Hiring & Firing Employees

45 topics in this forum

1. What's Your best Way to Find Auto Technicians?

   By Joe Marconi, November 12   

   • tech hire
   • tech hiring
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • tech hire
     • tech hiring
     • hire techs
   • 5 replies
   • 498 views
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   • Transmission Repair
   • November 24

2. Are You For or Against Sign On Bonuses?

   By Joe Marconi, October 28   

   • bonus
   • 7 replies
   • 498 views
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   • Transmission Repair
   • November 2

3. Do You Have an Onboarding Process? Or is it Trial by Fire?

   By Joe Marconi, October 14   

   • hire and fire
   • recruiting
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • hire and fire
     • recruiting
     • onboarding
     • employee orientation
   • 2 replies
   • 510 views
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   • TTP
   • October 16

4. Afraid of losing a tech at a training event?

   By Joe Marconi, September 2   

   • training
   • 3 replies
   • 609 views
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   • Joe Marconi
   • September 4

5. Would You Rehire an Employee Who Quit?

   By Joe Marconi, July 9   

   • hire and fire
   • recruiting
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • hire and fire
     • recruiting
     • hiring
     • firing
   • 9 replies
   • 574 views
   • 
   • Joe Marconi
   • July 17

6. NOW HIRING! Not just Technicians!

   By Joe Marconi, June 18   

   • hiring
   • hire techs
   • 0 replies
   • 305 views
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   • Joe Marconi
   • June 18

7. Are Exit Interviews Valuable?

   By Joe Marconi, June 11   

   • exit interviews
   • human resource
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • exit interviews
     • human resource
     • firing
   • 2 replies
   • 180 views
   • 
   • Joe Marconi
   • June 12

8. What are YOU doing about the Tech Shortage?

   By Joe Marconi, May 27   

   • tech shortage
   • technician shortage
   • (and 3 more)

     Tagged with:

     • tech shortage
     • technician shortage
     • hiring techs
     • hiring employees
     • hiring techinicians
   • 0 replies
   • 208 views
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   • Joe Marconi
   • May 27

9. The Great Resignation is Now the Great Regret!

   By Joe Marconi, May 21   

   • hiring
   • recruiting
   • 0 replies
   • 136 views
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   • Joe Marconi
   • May 21

10. BEWARE! They're Recruiting Your Techs!

    By Joe Marconi, May 7   

    • tech hire
    • employee hiring
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • tech hire
      • employee hiring
      • employee retention
      • employee pay
      • employee issues
    • 2 replies
    • 318 views
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    • Joe Marconi
    • May 9

11. Do you have an Apprenticehip Program? If not, why not?

    By Joe Marconi, March 5   

    • hire techs
    • apprenticeship
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • hire techs
      • apprenticeship
      • finding techncians
    • 2 replies
    • 285 views
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    • Joe Marconi
    • May 6

12. Hire the Best People!

    By Joe Marconi, April 23   

    • hiring
    • hiring techs
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • hiring
      • hiring techs
      • employee hiring
    • 5 replies
    • 255 views
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    • Theta
    • April 24

13. Share your best Technician recruiting tip!

    By Joe Marconi, April 4   

    • technician shortage
    • hire techs
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • technician shortage
      • hire techs
      • hiring employees
      • recruiting technicians
    • 9 replies
    • 341 views
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    • Transmission Repair
    • April 19

14. Has anyone used Find A Wrench or ACT Auto Staffing to find a Tech?

    By MINI4U, February 12, 2021
    • 6 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • bonabros
    • January 10

15. Hiring Techs Now Impossible?

    By Obsidian Motors, October 24, 2021   

    • hiring techs
    • 23 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • CTC
    • December 14, 2021

16. We all need Techs, & It's up to us to solve the problem!

    By Joe Marconi, September 12, 2021   

    • recruiting
    • hiring techs
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • recruiting
      • hiring techs
      • new employees
    • 0 replies
    • 397 views
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    • Joe Marconi
    • September 12, 2021

17. Your job BEGINS when you hire someone

    By Joe Marconi, March 21, 2021
    • 0 replies
    • 485 views
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    • Joe Marconi
    • March 21, 2021

18. I hope They DO NOT Extend the Extra Unemployment Payments

    By Joe Marconi, July 25, 2020   

    • unemployment
    • hiring
    • 5 replies
    • 1.6k views
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    • Joe Marconi
    • August 2, 2020

19. COVID 19 will lead to Lay Offs

    By Joe Marconi, April 5, 2020   

    • coronavirus
    • covid-19
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • coronavirus
      • covid-19
      • layoff
    • 9 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • Joe Marconi
    • April 12, 2020

20. Where to find mid-level techs?

    By OTPAuto, July 15, 2018
    • 8 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • autoguy
    • February 10, 2019

21. New Employees Needed

    By Hands On, April 19, 2018   

    • hiring
    • technician
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • hiring
      • technician
      • service writer
      • employee
    • 12 replies
    • 3.2k views
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    • Guest
    • February 4, 2019

22. Valvoline Creates Tech recruiting Website

    By Joe Marconi, January 23, 2019   

    • recruiting
    • technician shortage
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • recruiting
      • technician shortage
      • finding technicians
      • hiring technicians
    • 0 replies
    • 938 views
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    • Joe Marconi
    • January 23, 2019

23. Hiring

    By spencersauto, April 5, 2018
    • 6 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • Love The Biz
    • December 28, 2018

24. Best Interview Question?

    By Shopcat, March 25, 2015   

    • hiring interview
    • 3 replies
    • 2.1k views
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    • Andre R
    • July 1, 2018

25. Hiring

    By xrac, January 30, 2018
    • 19 replies
    • 3.6k views
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    • Andre R
    • March 7, 2018

26. Short staffed

    By Dux, June 26, 2017
    • 22 replies
    • 3.5k views
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    • Dux
    • July 10, 2017

27. Hiring your first person ( One man shop)

    By lakesidetire, December 18, 2015
    • 15 replies
    • 3.2k views
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    • Jay Huh
    • December 13, 2016

28. Finding/Hiring a Shop Forman/ Lead Tech

    By incollision&autorepair, November 15, 2016
    • 5 replies
    • 1.6k views
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    • xrac
    • November 17, 2016

29. To fire or not

    By spencersauto, October 3, 2016
    • 6 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • GeeZ
    • October 17, 2016

30. Where to find techs and advisors

    By totalautocare, February 10, 2016
    • 24 replies
    • 4.9k views
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    • xrac
    • August 5, 2016

31. Hiring an employee that has had a lot of jobs

    By pfseeley442, December 28, 2015
    • 3 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • Joe Marconi
    • January 3, 2016

32. Need Shop Techs

    By tirengolf, September 3, 2015
    • 25 replies
    • 4.2k views
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    • bluewater182
    • September 7, 2015

33. shortage of good techs

    By skm, September 1, 2015
    • 13 replies
    • 2.3k views
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    • skm
    • September 3, 2015

34. I fired my service writer

    By WrenchWorks, May 18, 2015
    • 13 replies
    • 3.3k views
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    • mspecperformance
    • September 2, 2015

35. where to find good techs?

    By carbtech72, March 18, 2015
    • 8 replies
    • 2k views
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    • PAPShop
    • April 3, 2015

36. Technician Interview Process

    By 5 Star Auto Spa, March 2, 2015
    • 22 replies
    • 4.2k views
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    • alfredauto
    • March 22, 2015

37. Need advise hiring...

    By UsedTireShop, January 1, 2015
    • 27 replies
    • 4.2k views
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    • alfredauto
    • February 7, 2015

38. Finding a Mechanic

    By OOOooo, January 27, 2015
    • 2 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • Shopcat
    • January 27, 2015

39. Firing employee today

    By ncautoshop, January 23, 2015
    • 9 replies
    • 2.4k views
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    • GeeZ
    • January 27, 2015

40. startup hiring first mechanic

    By ncsvoboda7, April 11, 2014
    • 6 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • FROGFINDER
    • November 21, 2014

41. Ever Hire Brad Pitt?

    By Joe Marconi, September 27, 2014
    • 12 replies
    • 2.4k views
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    • Joe Marconi
    • October 3, 2014

42. Where Are You Guys Finding New Technicians To Hire?

    By 5 Star Auto Spa, June 5, 2013
    • 13 replies
    • 3.2k views
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    • weighit
    • July 24, 2013

43. Where to find good mechanics?

    By Dux, October 22, 2012
    • 2 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • Patrickcn
    • February 7, 2013

44. Finding good service writers

    By automaster, February 10, 2011
    • 1 reply
    • 2.3k views
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    • Joe Marconi
    • February 12, 2011

45. Employee Needed

    By Gary A, October 9, 2010
    • 8 replies
    • 2.6k views
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    • Gary A
    • October 13, 2010