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We are in desperate need of techs. I tried Indeed and was very dissatisfied with the "talent" they sent us. I am considering Find A Wrench they post on Indeed as well as Zip Recruiter and some 90 other companies as well as social media. Has anyone tried them or ACT Auto Staffing? 

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All of my hires have been through Craigslist. Facebook marketplace seems to be the new Craigslist, and I wonder if it might work. Zip recruiter is a joke.. I have had some hits from indeed, but it was not any more effective then craigslist.

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3 hours ago, Transmission Repair said:

Most shops can't afford radio but radio recruitment ads are the only thing that works in  market area SLC.  Our starting pay was the "hook".

What starting pay got you the bites? How much did you spend for the radio spot? 

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Have not used either of the ones in the OP but  Iget spammed with their emails. We use the following:

Indeed - Probably the best quality of candidates so far and you can require things like a resume, etc.

Facebook - Seems like every technician is on fakebook these days. 

ZipRecuiter - Not quite as good as indeed, portal isn't as nice. Had a few decent applicants.

Craigslist - The old reliable. Price keeps going up and it seems like the caliber has gone down in recent years, seems like people have moved over to FB or Indeed.

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