Any creative ideas for finding house cleaning service employee candidates?

The Union?

Yep. Did that. Which I assumed would garner loads of prospects but the agencies only had people who wanted to sign on to the big hotels. A start up company could not compete with the union's benefits package even though the wages were similar.

Kathy, I thought of the embassies but not immigrant orgs. I'll suggest that.

I'd put education at the bottom, and the book separately as an other type thing.

That's what I would have said.

Vortex, may the woman who liked you hold the most sway.

Allyson, I'd go with experience at the top (with your book, etc.).

Yep. Did that. Which I assumed would garner loads of prospects but the agencies only had people who wanted to sign on to the big hotels. A start up company could not compete with the union's benefits package even though the wages were similar.

Has she tried nearby colleges? Community colleges, etc. Sometimes college kids look for part time work like cleaning. It's not going to be easy to staff this company.

In re: cleaning person, I just put a flyer up in my building for recs and have already received two calls. I figured it'd kill two birds with one stone: get references and cleaning person.

Cashmere, colleges are a good idea, except that they really want long-term employees. Preferably, older, ostensibly more reliable folks. Yeah. It's turning out to be much harder than expected.

Still, in the short run, colleges may be the best bet.

Gloom, she put up fliers around the neighborhood, hoping for this very thing but there is something about the stable nature of this 'hood's economy...good services tend to be booked solid and stay that way, so no need to migrate to a new company.

So frustrating.

Any creative ideas for finding house cleaning service employee candidates?

Has she tried stopping by a local immigrant organization in her town?

I've used the same cleaning service for years, and it's staffed almost entirely by Spanish-speaking and Middle European immigrants. They do a good job and there doesn't seem to be a large amount of turnover.

Considering all you've done, Allyson, a functional resume (Sample) might be the way to go.

I've never understood why you put an objective on a resume. Isn't the objective always to get a job?

I've used the same cleaning service for years, and it's staffed almost entirely by Spanish-speaking and Middle European immigrants. They do a good job and there doesn't seem to be a large amount of turnover.

My friend works for a family with a Polish housekeeper and says the same thing. The lady I use is hard-working and very dependable. But she works for herself and I suspect she wants to keep it that way.

Yeah. It's turning out to be much harder than expected.

I think it's a great idea for a business BUT only if the pool of available workers will meet the demand. I'm sure they're out there--she just needs to suss them out.

I have the same faith. They MUST be out there...but where?

It's a great idea for a service, especially in this neighborhood...'home spa', environmentally friendly products, high end service...long standing reputation for her other business.

It NEEDS to succeed.

Are all of her ads/flyers/whatever in English, bonny? That could be a barrier.