RESOURCE planning is one of the harder tasks within a business. You need to predict the unpredictable, second-guessing trends and factors outside of your control that may affect the performance of your business.
Although it may be a challenge, these are vital decisions to ensure success for your business. Under staffing could result in not being able to service your clients or fuel growth, over staffing on the other hand could result in not being profitable.
This is where we can try and take measured risks.
RESOURCE planning is one of the harder tasks within a business. You need to predict the unpredictable, second-guessing trends and factors outside of your control that may affect the performance of your business.
Although it may be a challenge, these are vital decisions to ensure success for your business. Under staffing could result in not being able to service your clients or fuel growth, over staffing on the other hand could result in not being profitable.
This is where we can try and take measured risks. One strategy you may want to consider is introducing apprentices; below are some suggestions of potential situations where the hiring of an apprentice could prove to be a great decision.
Too much work for one person
We all have stars in our team, attracting more and more work over a period of time. Yes they do a great job but one person can only take so much before standards drop or burn-out sets in. Introducing an apprentice to shadow your stars often results in having two fantastic members of the team.
A team member who wants progression
Progression is key for most of our staff and we can sometimes fall foul of holding people back as they are too valuable in their current role. This is a risk, as you may end up with a disgruntled employee or they might decide to leave. Introducing an apprentice and making this part of the progression plan is a fantastic way to manage risk and progress your staff.
Planning for future expansion
We can’t predict the future but if you are forecasting for growth an apprentice can be a safe bet. The apprentice can grow with the business while learning all of the time, often starting on a competitive salary which can increase inline with your business growth.
Knowledge share for long term protection
Knowledge is king and sometimes you find that only one person within the business understands your key processes. Introducing an apprentice to learn these processes and much more not only protects your business but also enables growth.
Starting Off has an experienced recruitment team that prides itself in selecting the right apprentices for your business. If now is the right time to think about an apprentice for your business please contact us on 01604 622855 or email