What's Your best Way to Find Auto Technicians?

[Joe Marconi]

With the difficulty auto repair shops have these days finding quality techs, I thought it would be a good idea to share our ideas on what ways have worked for you. 

Please post what has worked for you in the past when looking to hire a technician. 

 

[Transmission Repair]

Always be recruiting.  24/7

[DUFRESNES]

I know this is what they are always saying, my question is, what do you do if you find a couple of people you would like to hire, but you don't have a 

space for them.  Then what

 

[Joe Marconi]

44 minutes ago, DUFRESNES said:

I know this is what they are always saying, my question is, what do you do if you find a couple of people you would like to hire, but you don't have a 

space for them.  Then what

 

GREAT QUESTION! 

I think we need to look at this differently. Always recruiting is not always hiring; it's building a pipeline of quality people.

It involves creating relationships with your contacts and then finding out through them the top techs and top service advisors that you can reach out to and just have a conversation with. From there, you maintain contact with people that you have met and then put them in your pipeline.  So, you build relationships over time. 

When the time comes when you need someone, you stand a much better chance at making the right choice by making an offer to someone you know and have a relationship with. 

One thing, if your existing people ask questions about this strategy, just simply tell the truth; you are always looking to expand your network of people and always looking to grow in the future. 

There is a lot more to this process, but I thought I hit on the main points.  Not to plug Elite, but at the Eagles Fly with the Eagles course that I present, we spend a half day on this subject alone. 

Any questions? Let's keep the conversation going. 

 

[Transmission Repair]

We hooked up with 4 technical colleges:

UVU - https://www.uvu.edu/auto/auto-tech.html

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SLCC - https://www.slcc.edu/.../programs/automotive-technician.aspx

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WyoTech - https://www.wyotech.edu/.../core.../automotive-technology/

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Weber State University - https://www.weber.edu/automotive/j_kelly.html

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All had "Job Fairs" in an Expo-like setting. We had a hiring booth set up on the Job Fair floor. These colleges and universities provided us with trainable candidates that had already exhibited a strong desire to go into automotive/transmissions. We would offer R&R careers with the hope to move up to rebuilding eventually. I had brochures printed, took our cutaway transmissions, and tried to make our hiring booth look the most appealing. Out of all the ways we tried to hire, this strategy was the most fruitful for us, although it was A LOT OF WORK. If a shop is looking for help, hookup with the local colleges, universities, and tech schools in your area like we did. Yeah, we struck out more than a few times but overall, the strategy worked.

[Transmission Repair]

On 11/21/2022 at 9:50 AM, DUFRESNES said:

I know this is what they are always saying, my question is, what do you do if you find a couple of people you would like to hire, but you don't have a 

space for them.  Then what

 

I put them in the "hiring pipeline" and work on trying to fit them in at a later date.  Good techs are looking for a better opportunity, not looking for a job.  I never hire unemployed techs.