Does advertising work?
Some comments from recent advertisers:
"Greenkeeper International is my 1st choice when recruiting new greens staff. I have always received exceptional response through the years advertising within Greenkeeper International, with the last advert attracting over 140 applicants!"
Andy Campbell
General Manager
""I am more than pleased to put on record our thanks for the help given in recruiting a new Head Greenkeeper.
Your advice to use the BIGGA website resulted in several positive applications,
one even from South Africa, and we were able to appoint a young man who we
feel will be a great asset to the club.
Once again many thanks"
Chris Lacey
Secretary
Cowes Golf Club
""I wish to thank the team at BIGGA for their help and advice in placing our advert on the BIGGA website.
The good response to the advert will allow us to employ someone who we feel is ideally suited for the job."
Tony Hawes
Course Manager
Potters Bar Golf Club
"Due
to the resignation of our Course Manager in November 2007 the club
decided to place an advert for this position in The Greenkeeping
International publication; which was also placed on the BIGGA website.
We were very pleased with the service they provided and extremely happy
with the response we received.
Once we started receiving
applications it was obvious that we needed to have the opinion and view
point of a professional when it came to interviewing the chosen
applicants. This is where STRI stepped in and agreed to assist us and
have their agronomist, John Lockyer attend both sets of interviews.
Having
now chosen the successful applicant, we are very happy with the input
from STRI and BIGGA and believe we have made the right decision on the
procedure in finding the right applicant for the position of Course
Manager. I fully endorse employing the services of both organisations
and would recommend any golf club that faces the same situation to
adopt the same procedure as we at Tidworth opted for".
Richard Moan
Secretary/Manager
Tidworth Golf Club
