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Hiring playbooks for the trades.

Field-tested talent acquisition strategy for skilled trade and manufacturing organizations that are tired of re-posting the same job ad.

Retention Research

It Was Never the Money: The 2026 Technician Retention Report

1,000 technician interviews, one finding: technicians don't leave over the number, they leave over the black box behind it. Here's what they actually asked for — and what an empty bay really costs.

September 1, 2026 9 min readRead the article

Talent Acquisition

How to Fully Staff a Collision Organization in 3–6 Months

Most shops re-post the same job ad every time someone quits. Here is the system we use to fill every seat — and keep it filled — in a market where the talent genuinely isn't there.

September 1, 2026 7 min readRead the article