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Building a Recruitment Pipeline for Your Restoration Company
In the construction industry, and the restoration field specifically, turnover is a huge issue. Restoration workers quit for a variety of reasons - which we’ve gone over in more detail in this post - leaving managers in a seemingly constant state of hiring. Being understaffed can put strain on your workers, which only exacerbates the issue at hand. Rather than thinking of hiring as a short-term fix to a temporary pipeline, restoration professionals should have an established pipeline to constant
Get Ahead of the Game: Recruiting Gen Z for Your Restoration Team
Are you tired of the never-ending hiring cycle? You know, the one where it feels like you're always on the lookout for fresh talent to join your restoration company? It can be a real headache trying to find the perfect fit, especially when your team is running thin. So maybe it's time to switch things up.
If you've been focusing on millennials with your recruitment, you need to consider hiring Gen Z workers. If you don’t even know which generation you’re hiring for, you could be missing a big
The 6 Biggest Barriers in Hiring and Training New Estimators
The restoration industry is not opportunity restrained, it’s resource restrained. That means that more and more companies are on the hunt for talented estimators. But hiring and training new hires isn't a walk in the park in any industry, to say nothing about the complex and ever-changing restoration industry. From adapting to new technology to undoing bad habits, there are a lot of barriers in between a new estimator and a successful, fully competent, productive team member. We've got the scoop
Why Restoration Workers Want to Work for You
One of the most common challenges restoration managers face is keeping talented staff. Too many senior leaders can tell horror stories of investing weeks or months into training and equipping their staff, only for them to flee for (seemingly) greener pastures shortly after.
Not only does this wear on a manager’s patience, it also wears down the company’s bottom line. The dollars can add up if you’re taking work hours away from restoration projects to constantly train new employees, especially
Where Is Your Next Restoration Hire Working Right Now?
Restoration managers commonly ask themselves the question, “how am I going to attract top talent to my business?"
But there’s an important question that precedes that, which is “where is that top talent working right now?”
Think about it. Before you can pitch your business to your next all-star restorer, you need to know where to find them. You can have better retention than anyone else in the industry, but if you’re not connected to the mouth of the river, you’ll never catch any fish.
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How to Find the Best Candidates to Hire in the Restoration Industry
No matter what industry you’re working in, interviewing and finding candidates can be a relentlessly tricky process. Even if you’re able to make progress in this area, learning how to retain high-caliber staff can be just as difficult.
Well, you’re not alone. In a 2019 study, 45% of business owners operating in the restoration industry found that hiring and retaining staff was the biggest problem area in their business. From not knowing where to find quality candidates to ineffectively on-board
Creating Win-Wins: How to have more success with Sub-Contractors
As a business operating in the construction and restoration industry, working with sub-contractors is a daily routine. That’s why understanding how to effectively work with sub-contractors can give you and your business an advantage and ensure your brand is represented professionally to your clients.
As business owners and employees working in the restoration and construction industry, what can we do to have more success when we’re working with sub-contractors? At the end of the day, we all wan
Why Restoration Workers Want to Work For You
One of the most common challenges restoration managers face is keeping talented staff. Too many senior leaders can tell horror stories of investing weeks or months into training and equipping their staff, only for them to flee for (seemingly) greener pastures shortly after.
Not only does this wear on a manager’s patience, it also wears down the company’s bottom line. The dollars can add up if you’re taking work hours away from restoration projects to constantly train new employees, especially w
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