Business View Magazine - January 2024

developed the proven expertise and vast experience over the ensuing decades to pinpoint the exact skill set that employers are searching for, and the distinct set of skills needed to succeed in the exciting yet competitive area of entrepreneurialism. With such a well-oiled machine in place, it is no wonder countless ambitious students have been flocking to, and pledging their allegiance to Student Works. The leadership program’s current roster of students and their incredible alumni who have previously completed the program are shining examples of the vast experience Student Works brings to the workplace table. “Our company has literally gotten better every year and we just continue to grow and to develop and we are just swirling in this momentum and success, in this growth of learning and improvement,”Thomson notes enthusiastically. RIGOROUS TRAINING EQUALS COMPETITIVE OUTCOMES Part of the secret to Student Works’ success boils down to the comprehensive training that students, who have been identified as good candidates for the program, are taken through. The training takes place throughout the months leading up to the summer, where the students will eventually be flexing their new sales, time management, and leadership skills in the form of providing home maintenance services to members of their community. These services include painting, window cleaning, and other key services that a thriving home maintenance business can reliably provide. Before this can happen, recruitment must take place. “We go on to university campuses in the fall around Canada to attract the best students to our program.” Thomson details. “We are looking to recruit the rest of our available territories.” Instead – We have a very high rate of operators that return to complete multiple seasons in the program and they refer their previous staff and friends to our program so we only have a limited 102 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 11, ISSUE 01