Adding a new player to your team, the true cost

There is a lot of information out about the cost of employment advertising.  Job boards like Indeed focus in on cost per applicant, and ATS (applicant tracking software) can even help you calculate the advertising cost per hire.  These costs are only the tip of the iceberg, and serve to draw an employers attention away […]

Applicant privacy, when is the right time to get all the info you need?

Screening applicants to find a quality hire can be a difficult process.  Assessing a candidate’s talent, training, skill, and motivation is just the beginning.  A company may also need to take into consideration background, financial status, driving record, and physical limitations. Much of this information is considered private and protected, so how and when should […]

Do profile tests really work?

Everyday there is a new profile assessment company popping up with grand claims of isolating the best talent with a 30 minute test. Psychometric skill testing has been around for decades, and even longer in the education system. The big question is do they work? Can a hiring manager use them to save time and […]

The most important interview questions no one is asking

Evaluating talent is a daunting task. As a Manager you are expected to judge the talents and life experience of a candidate in the span of an interview, and accurately predict a candidates production for years to come. There is enormous pressure to be right, because an error in hiring will cost thousands. There are […]

How to Hire Automotive Technicians

If you are like many of our clients across the country, hiring automotive technicians is a high priority and constant struggle. The pool of trained technicians has not kept up with the growth of population and increase in vehicle sales, leaving a major shortfall. As of 2017 there are 819,000 automotive technicians working in the […]

The Facebook ads scam

Every business is searching for a way to reach their potential client base in the most cost effective and direct way possible.  This has evolved into targeted pay per click media using search engines and social media.  We use pay per click advertising to reach potential applicants for our clients. The pitch is simple, all […]

Why are dealerships still hiring the digital inept?

Automotive manufacturers are investing billions of dollars into technological innovation.  Cars are connecting to mobile devices, running on electricity, and moving towards becoming autonomous.  Companies like Google and Apple are running head first into the automotive industry.  Where are the salespeople to sell the cars of the 21st Century? Just recently I was running a […]

Management for All – Metrics

Having spent over two decades in the Auto Industry, I have had a great vantage point to watch it mature.  Our understanding of the prospective clients walking in, methods of marketing, social media, and inventory management have changed, for the better, more in the last decade, than the hundred years of auto sales before it. […]