SCAP helping employers, workers

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May 2009  - The economy is in a tough spot right now, as you know. The Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce has many programs that assist the business community. The Stockton Chamber Apprenticeship Program (SCAP) is one of those programs that has proven again to be a true asset to the community.

Would you love the opportunity to evaluate a prospective employee’s performance, before putting them on payroll, at no cost to you? SCAP allows you to do that!  SCAP will pre-screen the candidates for you. You still have the opportunity to interview and ultimately, you will make the final decision.  If you decide they are the employee you are looking for, you can hire them directly or you can use the two week non-paid work experience apprenticeship.

SCAP has had many success stories and we would like to share another with you.  We recently had the opportunity to work with Phil Acosta and Shari Garcia of Delights Waterfront Eatery.  They were in a bind. They needed help quick! Business has been booming and they lost an employee. They had made the decision to hire an employee to replace the one that left, but they also wanted to take a chance and hire an additional part-time employee. The employer found out about SCAP.

As with many employers needing to fill a position right now, they did not want to receive over 200 resumes and applications for the one or two positions they were trying to fill.   SCAP was able to save them time in this respect. They did not have to receive hundreds of faxes, emails, snail mail and telephone calls. Instead, they were able to interview two prospective employees, both of which were eager, hard-working and what they were looking for.  These two individuals started their two week non-paid apprenticeship that weekend. These individuals have since completed their apprenticeship and are now employees of Delights Waterfront Eatery.

If you would like to learn more about the benefits of using SCAP for your hiring needs, please call Mikki Gilbert at 209-337-2730 or email her at scap@stocktonchamber.org.