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Has anyone used LinkedIn for hiring?

 

What have been your best methods of finding good techs?

 

I know this is a topic that is always mentioned but with unemployment and the economy it should be easier to find help. I can only say that there must be less people that are going into this field which makes it very difficult to find the right help.

 

Thoughts?

 

Ideas?

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I know if techs are active on Linkedn. It's a thought. I do agree that it should be easier now to find techs. Even when all those new car dealers closed in 08 and 09, I did not see any real increase in techs looking for work.

 

I guess anything is worth trying. Let us know how you make out.

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I highly doubt you will find Any techs on LinkedIn. It's a white collar networking site, not a blue collar site.

 

Our best results have come from the #1 blue collar site of all time, Craigslist. Seriously. Techs are on this site wheeling and dealing all the time. They are bound to look for a change of jobs on there sometime, when they are already on it every break they get.

 

We have posted a job 3x @ $25 each in the skilled trade section. We are in a very urban area, so our post gets buried fast, but not before we get 10-15 applicants. 2-3 of them are typically solid Master Techs with L1. At that point it's just determining their attitude, which we have a different system for.

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We have placed 2 and 3 ads at a time in Craigs list and with the state of Oregon since July. We used short and long ads with lots of info and little info. No matter, we haven't got any response.

 

That's odd. Portland is a Craigslist ground zero with everyone in the city using it. Not sure about your area. I will send you our ad via PM.

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