What Really Affects Your Cost-Per-Hire?
Listen to the article: [acf field=”embed_code”] When you are trying to increase the efficiency of your recruiting strategy, it makes sense to get as much out of your recruiting budget as possible. So one of every fleet’s main goals is to hire as many drivers as possible at minimal cost. This makes the metric of […]
Building a Driver-Centric Culture
When the focus of recruiting is simply to fill an empty truck, it is easy to overlook the truck driver. A driver becomes nothing more than a number to your fleet when you focus on their capability to deliver a load and ignore their well-being, future at the company, or the state of the environment […]
Technology’s Place in Your Recruiting
Listen to the article: [acf field=”embed_code”] We live in such a technology-driven world that it’s impossible to run your business without it. Think of all your processes: how you capture and manage leads, how you measure results, your ATS, etc. Technology plays a big part in your fleet. There’s also the matter of how you […]
Reducing Driver Orientation No-shows
Listen to the article: [acf field=”embed_code”] You are in the latter stages of the recruiting process. You have captivated a driver’s attention and cultivated that driver’s interest. Conversations over the phone have gone great and the full application has been filled out and submitted. The driver has agreed to attend orientation. All they have to […]
Understanding Your Lead Velocity
How efficient is your lead-to-hire process? With so many fleets vying for the opportunity to hire the same drivers you are after, it’s important to always be on the lookout for ways to improve your process and get ahead of your competitors. One way, that is not as common as it should be, is to […]
The Power of Mobile-First Recruiting
Smartphones are everywhere these days. Don’t believe me? Look around you. How many people are using their smartphones right now? How many have smartphones on their desks or in their pockets or purses? You may even be reading this article on a smartphone. 77% of Americans own smartphones and that is too big of a […]
Factoring Generations Into Your Recruiting
How often do you take age into account when building a recruiting strategy? When focusing on getting qualified drivers who meet both your fleet’s requirements and your criteria for an ideal driver, it’s easy to forget that your messaging is reaching different generations. How does this affect your fleet? There are drivers out there who […]
The Importance of Building a Driver Persona
You’ve probably heard the term ‘buyer persona.’ It’s used a lot by businesses catering to customers who purchase their products, solicit their services, etc. A buyer persona for customer or client-based businesses refers to a profile of their ideal customer. They build this profile using data on their current customers and industry research. Now what […]
16 Common Mistakes That Stifle Your Recruiting (Part 2 of 2)
When focused on the whirlwind of trying to hire drivers, it can be tough to pinpoint the mistakes that are getting in the way of your recruiting process. In our last article, we looked at eight of the common mistakes that stifle recruiting. We would like to outline eight more to help you identify which […]
16 Common Mistakes That Stifle Your Recruiting (Part 1 of 2)
In the current world of recruiting, competition is high. You and your competitors are fishing for the same truck drivers in the same shrinking pool of drivers searching for jobs. It takes highly effective recruiting to get ahead of your competition. The issue is that a fundamental step in creating an effective recruiting process is […]
