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Home Service Hiring Academy
The complete hiring system for HVAC, plumbing, cleaning, landscaping, and every other home service trade. Ten modules, every template we use, zero fluff. Read it all — the whole playbook is free.
~2 hours to read everything. Most owners start with module 4.
MODULE 1
Why Home Service Hiring Is Different
Office hiring playbooks cost you trade candidates. The market math on speed, turnover, and why the first 24 hours decide who you hire.
MODULE 2
Where to Actually Find Applicants
Indeed vs. ZipRecruiter vs. Facebook vs. referrals — where HVAC, plumbing, cleaning, and landscaping applicants actually come from, by trade.
MODULE 3
Writing a Job Post That Gets Applications
The 5 things every trade job post needs, with copy-paste templates that pull applications from people who are already employed.
MODULE 4
The First 10 Minutes After an Application
Speed-to-lead data for trade hiring, what to text first, and the exact SMS templates that keep applicants from ghosting you.
MODULE 5
How to Screen Without Wasting Time
A 3-question phone screen framework plus deal-breaker gates (CDL, background, availability) that filter without losing good candidates.
MODULE 6
The First Round Interview
Five interview questions that actually predict performance in the field, and a simple scoring system to compare candidates.
MODULE 7
Background Checks and References
When to run checks, what actually matters for trade roles, and how to do reference calls fast enough that you don't lose the candidate.
MODULE 8
The Offer and Onboarding
How to make an offer that sticks, the first-day checklist, and the 30-day retention moves that stop early quits.
MODULE 9
Building a Pipeline (Not Just Filling a Seat)
Always-on recruiting: referral program setup, warm-candidate lists, and alumni rehires so the next opening doesn't start from zero.
MODULE 10
Your Hiring System in 48 Hours
The complete home service hiring system condensed into a 48-hour setup plan — what you do manually and what QH automates.
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