Tag: HR

Finding the Right Crew: Rethinking How We Hire Sales and Service Staff

• Why proactive marine industry hiring strategies will set up your dealership for success By Amanda Funk, Founder, Compass Maritime Group, an MRAA Partner Building strong sales and service teams in the marine industry has become one of the biggest challenges facing dealerships today. Candidates are scarce, competition is fierce and the roles themselves are […]

11 Tactics for Easing the Workforce Conundrum

Here’s the very real workforce conundrum many of you are facing: Retaining staff when times get tough. However, hiring them when you need them is just as difficult and more expensive.   The Service Management Special Report showed that the workforce shortage is not just an issue in most service departments, but perhaps the No. […]

What Dealers Need to Know about ‘The Great Resignation’

Workforce challenges are nothing new to the marine dealer community. If you’re like most dealers, you probably can’t remember a time that “technician shortage” wasn’t part of our regular conversations. The specific challenges that have come to light as part of what the media has coined “The Great Resignation,” however, are new. For dealership managers […]