As one of your most significant investments, it’s absolutely crucial that you hire the best employees. You team should consist of talented employees that perform at a high level, fit into your company culture, and STAY. But, let’s be real. Finding the perfect candidate, let alone the employee selection process, is exhausting! We recently asked Andrea …
Hiring and Evaluating Staff
Improve Retention with Better Onboarding and Training
Better onboarding and training is a game changer in keeping your staff. We know hiring has been tough lately. So once you get a great employee you want to keep them. You may be surprised to learn that staff onboarding systems should be planned for a minimum of ninety days up to one year. Onboarding …
Tips for Recruiting Groomers and other Team Members
The rules to finding staff have CHANGED! Get the latest tips for recruiting groomers and other team members in our latest video. You have to adapt, embrace reality and compete for employees in today’s marketplace. This applies to your groom team as well as most other positions in your pet business. In your recruiting it’s …
Forecasting Wage Increases for Your Pet Business
Now more than ever forecasting wage increases for your pet business has become a reality. The post-pandemic world is changing strategies for hiring including entry level salary rangers. In some areas minimum wage is being dictated by state policies and in other areas minimum wage increases are necessary to attract a good employee (and some places …
Finding Great Employees
Finding great employees can be a challenge. The reality of finding those A-team players is understanding that having solid average staff members is good for your business. What you really want to avoid are the low performers that have a negative impact on your team. The goal of your hiring process is to identify the future …
Hire the Best Staff for Your Pet Business
Now more than ever you may be asking yourself how to hire the best staff for your pet business. What’s working and what’s not in today’s post-pandemic world of hiring? We have seen some changes in our industry regarding starting pay, bonuses and incentives to build a great team. Have you adjusted your thoughts on …
Get the most out of hiring and training your staff
Do you feel like you are constantly hiring and training employees and want to know how to Get the most out of hiring and training your staff? Do you wonder if the time and effort is worth the expense? Training new team members is an investment of time and money for your business. Make sure …
Preparing to Hire New Pet Care Staff
As pet business bookings begin to increase this is a great time to start preparing to hire new pet care staff. You want to get new team members in place early so you are prepared for an increase in business. Take a look at your goals and revamp your hiring process to bring on A-team …
Top Three Secrets to Hiring for Your Pet Care Business
Do you know the top three secrets to hiring for your pet care business? Do you know how chemistry, character and competence impact your hiring decisions? Do you know which one is most important (it’s NOT competence!!). Learning to choose the best team members to right from the start can dramatically improve the team culture at …
5 Steps for Training Your Pet Care Facility Staff
One of the biggest challenges to owning and operating your own pet care facility is training your staff. In fact, here at The Dog Gurus we so often hear the phase “The staff sucks the life out you me” from exhasuted business owners who are tired of the revolving door of turnover on their team. …