Social media is an effective tool to market your dealership to customers, but did you know it can also serve as an avenue to recruit new employees? Social media platforms can be used by your dealership to post vacant positions, connect with job seekers, and share content that makes your company appealing to potential candidates. Benefits of Using Social Media It’s widely used—as of January 2023, 59.9 percent of the world’s population uses social media. Your dealership can use social media to reach a wider audience, including those who are not actively job searching that you would otherwise only find… Read More »
On May 24 and 25, the Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association (INEDA) hosted its Workforce Development Summit: Innovative Solutions for Hiring and Retention in Grand Island, NE, and Ankeny, IA, respectively. These summits focused on collaboration and gave attendees the opportunity to share their experiences and ideas, as well as develop action plans to take home to their dealerships. We also heard directly from a panel of students about what they are looking for in a future employer. The level of engagement and honesty from members was unprecedented, as they were able to see each other as experts and trust one… Read More »
The Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association (INEDA) is pleased to share that it has awarded $88,500 in scholarships for the 2023-2024 academic year to 66 students in Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming pursuing careers in Iowa and Nebraska equipment dealerships. “Diesel technology has always been at the forefront of my life,” said Kristopher Hadeen, a scholarship recipient from Haxtun High School in Holyoke, Colorado. Hadeen plans to enroll in the John Deere Tech program at Southeast Community College (SCC) in Milford, Nebraska and pursue a service technician career at 21st Century Equipment. Through the INEDA Andrew Goodman Scholarship, Hadeen received $1,500… Read More »
[Author: INEDA Staff, 05.2020 | Keywords: Recruiting, Workforce Development] The stakes are high. Recruiting and retaining technicians will be one of the top three success factors in the ag and construction equipment industry over the next 10 to 15 years. And whoever figures out the workforce equation is going to be in the driver’s seat. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that employment of diesel service technicians and mechanics is projected to grow nearly 13% from 2018 to 2028, faster than the average for all occupations. The agency also said 67,000 technicians will be needed to replace retired workers,… Read More »
INEDA has a limited number of matching fund scholarships available for the 2019-2020 school year to help train current and potential employees of Iowa and Nebraska equipment dealers. Deadline: April 15 [Program Details] [Scholarship Application]
[01.17 | Keywords: Marketing, Branding, Employee Engagement] Employee engagement is a property of the relationship between an organization and its employees. An ìengaged employeeî is one who is fully absorbed by and enthusiastic about their work and takes positive action to further the organizationís reputation and interests. Time and time again it has been shown that “engaged employees” are extremely beneficial to a business. They have fewer absences. They have fewer safety incidents. They are loyal, stable employees. They are more productive. Bottom line, businesses with engaged employees not only have a better working environment, they perform better as well…. Read More »
