The technician shortage is no joke. By 2024, there will be a shortage of approximately 642,000 technicians (automotive, diesel, and collision) in the industry. But what can shops be doing to improve the trade so that more people want to enter the industry and less people want to leave? The key to answering these very
It’s no secret — recruiting technicians in today’s market is brutal for shops and dealerships. Nearly every shop is hiring, making it incredibly difficult to stand out to technicians as a place they want to work at. WrenchWay has worked with shops across the country in the automotive, diesel, and collision repair industries to help
How are you going to get your repair shop to stand out from other shops hiring technicians? Technicians are getting tired of seeing the same information in every shop's job posting. One way you can stand out from all the other shops is by including videos to help attract the right technicians. Before we get
Across the industry, shops are feeling the effects of the technician shortage. Finding good, qualified technicians is the top priority of many shops. But where are shops supposed to find these technicians? Thankfully, there isn’t a shortage of places for your shop or dealership to post and advertise open technician positions. Where to Find Automotive
We know that finding qualified technicians is not always an easy job. This is why it is so important for shops to create a job posting that is effective at attracting the right technicians. We’ve identified some of the common errors, and came up with 15 tips on how you can write an effective automotive
Originally published on VehicleServicePros.com Here at WrenchWay, we've seen so many instances where shops are struggling to get their job postings in front of technicians. With the technician shortage, you want to ensure that your job posting is leaving a solid first impression on technicians. Unfortunately, what we see is the majority of technician job
Have you ever hired somebody based solely on their resume? What I mean by this is not that you hired them sight unseen, but more that you had the feeling that you were going to hire somebody before they even walked in the door? I know I have, and I’ve had mixed results because of
Job boards suck. The typical technician job posting on any given job board will undoubtedly have the following: A blanket statement about how amazing a shop is, yet say nothing truly unique about the shop A list of job duties that sound way more glamorous than what they really are A very wide salary range
We’ve worked with many shops and dealerships to get their jobs in front of technicians and help them attract great techs to their shop. Going up against a technician shortage, it’s never an easy task to find and attract quality technicians to any shop or dealership. However, some shops are definitely easier to recruit for
Applying for a new job can be a really stressful process to go through. You find a shop that looks great, fits what you want and seems almost too good to be true. After reading through all of their perks and benefits, you are pumped to get started. Excitedly, you fill out an application and
