One of the biggest complaints we hear from technicians is they are often frustrated with not having a clear path for career growth in a shop. As career development becomes more important to technicians, it is critical that shops and dealerships make this a priority. On Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 7pm CT, we will
Last week, we hosted our first ever WrenchWay Roundtable event. This was a free virtual event where we brought in a diverse group of five panelists together to discuss how shops and schools can work together to get more students entering the industry. Our panelists included: Steve Hamre, National Technician Recruiting Manager, Lithia Motors, Inc.
Happy New Year! We've got a lot of amazing things coming your way this year. Something we plan on bringing you a lot more of is a lot more virtual roundtables and webinars. (All of which will be free, of course!) We'll be kicking off our year of amazing events with a webinar next week.
I think we can all agree that 2020 was a year for the books. It may not have been easy, but we’ve pulled through and we’re looking forward to 2021. Even though we really only launched the WrenchWay blog six months ago, we wanted to take a look back at the most popular WrenchWay blog
Updated on 2/7/25 With fewer young people enrolling in technician programs and more qualified technicians leaving the industry, there is no denying the growing shortage of technicians. The WrenchWay app helps technicians in the automotive, diesel, and heavy equipment industries by making it easier to search for jobs, highlighting the best shops to work at,
In October 2020, we hosted our first ever virtual event called TechMission. Our goal was to bring together technicians, shops, dealerships, and schools to discuss: How we can attract more technicians into the industry Recruit and retain existing technicians Improve the overall perception of the industry Overall, TechMission was a huge success. We covered so
A couple of weeks ago we at Find A Wrench/WrenchWay hosted our first ever virtual event called TechMission. Now that the event is over, the dust has settled a bit, and Thunderstruck is no longer stuck in my head, I decided to go back, rewatch all the roundtable recordings, and pull out some of the
At WrenchWay, we work with a lot of different shops and dealerships to help give them a better way to sell their shop as a great place to work to technicians and attract the right techs to apply for their open positions. It is our goal to help make these shops and dealerships as successful
In May, we launched a beta version of WrenchWay. Our goal with WrenchWay is to make it easier for technicians to find great shops to work at, and to give shops a better way to show off their shop to techs. Job postings all look the same, and never provide enough information to give technicians
We’re excited to announce the launch of our new video series, WrenchWay Weekly! Our goal with WrenchWay Weekly is to discuss hot industry topics — sharing our expertise and bring the voice of technicians to the forefront — to better educate shops and dealerships, and improve the industry for existing and future technicians. Our first
