For many HVAC businesses, the biggest barrier to growth isn’t a lack of customers but a shortage of skilled staff. If your company is turning away new jobs or scheduling weeks out because you don’t have enough service technicians, making an investment in recruitment could provide a substantial return. Hiring an additional service technician could […]
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A long hiring process can cause you to miss out on Rockstar Candidates. The best techs do not stay available for long, once they have decided it is time to make a move they are usually in with a new company soon. If you get the opportunity to hire a good tech you need to
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When it comes to advertising job openings for HVAC roles such as HVAC Technicians, Installers, and Dispatchers in Canada and the USA, Indeed stands out as the premier choice. With its massive reach and high number of visitors, Indeed is the largest job board, providing access to the widest pool of candidates by far. While
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When it comes to filling HVAC roles like Technicians, Installers, and Dispatchers, choosing the right recruiter can make all the difference. Opting for a specialist in the HVAC field, like Rockstar HVAC, ensures you tap into the best talent pool available. Here’s why Rockstar HVAC stands out as your go-to partner for HVAC recruitment. Understanding
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HVAC technicians work hard and face unique challenges on the job. If you’re hiring HVAC professionals, ensure you’re offering competitive wages that reflect their skills and efforts. If you’re an HVAC technician, check the information below to make sure you’re receiving the pay you deserve. When discussing a new job with an HVAC technician, one
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In the world of HVAC service, one role is often underestimated and overlooked: the dispatcher. Many might think of dispatchers as simply the individuals who answer calls and assign technicians to jobs, but their responsibilities go far beyond that. Dispatchers are the linchpins that keep the wheels of an HVAC shop turning smoothly, ensuring customer
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In the fast-paced world of HVAC services, where precision, efficiency, and customer satisfaction are top priorities, the role of a dispatcher cannot be overstated. Dispatchers are the unsung heroes behind the scenes, ensuring that your HVAC service company runs smoothly and successfully. In this blog post, we’ll explore why hiring a skilled dispatcher is of
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Hiring skilled residential or commercial HVAC Technicians, Installers, Sheet Metal Workers, Chiller Mechanics, Boiler Technicians, BAS Technicians, etc., can be challenging, especially when HR processes aren’t aligned with the way these hands-on professionals think and work. Skilled tradespeople excel in environments where they can learn by doing, but traditional recruitment methods often overlook this. Let’s
In the world of HVAC, the demand for skilled technicians and installers is ever-growing, making the competition for top talent fierce. While many companies resort to the traditional method of posting job ads, this may not be the most effective strategy for attracting the best HVAC professionals. In this blog post, we’ll explore the challenges
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In the fast-paced world of HVAC services, where precision, efficiency, and customer satisfaction are top priorities, the role of a dispatcher cannot be overstated. Dispatchers are the unsung heroes behind the scenes, ensuring that your HVAC service company runs smoothly and successfully. In this blog post, we’ll explore why hiring a skilled dispatcher is of
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In today’s competitive job market, finding the right talent for specialized roles like HVAC technicians and installers for both commercial and residential HVAC companies can be a daunting task. That’s where a professional recruiting company can be a game-changer. In this blog post, we’ll explore the multitude of benefits associated with using a recruiting firm
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When hiring HVAC technicians and installers for commercial and residential positions, it’s essential to be vigilant about certain red flags that may indicate potential issues with a candidate’s qualifications or suitability for the role. Here are some red flags to watch out for: When hiring HVAC technicians and installers, these red flags should serve as
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When you’re lounging in your comfortably climate-controlled home or office, it’s easy to take the HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) system for granted. However, the journey of HVAC technology from its humble beginnings to its current state of sophistication is a fascinating one. In this blog post, we’ll take a journey through time to
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I speak with North American HVAC client’s everyday and regardless of whether they are located in Florida, Texas, California, New York, Massachusetts, Ontario, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Alberta, or P.E.I, the one common issue they all lament is: the skilled trades shortage of experienced HVAC Technicians. While this is not ground breaking news and generally common
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Although in-person interviews are much more prevalent in the skilled trades, there are different situations where a company or even a candidate, requests a phone interview as a first step in the hiring process. If you’re an HVAC professional, read below for some phone interview tips and tricks to help get you closer to your
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We get calls every day from commercial and residential HVAC companies in a panic, they need to hire HVAC/R technicians and installers urgently. When we ask when they need them to start, they will often say Yesterday! If you are waiting until you are desperate to start recruiting HVAC technicians and installers, this is obviously
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Congratulations! Your resume caught the eye of a recruiter or hiring manager and you passed the initial phone pre-screen. They are now ready to set up a Skype interview (or use other similar live video platform applications) with you. In addition to practicing and preparing for common interview questions managers ask HVAC/R Technicians, have a
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Building a reputable HVAC company known for your experience, products, and service is important; however, equally, if not more important, is being known as an employer of choice to attract and retain top talent. Each employee, whether it’s your Technician, Installer, Fitter, Sheet Metal, or Dispatcher, make a up a team and this team represents
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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 day as new developments come to light. Employers, from the skilled trades, “blue collar” industries, to corporate Wall Street organizations have had to adapt and implement new work policies (i.e.
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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 or speak with family, friends, or colleagues without hearing or speaking about the latest COVID-19 update. From lock downs, social distancing, long lineups at the grocery store, shortage of disinfectant
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The HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) industry is important to us all – residential, commercial, and industrial applications. Thanks to the creative inventions and discoveries of men and women through the centuries, we can live and work in comfort. Here are some HVAC fun facts about this essential skilled trade – and don’t forget
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Nowadays, job seekers have plenty of resources and platforms offering plenty of career-related advice and tips to either get a new job or get promoted in their career. However, as I’m sure most of you noticed, they typically are not geared towards the HVAC/R trade, and more suited to office type roles – so not
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Getting started in the skilled trades can be challenging; but, if HVAC Apprentices stick with it, not only will you be making bank, your experience and skill set as an Service Technician, Installer, or Gas Fitter will be sought after by employers everywhere…or you can choose to become your own boss! Before you get ahead
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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 guy) for a couple of weeks and then out of nowhere, radio silence. No more phone calls, texts go unanswered, missed meetups, calls go straight to voicemail, well you get
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We get lots of highly qualified skilled trade workers, such as HVAC Service Technicians, reaching out to us from all over the world: Africa, Australia, India, England, and Jamaica wanting to know what they need to do to immigrate to Canada or the U.S.A and work in their trade. While we are no experts and
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Maybe it’s the start of a New Year and promised resolutions (New Year, New Me mantra) or it’s spring with the promise of fresh new beginnings that has HVAC/R Service Technicians, Installers, and Fitters thinking about a new work environment. In reality, it’s more likely you are: wanting to do better for yourself and/or family
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From the outside, HVAC jobs can all look the same, especially when you are looking at cookie-cutter job descriptions. An HVAC Technician is basically the same duties regardless of where you are working and you already know what the job entails. Going beyond the required duties there are 10 main things that you need to
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A good recruiter does so much more than place job ads and send invoices. A good recruiter will form a partnership with you and come up with an in-depth recruiting strategy tailored to your needs. Recruiters are particularly helpful with: Confidential Searches Relocations (Finding good candidates from across the country for your opportunity) Passive Candidates
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Getting to the finish line with a tech and having them turn down an offer can be super frustrating. You went through the process, decided they would be a good fit and they rejected you. It is really easy to brush it off and say some sort of cliché like “it wasn’t meant to be”
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Contrary to popular belief, promotions don’t always go to the best technicians or even to the hardest working technician. Being a supervisor or manager requires a bit of a different skill set than being a good tech. No doubt, you have to be a good tech but usually, the one who gets promoted is the
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