The second Canadian Collision Industry Forum (CCIF) event in 2024 brought together many players in the automotive industry to discuss about the latest developments, challenges and opportunities.
Last September 20, in Montreal, the Canadian Collision Industry Forum (CCIF) attracted many professionals : collision repairers, insurers, dealers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), educators, suppliers and service providers.
Two employment and recruitment leaders have joined forces to help Canadian employers who now face staff shortages.
Stéphanie Massé and Karim Mouldi.
Recruiting skilled labour in the automotive sector is becoming increasingly complex, it’s not a secret. Lack of new talent, high worker mobility, and a shortage of graduates in several categories—from general and specialized mechanics to auto body repair, car painter, and technical adviser —make attracting and retaining talent difficult.
With employment and recruitment at the core of Auto-jobs.ca‘s activities for over 20 years, being the leading job board in the automotive sector with the largest community of professionals, the company has decided to support its industry even more by partnering with one of the most reputable and recognized international recruitment agencies in the market, Canari.
As Stéphanie Massé, National Sales Director at Auto-jobs.ca, explains, “Thanks to our highly regarded job board and recruitment services, we find good candidates. But for certain key positions, it’s almost impossible. Therefore, offering the possibility of hiring foreign workers is a very interesting and likely exceptional solution for our clients.”
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he expectations of the employees in the auto care sector have changed significantly. How should companies meet them to ensure their future? A new episode of the Automotive Industries Association of Canada’s (AIA Canada) Curbside Chat vodcast explores this issue.
Each generation brings its share of changes. This is particularly true in the auto care sector, which has undergone profound transformations over the past 20 years, particularly since the pandemic. However, this redefinition of work, but also of recruitment and retention, can take many companies by surprise.
In order to equip them and to help them tackle this major challenge for the years to come, Lorraine Sommerfeld, host of Curbside Chat, AIA Canada’s vodcast, invited Chris Muir, professor at Centennial College, and Marie Artim, vice-president of talent acquisition at Enterprise Mobility, to discuss the expectations of the new generation of automotive service and repair professionals. Continue reading “The Expectations of the New Generation of Automotive Workers”
Honest feedback and interaction is key to successful staff recruitment and retention.
Often, two of the biggest challenges facing dealers are employee recruitment and retention. Whether it’s in sales or service, many retailers are having to deal with major skills shortages and finding good quality people to fill them today is exceedingly difficult. Continue reading “Recruitment and Retention: The Right Message”
A big announcement in 2024 has been a new partnership between Autosphere Media and the Dealership Employer of Choice awards program
Created by Corporate Culture and Employer of Choice Recognition (CCEOC), winning the Dealership Employer of Choice award is a major feat for a Canadian automotive retail organization. It represents an opportunity to showcase the efforts automotive dealers have made in creating vibrant, dynamic organizations that invest in their people, and deliver superior service. Continue reading “Dealership Employer of Choice: Recognizing Excellence”
