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Title: How to find employee
Post by: Sam on September 08, 2006, 17:26:58 PM
I need to find a young lad (or lass) to work for my company, who knows HTML pretty well, and is very very ofay with computers (and net) in general. Dont need to be a programmer, but their knowledge of general HTML must be pretty good (or average and able to learn very quickly). Where is the best place to go to post a job like that (because obviously the job centre will be a joke).
Title: Re:How to find employee
Post by: Chuck Norris on September 08, 2006, 17:42:50 PM
Somewhere in a university or college.  Students just coming back, keen to get part time jobs and some of the more IT based students would be keen to give it a go.
Title: Re:How to find employee
Post by: M3ta7h3ad on September 08, 2006, 18:14:13 PM
Er... here! :D lol. Id take it, but cant move up north just yet, would consider it after uni however (next june! ;)).

But aye... unis tend to advertise local positions.
Title: How to find employee
Post by: GroovyPigThing on September 08, 2006, 18:37:53 PM
You might as well try gumtree, dunno how good the responses would be but its worth a try
Title: Re:How to find employee
Post by: Serious on September 09, 2006, 00:12:21 AM
Also have a look through the directory for local training companies. Even ones that only do NVQ government training are propably worth looking at.
Title: Re:How to find employee
Post by: *she-devil* on September 09, 2006, 09:26:42 AM
Try Monster?
Title: How to find employee
Post by: DeltaZero on September 09, 2006, 17:35:57 PM
Where would the job be based ?
Title: How to find employee
Post by: Sam on September 09, 2006, 21:30:41 PM
I dont want to employ students, by and large they are wasters.

Obviously no offence to the 5% of them who are actually hard working because I know they do exist.
Title: Re:How to find employee
Post by: Serious on September 09, 2006, 21:44:31 PM
Then you are basically stuffed cause a lot of them are timewasters anyway no matter where you go, at least if you go through a government scheme you should be able to try them out for minimum cost. You should also be able to look at the training place.

Also being older on average you tend to get people willing to give a little more commitment than stoodents.

If you dont want to go that way thats your choice and I have no problems with it, quite a number of the schemes are just there to make money.
Title: Re:How to find employee
Post by: Beaker on September 09, 2006, 23:41:06 PM
Find some A-Level student whos willing to work for minimum wage because he/she wants some experience, or if you have a uni near by have a word with their SU jobs shop (most unis have one).  Again itll be minimum wage, but you are likely to get someone will to learn, and willing work so they can say to a potential employer "Look what ive done".  
Title: How to find employee
Post by: Miss_Kinky on September 11, 2006, 00:13:13 AM
Quote from: SamObviously no offence to the 5% of them who are actually hard working because I know they do exist.

 :lol: That would be me of course
Title: How to find employee
Post by: Badabing on September 11, 2006, 00:21:00 AM
Quote from: SamI dont want to employ students, by and large they are wasters.

Obviously no offence to the 5% of them who are actually hard working because I know they do exist.

would you like a bit of battered fish to go with that large chip on your shoulder?

you sound like my dad and he stinks of piss.

so be warned.

one day, you too could end up smelling of piss.

wibble.
Title: How to find employee
Post by: Sam on September 11, 2006, 09:57:14 AM
Quote from: Badabing
Quote from: SamI dont want to employ students, by and large they are wasters.

Obviously no offence to the 5% of them who are actually hard working because I know they do exist.

would you like a bit of battered fish to go with that large chip on your shoulder?

you sound like my dad and he stinks of piss.

so be warned.

one day, you too could end up smelling of piss.

wibble.

Its not a chip, its bitter experience.
Title: How to find employee
Post by: Sara on September 11, 2006, 10:25:11 AM
Use the standard sites like jobsite, totaljobs, reed etc. Certainly thats the sort of place I have been looking.

I would do it Sam if I wasnt too stubborn to move from Bristol! Unless you can have someone work for you remotely :D

PS: Just graduated ;)
Title: How to find employee
Post by: matt5cott on September 11, 2006, 11:42:20 AM
Quote from: Sam
Quote from: Badabing
Quote from: SamI dont want to employ students, by and large they are wasters.

Obviously no offence to the 5% of them who are actually hard working because I know they do exist.

would you like a bit of battered fish to go with that large chip on your shoulder?

you sound like my dad and he stinks of piss.

so be warned.

one day, you too could end up smelling of piss.

wibble.

Its not a chip, its bitter experience.

Having worked at a uni for several years now, I can also say from experience, Sam is bang on the money.
Title: Re:How to find employee
Post by: White Giant on September 11, 2006, 17:41:35 PM
Ofay with computers : Check

Ofay with internet : Check

Ofay with HTML : kind of . . .

Will work for food.
Title: Re:How to find employee
Post by: Sam on September 11, 2006, 19:36:54 PM
Quote from: White GiantOfay with computers : Check

Ofay with internet : Check

Ofay with HTML : kind of . . .

Will work for food.

Are you a student?
Title: Re:How to find employee
Post by: Rob on September 11, 2006, 20:05:55 PM
Well Im a student and definitely not a slacker and I have to say the majority of students I know arent slackers either. Then again most of them are supermassive geeks :P

I know youve already had plenty of interest from useless students but heres another one: Computers - check, Internet - check, HTML - check.
Title: Re:How to find employee
Post by: Chuck Norris on September 11, 2006, 20:24:57 PM
The one downside I find with students is they have absolutely no common sense or ability to think for themselves in the workplace.
Title: Re:How to find employee
Post by: Dave on September 13, 2006, 08:18:20 AM
www.gumtree.com

not sure how popular it is up north though
Title: Re:How to find employee
Post by: White Giant on September 13, 2006, 09:42:27 AM
Not a student, just moved from Wales to Leamington Spa, so Im looking for a job (Havent been unemployed for more than three weeks since leaving uni) :cry: