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Shop for employees before they're needed

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Finding quality clerical employees is a major human resource challenge facing small businesses.

Where are all the quality clerical staff? Employed by someone else! With the unemployment rate at a 29-year record low, whoever wants to work is working.

Small-business owners cannot afford to have a vacant spot. Yet the traditional recruiting techniques, such as help wanted ads, are netting only a handful of resumes from unqualified job skippers.

Settling for second, third or 10th best is an option for those willing to risk their sales and profit, but what if you want the best?

Shopping for staff is an extremely effective technique in today's tight labor market.

Shopping for the perfect employee is like shopping for precious gems. We don't need precious gems[[In-content Ad]]

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