Effectiveness Index: ★★ Some small community barber shops buy train tickets home for their junior workers and promise to improve other benefits, such as longer holidays in the first lunar month. "They've been poached," the shop owner helplessly told him that the hair washer had worked in the store for three years but was recently lured away by a larger competitor with a 500 yuan salary increase. Due to the booming business at year-end, experienced junior workers with over two years of experience are now highly sought after. Meanwhile, manpower shortages have become a worrying issue for many barber shops. In front of several barber shops, recruitment notices were seen posted, among which the most popular positions were odd-job workers or apprentices, but most required work experience. Written by reporter Yuan Wen and intern Xie Junjie. Salary increases to retain skilled workers; referral bonuses for employees. "The hardest to recruit are skilled workers," Mr. Zhang, the person in charge of a barber shop in Xiangheyuan said, adding that the shop had recently lost three junior workers who had worked there between 2 to 4 years. With the busy year-end season, the shop couldn't afford to hire new hands for temporary training, so they could only improve the benefits and try to poach skilled workers. Taking an example of a skilled junior worker with four years of experience, after switching jobs, their monthly salary could reach around 3500 yuan. Confirmed by multiple barber shop managers, over sixty percent of recent customers opted for perm and dyeing services. Ms. Sun, the owner of the Green Olive Barber Shop near Sanyuan Bridge, introduced that due to the old Beijing custom of not cutting hair in the first lunar month, now was the best time to style one's hair. "A new hairstyle can be nurtured for a month, looking better than it does now. For guests with fast-growing hair, a simple trim can still be done before the New Year." Recruitment Strategy Two: Salary Increase Effectiveness Index: ★★★★★ Many employees working in barber shops come from places like Hebei, Henan, Jiangxi, Hunan, and Guangzhou. When the shop is short on staff, the owner will encourage employees to find suitable candidates among their fellow townspeople. Employees who successfully refer someone receive varying amounts of bonus rewards. Share to: Comments welcome, please comment. ●Want to Recruit Weibo Recommendation | Today's Weibo Hotspots Recruitment Strategy One: Employee Referral System Effectiveness Index: ★★★★ It was learned that using "hometown connections" as a personal touch is the first step for owners to poach workers. After investigation, it was found that barber shops have already entered the peak season. Multiple branches of Mobai Hair Salon receive over 200 customers daily, with waiting times often exceeding one hour. In many community barber shops, customers also sit on sofas queuing up, while employees frequently work until after 10 PM before they can clock out. Recently, Mr. Wang, a resident of the Asian Games Village, noticed that the hair washers at the neighborhood barber shop were gone, replaced by hairdressers stepping in personally, resulting in longer wait times. Old Beijing has the tradition of "not cutting hair in the first lunar month," so residents generally visit barber shops before the New Year to get their hairstyles ready. Recently, it was discovered that skilled junior workers at multiple barber shops were in high demand, frequently poached with high salaries, leading to post-switch monthly salaries reaching 3500 yuan. Although there is still a month until the Spring Festival, the competition between barber shops has quietly begun. Year-End Junior Worker Losses Have Hairdressers Washing Hair Year-End Business Peak Season: Barber Shops Go to Great Lengths to Recruit Skilled Junior Workers with Salary Increases and Poaching -- Senior Junior Workers' Salaries Rise to Three Thousand Five Hundred Yuan By year-end, depending on the junior worker's years of service and the positioning of the barber shop, the offered salary increases vary, mostly ranging between 200 to 600 yuan. ●Discovery