Several weeks ago, I introduced you to the six systems that control the fate of your construction business. To refresh your memory, they were:

1. Marketing
2. Sales
3. Staffing
4. Planning
5. Tracking
6. Financial Control

Today, I am going to expand on the nine components that form your staffing system.

Do you remember that the objective of a staffing system is to recruit and retain a team of highly motivated and skilled employees? The popular analogy is getting the right people on the bus and putting them in the right seats. To do that, you need systems for:

1. Advertising Job Openings
When it's time to add staff, you need to roll out a recruiting system that will generate a large pool of good candidates. You need the recruiting system to work quickly. You need it to pre-qualify the candidates so that you don't spend a lot of time sorting through unqualified resumes and interviews.

Write help wanted advertisements that sound like sales pitches for your company. Don't let your help wanted ad sound like you are doing the candidate a favor. Make it sound like the candidate is doing you a favor by joining your firm.

Know which help wanted advertising outlets work best for the types of workers you need. In some markets, neighborhood papers work well, in others CraigsList.com works best, and for professional positions Monster.com often excels.