Why You Should Be Looking For New Hires Right Now | Retail Today With Bob Phibbs, the Retail Doctor - Flash Briefing

Soon, you're college students, if they haven't already, are going to be going back to school who have helped you during the holidays, and I don't want you to be left high and dry. So today, I want you to think about looking for new hires. January is a slow month, and those college students that were wonderful will leave pretty quickly to get back to school. So wherever you see somebody at a coffee house or a restaurant, or you get good customer service, say, "Hey, I'm hiring. If you ever want to get some extra hours, I'd love for you to come down and talk to me," and hand them your business card.

Some people feel really shy about that, but you know what? If you've had a good experience, it makes it much more likely, A, that they're going to come back and B... to your business for the interview, but B, you know already that they're doing a lot of things right. So again, the January month is slow and realize that the mind goes before the body, so even people who stay... Might be time to upgrade your crew, so look for the new hires.

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