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What to Expect from this Year’s All-Virtual Elevate Event

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Elevate 2020 — the only retail automotive event focused on building your best-in-class people operations — is right around the corner, slated to kickoff September 15th as an all-virtual event that’s free to attend. Get Exclusive Content Specific to the Automotive Industry. Jason Stein, Vice President and Publisher of Automotive News.

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Select Your Managers Carefully and Empower Them to Build the Best Team 

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In retail automotive, holding a sales or service management role is a necessary step in one’s journey to lead, or even own, an entire dealership. managers are typically left on their own to figure out best practices for attracting, selecting, and onboarding top talent.

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How to Make Your Retail Automotive Roles Attractive to Other Industries

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There’s a stigma associated with working in the retail automotive industry that affects who and how you hire. The key here is you’ve got to be competitive among those in your industry as well as the industries you’re attempting to pull talent from, so do your research when assessing your offerings. . Strengthen Your Technology Stack.

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Dealership Hiring: Excite Young Job Seekers to Join Your Team

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According to Cox Automotive’s 2019 Dealership Staffing Study , interest in dealership careers has significantly declined in recent years. . Beyond initial onboarding, your dealership should offer all employees opportunities for ongoing training.

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Obsolete Recruiting Processes Contributes to High Employee Turnover at Auto Dealerships

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Employee turnover in the automotive industry has long been an issue. The automotive retailer position with the highest turnover rate is the sales consultant, with an annual turnover rate of 71.9 Second, automotive retailing is going through major industry changes, which is putting pressure on sales staff earnings.”

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Recruitment Tools for Hiring and Retaining Auto Technicians

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Hiring and retaining quality auto technicians is increasingly becoming one of the biggest challenges facing the retail automotive industry today. According to a report by TechForce Foundation , the US will be short approximately 642,000 automotive, diesel, and collision technicians by 2024 if the current trends continue. .

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8 Reasons Onboarding is Essential

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It’s in your onboarding program. We also recently hosted an onboarding webinar with Hireology VP Scott Brinkman and Sandy Zannino, founder and CEO of Innovative Auto HR. Onboarding Can Reduce Turnover (and Turnover Costs). Standardized Onboarding Is a Competitive Edge. Or your kegerator. Turnover is expensive.