READER’S CHOICE: Attracting New Talent
“How do we draw more technicians into this business? We’re making less profit and doing more work for the insurance companies. The insurance companies are going to force themselves into a situation where they won’t have qualified shops.” – Bob Showers, body shop manager, Bentley Pontiac-GMC, Huntsville, Ala.
You Get What You Give
You get what you give. Every so often you hear one of these wise old sayings about life, but to me, the one above is proven to be true every day. To me, it means that the more effort you put into life, the more you’ll get out of it. “You reap what you sow”
Hydrate Your Business
A recruiting and training plan now can stave off your thirst for employees later.
2008 VeriFacts ACE Award Winners Honored
The winners of VeriFacts Automotive’s ACE Awards (Achievement in Collision Repair Excellence) were honored at the 2008 Collision Industry Achievement Awards Luncheon held in conjunction with NACE. The VeriFacts March Taylor Technician ACE Award was presented to Gus Marquez of Caliber Collision Center in Fresno, Calif. “Gus is the go-to guy in his shop and
2008 VeriFacts ACE Award Winners Honored at NACE
The winners of VeriFacts Automotive’s outstanding quality awards, known as the ACE Awards (Achievement in Collision Repair Excellence), were recently honored at the 2008 Collision Industry Achievement Awards Luncheon, held in conjunction with the International Autobody Congress and Exposition (NACE). The VeriFacts ACE Awards were established to recognize outstanding performance from individual technicians and collision
Eliminate the ‘Fear Factor’
A group of your technicians confronts you with a list of demands and threatens to leave if those demands aren’t met. But there’s no need to panic if you’re running a sound business and have a plan to introduce new employees.
Mentors at Work Seeking ‘Mentor of the Year’ Nominations
Mentors at Work is seeking nominations from the collision repair industry for consideration for the “Mentor of the Year” award. This award will be presented to a journeyman technician, currently working in a shop, who has shown exceptional skill in teaching and training new technicians for his or her employer. The award will be presented
VeriFacts Talks High Strength Steel, Repair Procedures at Annual Coaches Conference
VeriFacts Automotive recently held its annual Coaches Conference in Detroit which had the theme of “Unify, Educate and Calibrate.” "Our coaches come in contact with nearly 5,000 technicians each and every month, so it’s critically important that we keep on the cutting edge of OEM repair procedures,” said Mark Olson, VeriFacts COO. While in Detroit,
Effective Job Descriptions
Effective job descriptions ensure that potential hires will know exactly what’s expected of them. And that, in turn, will result in them being happy and productive.
In SOPs We Trust – Standard Operating Procedures
Standard operating procedures could offer a body shop owner more freedom and the ability to attract new insurance business by creating ‘verifiable’ trust.