Western People: A Ballina man who is already one of the most successful businessmen in the West of Ireland is embarking on a new venture to match potential employers with qualified drivers who are available for work.
Tiernan Gill, who established Gills Driving School thirty-five years ago, said, "I have quite a number of truck owners contacting me and asking if I knew of anyone who had recently passed the artic. licence and who was looking for a job."
He added that qualified drivers were very hard got at present and potential employers often had to go through a lengthy process of advertising and interviewing on a number of occasions before they got the right person.
Tiernan Gill says what he intends to do is to interview drivers who are looking for jobs and then to rate them - one to ten - on a number of factors including driving ability and personality.
He said the agency, which is the first of its kind in Connacht, presents a lot of advantages for both the employee and the employer. For example, for the employee it opens up a wide range of opportunities for jobs all over Connacht and for the employer it represents time and costs saved in interviewing and advertising.
New business idea will put truck drivers into top gear [Western People]
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