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The "Job of the Day" on Skilled Trades Plus (STP) is for a Corporate Plumber with the City of Guelph - a great opportunity. If interested please click on the caption or link and apply - https://lnkd.in/e9K5shp - STP's a one-stop hub connecting Employers/Recruiters and Job Seekers with Skilled Trades and Related (Production/Labouring/ Technician...) positions. With over 5000 motivated and qualified job seekers using STP weekly you'll find qualified workers at a fraction of the cost/time (posting on Indeed and alike is very expensive). We'll market and match your job postings to qualified candidates - a proven process for success. Job Seekers register for free, search and apply - there's 1000's of job postings updated on a continual basis. https://lnkd.in/e9K5shp Good-luck! Darin #recruiting #nowrecruiting #plumber #plumbing #jobs #employmentopportunities #skilledtrades

I got my first job as a plumber at 17. Here are 6 lessons from building my career in the trades: 1. Master skills most people do not want to do. I started as a plumber apprentice specializing in underground lines. The work was dirty, and I did it in dark, damp places. Because most plumbers didn’t want to do that work, I knew more about underground work by 20 than most plumbers ever learn. That knowledge put me in a position to command higher pay and better opportunities. 2. Stay curious. Because I got interested underground systems, I asked a lot of questions and studied how they worked. I didn’t want to just clock in, do my job, and clock out. I wanted to know everything about the systems. Because of that curiosity, I rose up the ranks of plumbers who do that kind of work. 3. See feedback as a gift. Over the last 9 years, I’ve gone from apprentice to a leadership position at Hoffmann Brothers, a company with 400 employees, because I welcomed feedback. Listening to people with more experience and expertise helped shorten my learning curve and build relationships with other professionals and leaders. 4. The best opportunities are often the ones you’re not looking for. Every opportunity that has propelled my career forward did not align with what I thought my career path was. Get tunnel vision about following one path, and you might miss opportunities to grow personally and professionally. 5. Technical ability is only 50% of success. The other 50% is a combination of communication, mindset, and a drive to understand the entire business. 6. You can find a meaningful, well-paid career in the trades. Every year, we have fewer and fewer trained people working in the trades than the year before. Meanwhile, the need for skilled workers in industries like plumbing and HVAC continues to increase. If you’re willing to work hard, be curious, and learn, the trades offer amazing opportunities for building your future. That was definitely the case for me. I know LinkedIn tends to be white-collar, but I’d love to hear from other professionals who’ve found success in the trades.

How to Become a Plumber: Plumber Career Path Discover the 5 step path on how to become a plumber. Gain insights into the journey and opportunities in pursuing the plumber career. #trades #skilledtrades #tradesman #tradesmen #tradespeople #tradeschool #tradesmanlife #tradeswomen

How to Become a Plumber: Plumber Career Path Discover the 5 step path on how to become a plumber. Gain insights into the journey and opportunities in pursuing the plumber career. #trades #skilledtrades #tradesman #tradesmen #tradespeople #tradeschool #tradesmanlife #tradeswomen

Forget what you’ve heard- not everyone needs a college degree! While many families have high school kids working on college applications and essays right now, let’s also acknowledge those that can’t see themselves sitting in a classroom for another 4+ years. Blue-collar jobs aren’t just stable; they’re thriving! Plumbers, electricians, masons, framers, HVAC technicians, and many more…there is a serious shortage in all of these trades. So few people are choosing this line of work, so the demand for tradesman has been skyrocketing in recent years. According to the Wall Street Journal, these jobs are flipping the script with wages rising faster than office jobs. For the moms and dads stressing over how their children can be successful…encouraging them to perfect a craft they love and start their own business in a trade can be a way to really cash in. Click the link below to read our full blog post and see why blue collar careers have become the real game changers. 👇 https://lnkd.in/gi3WiDMV

A $150K bachelor's degree doesn’t guarantee your kid will ever afford a house. But you know what might? Being a plumber A mechanic An HVAC tech An electrician A carpenter A lineman Did you know Elevator Installers and Technicians make an average of $99K/year? Me neither. I didn’t even know that was a thing. Success comes in many forms. It could look like a 3-piece suit—or dusty overalls. The truth is, success isn’t about fitting into one mold. It’s about finding your happy—wherever and whatever that may be. We need to shift the narrative: Degrees don’t guarantee success. Skills do. Let’s celebrate all paths to a thriving career. P.S. Want a free resume review? DM me your resume—no hidden costs, no strings attached. #resume #resumereview #resumewriting

We have an abundance of choices post high school, but there seems to be an inescapable funnel into the 4 year college/university system. With Bachelor's degrees becoming more widespread, understanding our alternatives in the modern world has only increased in its importance. Our goals, dreams, and ambitions no longer are easily achievable with a 4 year degree so what other paths are at our fingertips? As promised in my last post, I am going to be detailing one of these paths each day and today we have the path about which I previously knew the least. Trades/Technical School Electrician. Pipe fitting. Welding. Masonry. Computer Programming. Carpentry. These are a small few of the MANY trades that are available and have opportunities around the country for people to learn, apprentice and start working in fields that will need people to fill jobs for the foreseeable future. Technical Colleges exist all over the country and have experienced professionals ready to teach people the useful, valuable, and in-demand skills that can create a viable path to personal growth and prosperity. I don't know about you all, but growing up I heard not a single mention of working in a trade or going to a technical school. The closest thing to this was the television commercials for places like UTI or Devry. It seemed as if the trades were just kind of glossed over as like a super fall back. If all else failed, we could try to be an electrician. The market for plumbers, electricians, truck drivers, and plenty of other trades seem to be evergreen. Our society is moving in the direction of renewable energy and the importance and comfortability of indoor living. You know what jobs will be needed to maintain these systems? Electricians. HVAC. Plumbers. Carpenters. Masons. Programmers. Quality Assurance. Trades are important. Trades are the backbone of our society. Teach kids that these careers are important and need to be presented on the same level as a 4 year college degree. #Trades #College #Pathways #Learning #Growth #School #PostGrad #Support #Network #Society #Community #Electrician #Plumbing #Building #Opportunities

Recently noted that LinkedIn asks me when I log on, are you hiring? It’s a yes or no question. So I answer no. The truth, as an Independent OSHA Outreach Trainer & MSHA Trainer every single one of our clients in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire is #hiring. That is they are struggling to hire…lack of applicants. If you’re looking for a job that pays you well, #search for #sandandgravel #quarry #readymixconcrete #construction #infrastructure #heavycivil #asphalt or #agriculture and there are #Opportunities for full time or part time workers, #parts #professionals, #drivers, #operators, #welders, #mechanics or #laborers…they’re all looking, every single client we serve is looking for #people. Hourly Wage and Salary ranges I’ve seen are very impressive. On our own #farm, starting wage is $20/ hour. Can’t find help. Most of our clients entry level positions are $29.50 and up depending licenses and certifications. Can’t find help. Washout percentage is high too….so invest 4 to 6 hours in paid safety training for a laborer position, you’ve explained everything in detail, mutually agreed upon terms, #newhire quits in less time then you trained. #Shoveling? So I humbly suggest that if we as a Country are unable to find our own citizen workers to fill the huge skilled labor/trade gaps we face then we seriously need to move Leadership to fast track programs or pathways to work authorization programs or processes with training programs too. We the People need and deserve solutions to problems not the empty rhetoric trying to divide us. Have a #safe day out there #people🙏🏻

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How Many Lines Do you Have in the Water?... [Tactics For Fishing for Employees] In the last four weeks, Ive had multiple conversations with business owners that are all struggling in some way with finding the right people to HIRE. - Tradespeople - Salespeople - Managers This list could go on & on... Truth is, MANY business owners are struggling with the same pain. A recent survey from AiGroup has shown that Technicians and Tradespeople are in high demand, and are increasingly hard to find. In fact 79% of surveyed businesses said they were having difficulty finding or training staff to meet this need. The painful part is, you cant hire someone solely with a great attitude to do what a technical tradesperson can do. Electricians... Plumbers... Carpenters... all have trade based skills and qualifications that take 4+ years until they are ready to work under a license. And, there is a growing GAP between experienced trades and those finishing apprenticeships. (but we already know this) The hardest part initially, is finding them in the first place. Where do you even look? Where do these high performing employees with an abundance of skills live? OR hang out for that matter? You could try recruiting platforms, like Seek or Indeed. But more often that not, tradespeople aren't hanging out there. Maybe agencies? Many of these tout that they have them on their list, but you never really know until you pay their first fee. My point is, how many methods are you really using to "attract" the right people? Honestly, answer this yourself. Do you throw an ad at Seek and cross your fingers. Only to fall short because no one suitable is biting your ad? Heres what we need to do differently: 1. Think about commanding our ideal applicants attention. We need to "think like our tradies/ideal employees think" and be present wherever they are. Be stealthy! 2. Create a list of all possible methods to show up in their space. 3. Get more lines in the water, by taking action and being persistent. For example - if I want to hire a Welder, I'll advertise: - At a lunch bar - With their mates via an incentive - On FB or Instagram - whichever social platform they use most - On a sign in the local area they work in, or drive past each day - Anywhere they buy coffee/energy drinks etc - At the gym they frequent - On Radio - Run an open day at my workshop I'd create posters, incentives, promotions, run paid ads for a bit and even get them into my workshop on a weekend, if thats what it takes. This might seem extreme, or like too much work, but my question still remains if you're struggling to find the right people.... How many lines do you have in the water? And remember, fishing requires patience. So get AS MANY lines out there as you can, and continue until they start biting. Found this helpful?... Great. Please share it with others you think might benefit from it. #business #exitstrategies #hiring