Could you build a marketing & design business?

[mktg_consultant]

I'm a one-man marketing & design business and have decided to grow. Instead of recruiting someone full-time I'd like to employ someone on a placement basis whereby they gain work experience with the potential of a job if they prove themselves.

Does anyone have experience of recruiting in this way and what were the results?

[Peter D]

id do it....im tryin to become an art advertising director, was goin back to do a post grad, where are you based????

[shout]

hi, I am working is a building with a mix of companies and we work by ourselves of act as a large company if there is a big job. This works well. A building full of freelancers, it is very flexible. You need more contacts in the same field.

[shout]

Sorry did not answer main question- work experiance is a was of time you have to do your job and train and check there work at the sametime it gives you more work.

[Matt]

I would have to agree with shout on this one. I have looked after all kinds of work experience, volunteers and helpers. All of them have needed more work put into the that they have brought with them.

Employing someone on a part time basis may be a good idea but I would make sure that they have some good core/foundation skills to start with.

[andasay]

It could be a good idea to give someone a chance at gainig experience, perhaps you cuold speak to someone at your local college, and try employ a student who is studying to work in the marketing and design industry.