ASHRAE announced that members now have increased opportunities to find a job in the HVACR, indoor air quality, and energy conservation fields through its expanded jobs board.

The Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating (CIPH) has declared its support for the Canada Jobs Grant Program announced in the recent federal budget.

Coyne College, a leader in education and training for HVACR, electrical construction and maintenance, pharmacy technician, medical assisting, and medical billing/coding, announced that representatives from more than 25 companies located throughout the Chicago area will attend a career fair for current students and graduates. 

For HVAC contractors looking to increase sales, weatherization services like air sealing can be a natural extension of their businesses, offering many professionals a way to boost profits and reduce outsourcing. Bidding an air sealing job, however, can be an intimidating process. Here are a few easy steps to simplify the bidding process.

It may not be the most enjoyable process, but there are definitely some key things job candidates can do to “ace” that important interview.

While growth in HVAC and electrical jobs increases, a gap persists between job requirements and the skills of available workers. When almost one quarter of an industry’s workforce is planning to retire in five years or less, it creates opportunity. When 85 percent of employers report that it is difficult to very difficult to find qualified new hires, it creates a potential workforce disaster.

There are so many issues coming at us today as contractors that it is often possible for us to become so caught up in the day-to-day activities that we lose sight of our real objective. Hopefully, for you, that real objective is to develop and maintain a profitable HVAC business that will show success over a long period of time.

BidOnMyJob LLC, a small startup company has launched, aiming to compete with ServiceMagic and Angie’s List. BidOnMyJob.com allows anyone needing work done to post a job that will automatically notify industry professionals via e-mail and SMS/text messaging.

I have recently had the pleasure (and I use that term loosely) to meet a plethora of candidates looking to fill some open positions on The NEWS. Let’s just say I have a new respect for all the HVAC contractors out there who continually need to fish in a rather shallow labor pool.