Finding staff

[J.Stephens]

Just want some ideas! So need to find somebody to work on our family beef and sheep farm have tried all the usual places to advertises. I have been thinking of getting an overseas worker just like all our lads and lasses go over to aus and nz to travel and work they must want to come over here! So does anybody know of any websites that I can post my ad for a kiwi say to see and come over and work and stay! Hope that makes sense. Cheers

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

You do not say where you are or what numbers of stock you are wanting them to look after.
Have you tried your local agricultural colleges?

There are a surprising number of enthusiastic home grown youngsters around at the moment.

 

[Chae1]

4extrahands.

 

[Longneck]

Gumtree is a good website for overseas workers.

 

[Billboy1]

International Agricultural exchange accociation ?

 

[Still Farming]

Countryfile last night fruit grower said they could'nt get "british" workers to do the jobs and without "foreign" works he would go bust ?

 

[Pan mixer]

I put an advert outside the gate, got 6 inquiries, the winner has been here over a year now.

 

[DevonTaff]

Nz website trademe

 

[rusty]

We have done quite well recently with my wife putting jobs on Facebook.

 

[Bald Rick]

We have done quite well recently with my wife putting jobs on Facebook.

+1

My son did the same & had over 30 replies within hours.

As for Ag colleges, it seems that there are more potential employers than students at the moment so the students can be very selective

 

[Barleymow]

International Agricultural exchange accociation ?

We thought it stood for International Alcoholics Europe Australia lol

 

[J.Stephens]

Thanks for all the replies, advertised two month ago and none have worked out for various reasons or actually just never turned up!!! so going to try again done Facebook, MVF newsletter and in local shops and that so will do that all again with your suggestions on here too, so will try gumtree international exchange and nz trademe, already been on to local college got woman coming out to talk apprenticeships, so will see what will happen!! Thanks for all replies.

 

[Beans Manor]

Dear Stephen,I write this message to show interest in your recent offer to work on your livestock family farm.
I am passionate about bio agriculture and have undergone training in Vienna and Cameroon.Hence, I am looking foward to getting adequate information from you regarding the offer.
I am willing to work on a permanent basis provided the terms are satisfactory.
I am looking foward to getting adequate information from you concerning this.PM me please !
Thanks and goodluck my friend.
Divine

 

[Clive]

It's free and does work I'm told !

https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?forums/farming-jobs-board/

 

[scatterbrainedlass]

I'm always seeing ads popping up on local farming groups on FB, so worth sticking at it. No offence, but are you after cheap labour, a low paid apprentice, or looking for someone with experience who can step straight into the job? There have been a lot of posts on here recently about wages being too low. Not saying that's the case for you, but often you will get what you pay for.

 

[jemski]

Try Twitter too

 

[Bury the Trash]

It's free and does work I'm told !

https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?forums/farming-jobs-board/

https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/general-farm-worker-mid-devon.148090/

 

[Bury the Trash]

Try Twitter too

i fail to see how doing owl impressions will help............................

 

[Old McDonald]

Have you tried the Jobcentre? Seriously, this can be the source of the right person, because after all that is where the unemployed people have to register. People who have been made redundant for various reasons are usually keen to find another job.

Tell them exactly what you are looking for and what you are offering.

 

[ollie989898]

Put an interesting add in local job centre. Train them from the bottom up and you might have someone for life and with no bad habits to begin with!