Proficient Climber Needed

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Jamin, Just wondering, are you advertising anywhere else? Maybe newspaper, craigslist, etc.

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I placed an ad with the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the ISA, but I sort of thought it wouldn't reach far.

I know I'd get a ton of calls off of Craig's List, but I don't feel as if I'd get some high caliper people calling. (I could be wrong).
 
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the must be a CA is the kicker, some of the best tree guys in the area aren't CA's nor want to be

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I'm sure Jamin wants one to have the cert but, should you talk to him and prove that you really do know your stuff, then go from there. I'd think you could explain why one would not want the cert.

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Ed is right. If I had a skillful & knowledgable arborist, who wants to get his certification, I'd be more than happy to pay for that.

But, I would rather have some one who wants to be certified.
 
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I know I'd get a ton of calls off of Craig's List, but I don't feel as if I'd get some high caliper people calling. (I could be wrong).

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I get a ton of calls from CL if I'm looking for a groundie trainee, but I have not gotten one for an experienced climber. Present yourself as a professional, looking only for a professional, and you won't have to worry.



I think you could likely copy and paste to CL from TB, and that, with a little editing, would screen out the guys you don't want.


Take no calls from applicants. Interested parties can email you questions with their resume and/ or letter of introduction. If you put up barriers to lame people, they won't bother.


Plus, its free and easy, as you know, from posting for free mulch.


Have you thought about a qualified removal climber, keeping the arborist (as in study of care of trees) for yourself? I assume that you would rather market your company as having more CA's, as it never seems to look bad to higher end clients. Might scare off lower income clients, though.

Good luck. Good help is so hard to find.
 
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I know I'd get a ton of calls off of Craig's List, but I don't feel as if I'd get some high caliper people calling. (I could be wrong).

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I get a ton of calls from CL if I'm looking for a groundie trainee, but I have not gotten one for an experienced climber. Present yourself as a professional, looking only for a professional, and you won't have to worry...

Take no calls from applicants. Interested parties can email you questions with their resume and/ or letter of introduction...

Have you thought about a qualified removal climber, keeping the arborist (as in study of care of trees) for yourself?


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Good tips Sean. I'll create a post on Craig's list and make it very clear to contact me via my e-mail address.

Since I love doing tree removals so much, it would be difficult to pull myself away from them... I've often said, "If I could only do tree removals for the rest of my lift, that's what I'd do." --I don't love killing a tree. I love to create master plans to dismantle a tree with the least amount of steps, improvise adjustments in the plan when necessary, make dialed in cuts to make every thing fall (or float away with the crane) the way I anticipate, make every decision deliberate, feel the adreneline when you may have a 7,000lb load being ever so gently lifted away from you, directing the grounds men when necessary, then cleaning the place up so well, that a stranger to the area wouln't know a tree removal operation happened...

So, giving that up would be tough for me. But, I may have to do give it up. (Or, at least I may not be doing removals as often as I'd like).
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I found a climber!

He'll need some additional training, but he seems to be a good guy. Most important; he wants to be a C.A., which I'll help him with...

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That's awesome!!!!! Glad you found someone. Would it still be ok if Jesse Huffman and I came and worked with you guys for a week or two?
 
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I found a climber!

He'll need some additional training, but he seems to be a good guy. Most important; he wants to be a C.A., which I'll help him with...

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That's awesome!!!!! Glad you found someone. Would it still be ok if Jesse Huffman and I came and worked with you guys for a week or two?

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Absolutely.

You give me dates, I'll line up some nice crane work.
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Glad for ya, Jamin. If I could climb I'd try to come out. I got a friend near Pueblo who could use some help with some felling, maybe I could combine the two...but, I don't climb yet. Maybe I'll check back with you in a couple of years :{).
 
Not bad Jeremy.

He's got a lot of logging experience and crane removal experience. He's from Vermont. He's green when it comes to newer techniques and the usage of new gear, but he's teachable. He takes initiative, asks valid questions, and communicates well.

He's not a C.A., but he's going to work on that.

He'll work out very well.
 
Glad to hear it. Hope all goes great.


Sounds like a lot of the characteristics one would look for.

Logging background often means having seen/ heard of horrible accidents, therefore someone who is much more on guard than someone who hasn't experiences such things.

Better to have a teachable person that one that "knows it all".

Better to have a person who will ask than just do.

You can't teach initiative or, to a lesser extent the ability to communicate well. You seem like the type that will encourage and reward such behavior, and in turn be rewarded for giving the opportunity.
 
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