Greg Priest
Management Services Committee Member
Priest Electric

Tight labor market, the Great Resignation, record-low unemployment or whatever you call it, finding and hiring good people is getting progressively more difficult. It is estimated that 65 percent of jobs posted online are found and filled by job services. These are the types of services that want you to obtain permission to use their name and their data. But what does a company do when job services consistently fail them?

My company has found success with referrals. Some companies may have a human resource professional and may have a formal employee referral program tied to incentives and tracking while others may rely on articles, classes and ongoing education to navigate the recruitment and hiring process. The principles are the same for businesses of every size. The process is quite simple. Someone in your organization needs to open their mouth and ask, “Who do you know that’s a great mechanic (insert job here) that may be open to working for this company?”