The methods contractors use to recruit employees have come a long way from techniques that were successful as recently as five years ago. This is because the means potential employees use to market themselves have changed drastically in that time.
Compounding this development is the fact that “The trade industry employer of today is dealing with, in most cases, a severe labor shortage,” said Marc Sampson, president and ceo of MECHdata Inc. and founder of HVACjob.com and other industry-related sites.