on training. So after they’re trained, how can I keep them from leaving and becoming my competition? Are there specific systems, procedures, or technology that anyone knows of that would give me some insight. I know that there are very large recruiting companies out there that are successful with this.

If you work for one of these companies and understand the procedures that could help me, please write.

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KT1 1 #
San Francisco, CA, US | 2 years ago (9 minutes after post)

Non-compete agreement, though they can be difficult to enforce…

You might have good luck asking your small business questions here http://forums.cnet.com/5204-10150_102…

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eowyn 0 #
Dorset, ON, CA | 2 years ago (57 minutes after post)

Are you training them entirely and then getting them to work or are you integrating their education with a sort of internship? Have you had a high turn-over rate in the past? Contracts to do with work/study sort of relationships are easy enough to forge.

How long does your training process usually take? What is the current competition like?

realcareers 14 #
Las Vegas, NV, US | 2 years ago (1 hour, 17 minutes after post)

No, I would be training them entirely. There is no turn-over rate because there are no employees. I hesitate to hire unless I know the systems I need in place to retain people after they’re trained.

vickierhodesm 4 #
Missoula, MT, US | 2 years ago (13 hours, 48 minutes after post)

There is a organization of retired business people that are in every town and they would help you with the question that you have and could also help you set up contracts as well. As for any one striking out on their own that happens even in major corporations, If your reputation is solid then you should have nothing to worry about because they have to build their own reputation most clients will not leave if they are happy with your work.

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Vancouver, BC, CA | 1 year, 10 months ago (1 month, 2 weeks after post)

After working for years in the same environment I think the first question you should answer is “Why would anyone WANT to stay with your company after you have trained them?” If you cannot come up with a meaningful answer yourself, then why can you expect a junior employee to stick around? If you are only focused on paying 20% market rate then that tells me that you undervalue your employees already. To me you are already fighting an uphill battle.

It’s not about systems, it’s about your own business plan.
Change your attitude or change your expectations. Simple.

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realcareers 14 #
Las Vegas, NV, US | 1 year, 10 months ago (1 month, 2 weeks after post)

What? Where am I focused on paying 20% ? I never said anything about 20% or any rate of pay at all. In fact, I didn’t say much other than that I’m worried about training people with the best of intentions toward them only to result in their leaving, and then I asked for any suggestions. Those suggestions include business plan suggestions, as you mention in your response. If you can help with suggestions regarding a business plan, I’d love to hear your ideas.

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