For owners of home-service businesses

A Blue Collar Talent Scouts Alternative That Doesn't Charge Per Head

Per-placement fees start over with every hire. We build a hiring machine you own — $4,000 once, 3 qualified candidates in 30 days or you don't pay.

Takes 45 seconds · No credit card

Blue Collar Talent Scouts is a trades recruiting agency staffed by people who've actually worked in the trades — and that matters. A recruiter who knows the difference between a service tech and an install crew wastes a lot less of your time. If you're evaluating them, that's the real thing they're selling.

The economics are the part to run twice. Agency recruiting is priced per placement — every tech you hire triggers the fee again, and a growing shop hires more than once. The protection you get is a replacement window: if the hire leaves quickly, they find you another one. What you don't get is ownership — the sourcing, the screening, and the candidate relationships live with the agency, so hire number four costs the same as hire number one.

We price the machine, not the head. One flat $4,000 build: a job ad written to pull experienced people away from the competitors in your market, automated SMS screening that answers every applicant in minutes with TCPA consent handled, a structured interview pipeline with scorecards and no-show tracking, and ready-to-post ads for the boards and local channels where tradespeople look. It's yours when it's live — every subsequent hire runs through it for free.

And our guarantee is about your results, not our replacement policy: three qualified candidates in your first 30 days, or you don't pay. In writing, before a dollar moves.

If you're hiring once, an agency can make sense. If you're building a company, own the funnel — the application below takes 45 seconds.

Takes 45 seconds · No credit card

What you get

✓A job ad written to pull experienced people away from your competitors — not ATS boilerplate

✓Automated SMS screening that answers every applicant within minutes, 24/7, with TCPA consent built in

✓A complete hiring funnel with interview questions custom-built for your business — the whole process, first application to hire. It's the recruiting system in a box.

✓Ready-to-post ad copy for Indeed, Craigslist, and local Facebook groups — you post it on your own cadence

✓A live dashboard of every applicant and stage — your data, exported anytime, no lock-in

Qualified Hires builds hiring funnels for skilled-trades companies — HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and the rest of the field trades. One flat build, owned outright, guaranteed in writing.

Our guarantee

3 qualified candidates in 30 days or you don't pay.

Read the guarantee conditions in full

Side by side

	Qualified Hires	Blue Collar Talent Scouts
Recruiters who know the trades	✓ Funnel tuned to your trade and market	✓ Recruiters who worked the trades themselves
Pricing you can see up front	✓ Flat $4,000, listed right on the page	✓ Per placement fees published
Pay per hire or pay once	✓ $4,000 once, later hires run free	✗ Fee triggers again on every hire
Results or you don't pay	✓ 3 qualified candidates in 30 days or you don't pay.	✗ 60 day replacement, you still paid
Who owns the machine	✓ Ad, automation, and data yours forever	✗ Sourcing and relationships stay with the agency

Common questions

Is this another monthly recruiting subscription?

No. We build your hiring funnel once, you own it forever. No retainers, no per-hire fees, nothing to cancel.

What exactly do I get for the price?

Everything listed above, live and working: the job ad, the automated SMS screening, the custom interview process, and the ready-to-post ad copy for every channel. You keep the copy, the automation, and every applicant record.

How does the guarantee work?

3 qualified candidates in 30 days or you don't pay. The four conditions above are the whole fine print, and the terms go in writing before a dollar moves.

What counts as a "qualified candidate"?

Someone who passes the screening requirements we set together for your role: licensing, experience, availability. Not just an applicant; a person worth your interview slot.

Who runs the funnel after the build?

You do. It's your funnel. You own it and you drive it through your hiring process. The automation handles the busywork (answering applicants, screening, scheduling), but the machine is yours to run.

What happens after I apply?

If it looks like a fit, you book a 20-minute call and we map the exact funnel for your company. No pressure, no obligation.

How fast do I see candidates?

The system goes live within days of the build. Most owners see their first qualified applicants inside the first two weeks.

Who pays for the ad spend?

You do, in your own accounts. Indeed, ZipRecruiter, Facebook, all of it stays under your login and your card. We set the ads up, hand you the copy, and tell you what to spend (most owners start around $10 a day on Facebook). We never take a cut or add a markup. When you are staffed up, you turn the ads down. When someone quits, you turn them back up.

I already have screening questions on Indeed. How is this different?

Board screeners are easy to click through, and people who answer no still land in your inbox. We move the serious ones off the board: an automatic message invites every applicant to finish their application on your own careers page, and only the real candidates make that jump. There they physically check the boxes on your dealbreakers, things like a drug test or a background check. Anyone who does not check them gets a polite no a day later, and you keep every name and phone number either way.

Is this just an add-on to Indeed?

Indeed casts a huge net. It brings volume, not fit. We build the sorting and the follow-up on top: your own careers page, screening that auto rejects on your deal breakers, and a text back to every applicant within minutes. When someone applies on your page, you own their name, email, and phone number. Not Indeed.

Are you a recruiter or a staffing agency?

No. Recruiters rent you candidates and keep the system. We build the hiring system inside your business one time. You see every applicant, you own every record, and you can run it yourself for as long as you want.

What if I only need one hire?

Then hire one. The funnel stays in your business after that. The next time someone quits, you turn it back on instead of starting from zero.

Hear it from clients

Dan Ponto, owner of City of Good Maids

Austin, owner of a Colorado land services company