how to and where to find good workers?

[seabee24]

Ok guys, so the past 2 seasons employees gave me big problems. you name it they did it, or didn't do it, or didn't show, or called off once to many.

I thought that I had developed a good job application that would screen out the bad ones. what I found was the good ones couldn't fill out the app or find help that could.

the guys we did end up hiring all had issues in one form or another or multiple forms.

besides word of mouth or friends of friends. where do you guys find good workers? how do you screen them or interview them? what is a good number do you find to get them, and keep them?