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How Top Automotive Dealerships Attract Talent

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While the employment rate is higher than anticipated at the start of the year, the hiring landscape is still incredibly competitive. Their recipes for success are outlined below so you too can recruit the cream of the crop of the retail automotive industry. . Don’t Forget to Mention Benefits. Promote from Within.

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Reaching Outside The Industry: The Need to Bring Fresh Talent Into Retail Automotive

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During Elevate 2017 , the first-ever retail automotive summit focused solely on human capital management, Hireology and Cox Automotive will exclusively present findings to a new research report, the 2017 Dealership Staffing Study. For example, recent college graduates can be a great fit for retail automotive careers.

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Case Study: Kocourek Automotive Cuts Hiring Time to 21 Days with Hireology

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Between historically-low unemployment and limited job seekers interest in dealership careers, hiring has never been more challenging in the retail automotive industry. Kocourek Automotive , a Wisconsin-based dealership group, understands the importance of hiring the right team to drive productivity, profitability and customer service.

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Why 2019 is the Year of the Job Applicant in Retail Automotive

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And one of the top priorities at your dealership should be having the right people on your team to drive profitability and top-notch customer service. Below, we’ve outlined several reasons why 2019 is the year of the job applicant in retail automotive – and how your dealership can attract quality candidates to support your business success.

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How to Create an Inclusive Employment Brand to Attract Women in Automotive

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The Women in Automotive Conference wrapped up earlier this week, and each year, the conference gives automotive industry leaders the opportunity to come together and discuss empowering and developing women in the industry. Include both masculine and feminine pronouns in your job descriptions – or simply don’t use them at all.

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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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Answering Your Questions From Elevate 2021

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Hiring in retail automotive has been really tricky over the past two years. We’ve got pretty good at attracting with Adam and Hireology’s help,” said John. “So So we got pretty efficient at the hiring part, but still had turnover — most of it in the first year. I think that’s a plug for employee referrals ,” said John.