Just as companies in our industry have gotten creative in how they attract customers, they must now deploy similar techniques to recruit talent. Whether your need is for production employees on the floor, or managers and executives to lead the team—here are 21 tips from a laundry industry-experienced recruiter to improve your talent acquisition and retention efforts:

1. Finding Production Employees and Filling Entry-Level Positions—Tip #1 addresses the concern we’re hearing a lot from operators: “How can I hire production employees when expanded unemployment benefits are still in effect?” (an extra $300/week through Sept. 6, as this ...