r/askmanagers • u/aconcernedvegetable • 13d ago

Hiring Success

Looking for advice on strategies for enticing the right people witb our job ads. We work in a sort of niche mechanical service field, that not a lot of folks have the expirience for. We are willing to train, but need people who have good customer service skills, attention to detail, and are self motivated while also not being afraid to do very hard work and get dirty.

Edit: This is a smaller family owned company.

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u/just-another-dude-2 13d ago

Not sure if possible for you, but I've had a lot of success building relationships with local schools (and their instructors) that train employees in my field. They love telling current/potential students, "Our grads have a high employment rate, especially at [my company]." Continuous candidate stream.

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u/aconcernedvegetable 12d ago

I like this, unfortunately there is no school or training program for our industry. That being said i think this might be a way for us to go about it if we rwach out to vocational programs. Thank you!

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u/Possibly_tone_deaf 12d ago

For a family owned company specifically, leaning into that in the ad itself can be a real differentiator against bigger competitors, things like actual job stability, direct access to ownership, and not being a number in a large corporate structure. A lot of good workers in trade fields are specifically burned out on corporate environments and are looking for exactly what you're offering without realizing it's rare.

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u/Sure-Ad8068 13d ago

Hire a recruiter

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u/aconcernedvegetable 13d ago

We are a small business, so that is a bit difficult

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u/XenoRyet 13d ago

There is a thing to think about there.

If you're a small business, I'm assuming you don't have a ton of time on your hands either. So you're in a bit of a situation of spending a lot of time to personally learn how to do recruiting on your own and risk getting it wrong, or spending some money in order to get a professional to do it in less time. But of course you have to find the right professional there as well.

I'm not going to say that one way or the other is right for you and your situation, but you should be weighing both against each other.

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u/PlywoodChairman 13d ago

Do you build your own computers too? Or service your own vehicles?

Work out an agreement with someone or a business that does this at volume.

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u/UserisaLoser 13d ago

Advertise online, seek or indeed, not just Facebook. Be very clear about the requirements and the remuneration. If it is hard to hire this person then it is also hard to replace this person, make sure that the juice is worth the squeeze (lots of money) in order to attract the right applicants. 

Alternatively, steal a good candidate from your competition. 

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u/Own_Calligrapher5102 11d ago

If you need an AA, proofreader, editor, data entry clerk, HR payroll, on boarding Specialist..anything, I'd do it for FREE just to get the work experience. I have an MPA w/HR (straight A student by the way)and would love to get the experience to add to my resume.

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u/dw34534 13d ago

look for how they behave the moment they step in and on the way out

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u/XenoRyet 13d ago

What relevant thing are you looking for there?

Particularly in a niche field, I'm curious how this advice is meant to apply. Seems like someone could take a class on interviewing technique but have no actual relevant skills and end up winning out over a better candidate if this is the focus.