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Small Business
Cast a wide net for help
November 17, 2000: 11:13 a.m. ET

Ask your employees for help, advertise in small towns, talk to your vendors
By Jane Applegate
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NEW YORK (CNNfn) - If you are having a tough time recruiting new workers, offer cash bonuses to your current employees if they recruit a new employee.

Write a detailed job description and distribute it to employees so they will know exactly what kind of person you are looking for.

In this tight labor market, casting a wide net is essential.

Try advertising in newspapers one or two states away or in small towns in your own state where jobs may not be as plentiful.

Post jobs on job sites like www.monster.com , www.vault.com or www.hotjobs.com.

Ask your vendors and suppliers if they know good people looking for work.

The UPS or Airborne Express delivery person visits hundreds of businesses a day and is often a great source of information. We got several leads on offices for rent from our UPS man. graphic
Jane Applegate, a syndicated columnist and author of 201 Great Ideas for Your Small Business, covers small business for CNNfn.

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