It's been my experience as a business owner that exceptional employees can be found almost anywhere in fact some of the most unlikely places happen to be the simplest areas to find the right employee.
Let's start with your own backyard, after hiring thousands of individuals over the last 20 years I found exceptional employees can sometimes be right under your nose.
For instance take a look at your best employees and ask them a key question;
Who do you know that is just like you?
It's been my experience that people do business with people who they like that are like them. In other words your employee’s friends have similar likes, dislikes and personality traits as many of their friends. I've yet to find instances where opposites attract as friends.
Suffice to say if your employee is a good one is a very good chance that their friends will similar qualities. In addition I found many employees would tell me to hire even not higher their friends because of direct reflection on themselves.
So the next time that you're looking for exceptional employees look close to home first within your own business, because that is where you might find a diamond in the rough!
Dr. Rick Goodman is president of Advantage Legal Seminars one of the leading providers of continuing legal education in the United States and abroad. Advantage legal seminars has over 100 programs in 26 categories and is approved in 36 states. For more information go to http://www.advantagelegalseminars.com/ or call 888-267-6097.