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How to Determine the Right Pay Rate When Recruiting for a New Role
Setting the right pay rate for a role isn’t just about picking a number that “feels right.” It’s a balancing act between attracting top talent,
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Recruiting Mechanics
Strategies for Mechanics: How to Prevent Job Offer Rejections
Anyone who does a lot of hiring will run into the occasional rejected job offer. This is never a good feeling but it happens. When
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Hire Fast Or Lose Out
The duration it takes to bring new talent on board has witnessed a notable increase in the past five years. According to the Society for
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Post & Pray Is Not A Recruiting Strategy!
Many companies rely on a rather passive recruiting strategy that involves posting a job ad on major job boards like Indeed or ZipRecruiter and waiting for applications to roll in. Unfortunately, this “post and pray” approach is not the most effective way to attract top talent. At best, it may lead to hiring candidates who are simply looking for a way out of their current situation.
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Is Your Online Application Process Costing You Candidates?
It is certainly possible to lose potential candidates due to a complicated online application process. If the application process is too lengthy or confusing, it
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What is RPO and is it right for our company? Recruitment Process Outsourcing
Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) is quickly becoming the preferred recruiting strategy for many large companies. Traditionally using a recruiting firm usually falls into 1 of
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Top 3 Diesel Technician Recruiting Trends From 2022
2022 was one of our busiest years ever at Rockstar Recruiting and leading the way was Diesel Technician recruiting. We were still very busy hiring
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Is Your Recruiting Process Preventing You From Hiring The Best Candidates?
Skilled Trades People (Mechanics, Millwrights, HVAC Techs, etc.) are in high demand and for a variety of reasons, there are more jobs than there are
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The Single Best Tip For Recruiting Skilled Trades People (Mechanics, HVAC, Millwrights Etc.)
The most successful recruiters are better listeners than talkers. They have a knack for getting a candidate to open up and most importantly they listen.
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Pay Rates Falling Short For Union Mechanics
Over the past two years, pay rates for mechanics right across the board have gone way up. This has left unionized shops in a bit
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How Soon Should I Start Recruiting For Technicians?
Timing can be crucial when it comes to hiring. Far too often we get calls from companies saying “I need to hire 3 mechanics and
Mechanics
Essential Tips for Hiring Truck & Coach Technicians in Canada
Trying to hire Truck and Coach Technicians in Canada can feel like an impossible task. If you are able to find and hire a technician
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Recruiting Diesel Technicians in the USA – Top 8 Things to Look For
Reposted from https://rockstarrecruiting.ca Hiring Diesel Technicians is incredibly difficult, especially for those of us that do not have a background as a Mechanic. Human Resources
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Hiring Mechanics – Why is it so difficult?
Nearly every day we get a company calling in asking “Why is it so hard to hire mechanics?” The answer is very easy but unfortunately
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7 Ways A Good Recruiter Can Help You Hire Mechanics
Hiring Mechanics is tough, there are not enough technicians out there and you never want to settle. You need a Rockstar Recruiter to find you
Mechanics
Tips To Avoid Rejected Job Offers – A Guide For Recruiting Mechanics
Anyone who does a lot of hiring will run into the occasional rejected job offer. This is never a good feeling but it happens. When
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Employer Interviewing Tips During COVID-19
The corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic is a global concern resulting in a number of changes to our day to day lives; with things evolving every
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What Employers Can Do to Rise Above COVID-19
Employers: Don’t get caught in this pandemic twiddling your thumbs, sitting idly back, and praying for the best. Nowadays, you can’t turn on the news
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7 Tips to Avoid Candidate Ghosting in HVAC Hiring
We’ve all heard stories from friends in the dating game (or you may have experienced it yourself): you’ve been speaking with a great girl (or
Mechanics
Repair Your Shop Before You Replace Your Technicians
Before you hire any more mechanics, make sure your shop is a place where people want to work. If it isn’t, you will never stop