How would you find *your* replacement?

[cpi]

So, I've decided to go back to my nursing career. It's time. I'm burned out and tired of not making what I could. It's also tough to put up with a bunch of crap from (ie. work for) your husband and go home and be a wife. However, I'm left with the incredible task of finding my replacement. Not only do I not know where to start... but I'm having trouble with the wording. Tell me what you think so far.....

Instead of: must know how to read *and* spell; I have: strong attention to detail

Instead of: must work in a hellhole and take a bunch of shit; I have: must be flexible in a dynamically charged environment

Instead of: must be familiar with every POS software Gates put out; I have: must have experience with InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, AS WELL AS Publisher, Word, Excel, *and* PowerPoint

Instead of: must be able to answer the phone, work on three jobs at once, listen to boss scream *and* take a whiz; I have: must be able to multi-task

Instead of: Don't get too comfortable working on that job; I have: able to adapt quickly to changing priorities.

Instead of: Must be old as dirt; I have: Must be willing to learn antiquated equipment

How am I doing so far?

.... now only if I could word "must work for little or nothing"......

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by cpi

.... now only if I could word "must work for little or nothing"......

Usually “Competitive Wages" is used. They never tell you they are competing with McDonald's wages.

that's funny...!

I didn't have to "find" my replacement, but did have to train him.
I worked side by side for 5 weeks with this guy... seemed to "understand" what was going on and why. Pretty smart, nice guy.
While we worked together, I took all the shots on the chin when sh*t went wrong or hit the fan. I left and moved to my next job.






He left too.... 1 week after I did. :roll: :roll:
couldn't handle it.
Good luck.

[Joe]

You could try posting a photo of what your replacement should be:

[Pointyhat]

LOL, good luck in th new job tho CPI

[gnubler]

I've been involved in finding my replacement or a new hire a couple of times recently. I always use http://www.craigslist.org, but its success depends how popular it is in your area. I've always gotten flooded with replies with 2-3 days.

Here's an ad I posted last May, which got tons of replies (from totally incompetent "graphic designers", but this is Portland):

Small commercial printshop has an immediate opening for an exceptional person experienced in the following:

• Proficiency in the graphics/prepress area: preflighting, trapping, imposition, outputting film/laser prints, troubleshooting, creative talent
• Are fully competent using Mac OSX, Adobe CS, Quark, font management, archiving, PDF proofing, etc (also need to possess enough competency using a Windows computer for the occasional Publisher, PageMaker, and Word files supplied by clients)
• Bonus if you know enough about web design to make minor changes/updates to our websites
• Are familiar with old-school darkroom tasks like stripping film and burning plates
• General knowledge of offset printing, inks, paper, and bindery/finishing processes
• Friendly and responsive customer service skills, predominately telephone and email, occasional walk-in clients
• Bonus if you can operate bindery equipment like the cutter, folder, paddywagon, etc

The position is located near downtown Portland and is full-time, M-F 8:30 - 4:30. The company is very small, very casual, and flexible if you cannot work these exact hours. While there is some creative design work, this is not a graphic design position and is more suited for someone who has worked in prepress and understands the technical aspects of a prepress workflow. This is definitely not a position for a web designer wanting to get into print design - and if you have no web design knowledge it will not disqualify you.

We are presently conducting interviews and will likely hire the first person who has these skills, on the spot, to begin training and familiarize you with everything. Be prepared to possibly start work immediately, though for the right person we can probably hold out if you need to give a notice of resignation with your current job. Please respond with a brief description about your work experience and yourself, a link to any online galleries/portfolio of your work, your résumé (pasted into an email, Word doc, or PDF - do not send anything other than that - we will just delete it), and your expected salary.

[gnubler]

And also, check out this most awesome posting about how to wade through the tons of retarded applicants you'll probably get. You know, all the art school grads who think running filters in Photoshop = prepress experience.