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As you seek to bring on employees who align with your lawn or landscape companyās culture, one tool you can use during the interview process is a personality test. While there are a number of different tests available, one test to consider is the Birkman Assessment. The Birkman Assessment is used by more than 10,000 […]
This information came from a session during the 2023Ā ELEVATEĀ conference and expo. Donāt miss ELEVATE in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Nov. 3-6, 2024. As your company grows, so should your staff to take on the additional business. One way to help with this process is to develop a recruitment pipeline that takes a more proactive approach […]
Guest Post One of the strange results weāve seen in the post-pandemic economy is an overall labor shortage affecting virtually every industry. This includes manufacturing, technology, and the service industry especially. If you run a landscaping company, youāre likely already familiar with this labor shortage and have been seeing it for some time. Unfortunately, it […]
If you are still busy handling the day-to-day aspects of your company, you probably donāt have the bandwidth to dedicate as much time to recruiting as youād like. Chris Winkler, Coastal Scapes based in Port Aransas, Texas, says their company doesnāt have a full-time recruiting arm to the business, and partnering with a professional recruiter […]
Nothing is more frustrating than having a potential employee disappear before recruitment begins. If interest drops between the application submission and the in-person interview, you should fine-tune your recruitment funnel. Uncovering why your potential hires āghostā you before they even meet your hiring manager can save you time and help you hire the right people […]
Depending on your lawn care or landscape businessās location, this could be hampering your possible recruiting scope for employees. One way to broaden your range is by implementing a vanpool program. The Greenery, Inc., based on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, has had a vanpool program for over 25 years now. Jerry Ashmore, director of […]
Halstead Media has previously explained the importance of social media when it comes to job recruiting; it can boost a companyās ability to find potential job candidates. Halstead specified that with social media, you can broadcast your companyās beliefs, reputation, company culture, and so much more. So, how exactly do you get your companyās name […]
The search for employees has been a challenge for years for the landscape industry. Company owners have often tried every trick in the book in order to attract new hires to their business. While thereās no one foolproof practice to solve the labor shortage, below are some of the options that other landscaping companies have […]
Can you imagine having potential new hires sign up for a waitlist to be hired by your company? At Local Roots Landscaping based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this is a reality at certain times of the year. Patrick Murray, managing partner of Local Roots, says this isnāt always the case but they do have periods throughout […]
Hiring new employees is expensive. Ideally, you want to hire the right people the first time, instead of having to turn around and try to fill the position again when it doesnāt work out with the current hire. āStudies estimate that it costs more than a thousand dollars to hire an entry-level employee, from the […]
