Advice, Tips and Help for Hiring all Types of Mechanics including Automotive Service Technicians, Diesel Truck Mechanics, and Heavy Equipment Technicians.
If you are banging your head against the wall trying to hire mechanics and having no success, have a look at what your current recruiting strategy is. There are a series of mistakes that most companies make when they are trying to attract and hire technicians. While there are differences across the various fields most …
Reposted from https://rockstarrecruiting.ca Trying to hire Truck and Coach Technicians in Canada can feel like an impossible task. If you are able to find and hire a technician you want to make sure they last. It is easy to overlook things during the hiring process but if you want to make sure your new hire …
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Reposted from https://rockstarrecruiting.ca Hiring Diesel Technicians is incredibly difficult, especially for those of us that do not have a background as a Mechanic. Human Resources Reps and Recruiters can often get intimated when hiring for technical positions. It can be tricky to determine if the qualifications are going to match and what is important to …
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Nearly every day we get a company calling in asking “Why is it so hard to hire mechanics?” The answer is very easy but unfortunately the solution is not. The answer is Supply and Demand. There are more jobs available right now than there are qualified mechanics. There is a real shortage throughout Canada and …
Hiring Mechanics is tough, there are not enough technicians out there and you never want to settle. You need a Rockstar Recruiter to find you a Rockstar Mechanic. There are a lot of misconceptions out there about what a recruiter actually does and how they can help. A Good Recruiter does way more than post …
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Anyone who does a lot of hiring will run into the occasional rejected job offer. This is never a good feeling but it happens. When a mechanic decides to start looking for a new job they will typically apply for several different opportunities. If you thought they were good enough to offer a job, you …
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HR You’ve Got to do a Better Job of Selling the Opportunity! Mechanics are in high demand just about everywhere. We get calls from every State and Province throughout Canada and the USA from companies that are in a pinch, they need mechanics now but can’t find them. The truth is, there are more jobs …
What do you do when your best mechanic is a jerk? Sometimes your most talented mechanic is not a nice person, they can be moody, rude, arrogant and downright mean. So what do you do about it? Mechanics are in short supply and if you have a diagnostic expert on your hand can you really …
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Many of us have a tendency to obsess over perfection, we go over every little detail and want to make sure everything is just so. Often this can get in the way and we forget that is Good is Good Enough. I get shops calling in every day with a long list of demands that …
Online reviews are part of the job search process, make them part of your recruiting effort!
Before you hire any more mechanics, make sure your shop is a place where people want to work. If it isn’t, you will never stop looking for mechanics. I used to hate calls from numbers I didn’t recognize. It was almost always someone trying to sell me something. Now it is the opposite, 9/10 calls …
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On the fence about if you should hire a mechanic? Try using these strategies to see if they will be a fit for your shop
If you ask most Maintenance Managers or Service Managers what their biggest challenge is, most will tell you it is finding good mechanics to Hire. There is a huge shortage of good technicians in the trade, and it seems to be only getting worse.
Good Mechanics are hard to find, ok that is a bit of an understatement. Hiring good mechanics is near impossible in some markets. Trust me, I have been recruiting mechanics for over 10 years and the battle for talent has only gotten worse. There are more mechanic jobs than ever and less qualified mechanics to fill the spots.
Recruiting Mechanics starts with writing a good job ad, right now there are over 75,000 Mechanic jobs posted on Indeed and I can guarantee there are not enough mechanics to go around. Your ad needs to stand out, follow the below tips for your best chances to Hire Mechanics.
Almost every day I talk to someone who says something like “it is impossible to find good mechanics to hire.” When I hear this I always ask, “what are you currently doing to recruit mechanics?” The answer is usually something along the lines of: “ We threw an ad on Indeed and hoped for the …
Hiring Mechanics is not an easy task, Finding Good Mechanics to Hire can sometimes feel like looking for Unicorns. The best ones are rarely available and the ones that are available are not often the best. Below we will tackle why this is the case and what can be done about it.
Hiring a Mechanic can seem like a daunting task, do you use a Head Hunter or Employment Agency? What job boards do you post on? What to ask during an interview? How much should you offer? Below is an easy to follow 7 step guide for recruiting mechanics.
If you are Hiring a Mechanic a good interview can make sure you select the right one. Recruiting Mechanics is hard enough, once you have them in for an interview you have to make sure to ask the right questions, this will not only give you a better idea of how good the Mechanic is but will also show the mechanic that you are prepared, know what you are doing and are a good company to work with.
