Looking for staff, intervieweing advice, expanding, etc..

[G.Beard]

Hi. So here is a little back story, my situation now and why I made this post.

I've been doing board repair a very short 3 months. I was actually inspired to do this by watching the yotube videos. I already have a very well setup electronics lab that I built overt the past 2 years so all I needed was an ultra sonic and a microscope and the will to learn. I've gone from building projects and audio gear to repairing boards.

I started repairing my own boards for practice and after selling maybe 40 working machines on the eBay (I also have been selling other things for a couple of years on eBay), I put up a listing for board repair.
After a very short time I made a deal with a guy who has a deal with an insurance company and is sending me hs machines for repairs and find myself with far more work than I can handle.

I need someone to reassemble and disassemble these machines and test screens and keyboards so I can spend time doing the boards.

I'm just about at the point where I'm looking for an office or store and taking on a staff (the other desktop and parts sales contributes to this).
I need to advertise for a co-worker and interview any prospective applicants.
I have never run a business before, so I have never done any of this stuff before.
I don't know If I should I rent a store front or an office and what kind of pay to offer employees.
If any of you guys with more expirience and a little further on than me can offer advice or impart some wisdom learned from your exirience it would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers.

 

[larossmann]

advertising sucks, it attracts riff raff. I have found nothing usable from job ads. You have to find people who are excited about this and build from there. It is possible but there will be a lot of pain weeding through people who are scared of their own shadow or unqualified to tie their shoes. You will lose all faith in humanity as you go through the hiring process at just how useless so many people you take on are.. but eventually you will find someone who reinstills that faith.

Money is not an indication of motivation. I've had people who were paid $30/hr with less motivation, less drive, and less concern for quality than people getting $10-$15. It's all about what the job, the opportunity, and the money is worth to that individual.

 

[Aldizi]

Couldn't agree more! hiring people is a mother fucker some times the ones you show to become badasses realize it and ask for raises beyond your means, or threaten to leave.. fuck people. lol