On hiring relatives, expecting support from relatives for a start up

Every generation needs a revolution - an entrepreneurial revolution

Usually it does not work.   These worked with us:    a relative driver, relative of wife doing clerical works. They set bad example:    come to work late, absent frequently, low productivity.  They dont change even when called out.  It becomes complicated when they are fired.   Roles at office and in family tree clash. 

So better hire outsiders and those who will tow the line in a business environment  (Over the weekend I got into a tiff with relative of wife who bussed his plates into my table during a buffet)  This also happens to friends.  I did business with a close friend for iron grills for mass housing.  Prices kept escalating and never ending parade of complaints.   We had to part ways.   

Do not expect support from friends or relatives for a start up.   They usually believe you wont make it and you will not amount to anything.  Get support from public at large through marketing, excellent product and service.

Be the best you can be.  They always say you owe it to your family.  But sometimes, you can only depend on you.

Job openings at Holy Gardens and its affiliates. Apply now

Every generation needs a revolution - an entrepreneurial revolution

Job vacancies:

       Memorial Park units:

        San Carlos City Pangasinan

        San Fernando La Union

        Calamba City Laguna,

        Oton Iloilo

. Holy Gardens Greenhills (Calamba Laguna)

    Memorial Park Supervisor

- ensure smooth operations of the office and memorial park site

- honest, diligent, hardworking

- goal- and detail-oriented

- location: Brgy. Barandal, Calamba City, Laguna

- send resume and cover letter, with the subject "HGG Application - Supervisor"

2. Holy Gardens La Union

Memorial Park Supervisor

- ensure smooth operations of the office and memorial park site

- honest, diligent, hardworking

- goal- and detail-oriented

- location: Dalumpinas Oeste, SFLU

- send resume and cover letter, with the subject "HGLU Application - Supervisor"

3. 3RD FLOOR Angono main office

1. Admin Hr

In charge of record keeping, hiring and training and admin matters

2. Accounting supervisor

1. Daily abstracts and collection and deposit reports from provinces

2. ICR and ledgers

3. Sharing with JV

4. PNL

5. Government reporting

3. Majorem Lending supervisor

1. Lending operations

2. Borrowing operations

3. Accounting

B. Staff

1, Accounting staff Angono

2. Accounting staff Provinces (La Union,, Pangasinan, Calamba, Oton)

3. Customer Service Specialists all offices

4. Management trainees for various discipline: finance, marketing, operations higher salary than entry level Promotion within 1 year to supervisory position

Our rates are competitive in MM and higher in the province. Oton rate is as in MM

Please send cv to

holygardens.ph@gmail.com

jorge@holygardens.ph@gmail.com

MARK THE TOP OF THE CV FOR YOUR POSTION BEING APPLIED FOR

AS say La Union Operations Supervisor

Apply now.

Tel. 0908 928 7888 Jorge

Interview questions you might want to employ to find out more about your candidates (but did not ask)

From Inc by Suzanne Lucas | June 20, 2013

Hiring is still not a science.  We experience a lot of failures.  Some people do well in the interview but does not even complete the orientation; or is a completely different person on the job. 

Here are some questions that might improve our success rate in hiring.  Some of the questions that you might try:

l.  What would you be 5 years from now in this company?  This determines his goal or stickability in the company or if he/she is goal driven.

2.  What are your failures and who do you think was responsible for this? This reveals much about the personality of the person

3.  Who is your favorite author?  What would be the next book you will read?  Do you travel?  Where was your last destination?  Why did you go there?

4. How would you solve this particular problem  (an operating, marketing, or financial problem)

5.  If the company had this crisis. what would you do?

6.  If you were a traffic sign, what would it be?

7.  Tell me a joke?

8.  (an unstructured instruction)  Can you arrange this deck of cards for me?

9. Why do you want to work here?

Zero tolerance for Grammar Mistakes - from HBR

From HBR - Kyle Wiens of iFixit

The author has instituted a zero tolerance for grammatical mistakes.  It is understandable for his business that is involved in writing.  But he requires the same for other non writing jobs.  Grammatical errors when it goes out into the web, makes the organization look foolish and unprofessional.

God is in the details.  Those who make these mistakes betray their eye for details, remembering things and often make mistakes in their work.  Remember what the new CEO did when he took over Korean Airlines after a terrible crash (due to misunderstanding with the control tower staff?   He had everybody go on English training.   Seems very logical.

I am often dubbed as an editor or copywriter when ever I fine Accounting people in making mistakes in the Voucher.

How about you?

Will you hire people who use wrong grammar?