{"product_id":"how-to-hire-and-keep-frederick-m-hueston-9798188579364","title":"How to Hire and Keep Great Employees in the Stone Trades: A Practical Hiring Guide for Fabricators, Installers, and Restoration Contractors","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinding dependable employees is one of the greatest challenges facing stone-industry businesses. Experienced fabricators, installers, and restoration technicians are difficult to find, and hiring the wrong person can lead to poor workmanship, safety problems, damaged customer property, and costly turnover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Hire and Keep Great Employees in the Stone Trades\u003c\/i\u003e gives stone-company owners and managers a practical system for finding, screening, hiring, training, managing, and retaining the right people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrederick M. Hueston draws on more than 45 years of stone-industry experience to explain how employers can look beyond previous stone experience and identify applicants with the reliability, mechanical ability, attention to detail, and willingness to learn needed to succeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you will learn how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefine the position before advertising\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind applicants through referrals, schools, job boards, and related trades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScreen applications and conduct structured interviews\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsk useful questions while avoiding inappropriate hiring inquiries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse practical skills tests and candidate scorecards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheck references, driving records, and background information\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrepare written conditional offers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConduct effective first-day safety orientation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate a 30-, 60-, and 90-day training plan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorrect performance problems and document warnings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild career paths that encourage good employees to stay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConduct professional terminations when employment must end\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also includes ready-to-use forms for position planning, telephone screening, interviews, practical evaluations, reference checks, conditional offers, first-day orientation, employee training, performance warnings, and termination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you operate a fabrication shop, installation company, or stone restoration business, this manual will help you stop waiting for the perfect employee and start building the workforce your company needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick M. Hueston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798188579364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d","brand":"Frederick M. Hueston","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665954738431,"sku":"9798188579364","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f4b52892-fe09-48ef-b966-64c3bdc6aa2a.jpg?v=1792014807","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-to-hire-and-keep-frederick-m-hueston-9798188579364","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}