Brian Kaskavalciyan says the perfect employee doesn't exist. Most contractors waste time hunting for someone punctual, sales-savvy, and flawless. Great employees are built through systems, training, and trust, not found.
Stop chasing the perfect unicorn employee because they don't exist. Most contractors think if they could just find that one person, the one who shows up early, runs jobs like an owner, sells like a pro, and never makes a mistake, then the business would finally take off. But here's the truth. That person is already working somewhere else and probably getting paid well. You don't find great employees, you build them because the best people usually start average, and they grow when you give them systems, training, and trust. If your business depends on finding unicorns, you'll always be disappointed. But if you learn how to build them, you'll never run out of talent.
