Hiring the Right Team for Your Trade Business

Most trade business owners delay hiring because they don't have a system. This course gives you the framework to attract quality staff, run structured interviews, and onboard people into a defined role. Build your first team without chaos.

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THE REAL PROBLEM

This Is What It Is Actually Costing You

You are good at your trade. But this gap in your business is costing you real money - in lost time, wasted effort, and missed opportunities. And the longer you leave it, the wider the gap gets.

Wasting time interviewing unqualified people

You're buried in CVs with no way to screen effectively. Each interview feels like starting from scratch.

High staff turnover and constant rehiring

People leave within months. You never figured out what went wrong, so you repeat the same process.

New staff not performing or fitting culture

You hire someone who looked good on paper, but they don't mesh with your team or match your standards.

No way to track whether hiring worked

You have no metrics. You don't know which interview questions predicted success or what to do differently next time.

WHAT THIS COURSE IS

A Framework You Can Use This Week

This is not a generic business course. This is a practical, step-by-step framework built from what actually works in real trade businesses. Developed at Response Electricians and taught to hundreds of members across Australia and New Zealand.

What You Have Tried

  • Posting ads on job boards and hoping someone good applies
  • Asking mates for referrals instead of building a real recruitment system
  • Rushing interviews because you're desperate to fill the gap

What This Course Gives You

  • A repeatable hiring system: job description template, structured interview framework, assessment rubric
  • Templates for interview questions that reveal competence, reliability, and cultural fit
  • KPI tracking: candidate quality, time-to-hire, and retention rate by hire
8 LESSONS INSIDE

What You Will Learn

Every lesson is built around a framework you can take straight back to your business. This is what our members are implementing right now - practical, tested systems that create real change.

01

The Hiring Framework

Why most tradies fail at hiring. The five stages of a hiring system: definition, attraction, screening, interview, onboarding. How each stage prevents bad hires before they happen.

02

Writing a Job Description That Attracts Quality

What goes into a job ad that makes good people apply and bad people self-select out. How to describe the role, culture, and expectations clearly. Templates for tradie roles.

03

Screening and Shortlisting

How to read CVs properly and spot red flags. What to ask in a phone screen to save interview time. Building a shortlist of people worth interviewing.

04

Structured Interview Framework

The interview question playbook: competence questions, behavioural questions, cultural fit questions. How to score answers consistently. Real interview templates for electricians, plumbers, and admin staff.

05

Reference Checks and Background Verification

What to ask references and what questions reveal real performance. How to verify qualifications, licenses, and insurance. Red flags in references that should stop a hire.

06

Making the Offer and Negotiating

How to present an offer that gets accepted. What to include in an employment agreement. When to negotiate salary and when to hold firm. First-day logistics.

07

Onboarding for Long-Term Success

The 30-60-90 day onboarding roadmap. How to set clear expectations, deliver training, and assess early performance. Preventing new-hire failure in the first three months.

08

Hiring Metrics and Continuous Improvement

What to measure: cost per hire, time-to-hire, quality score, 12-month retention rate. How to analyse hiring data to improve your process. Building a hiring standard for your business.

WHO THIS IS FOR

Built for Trade Business Owners Ready to Get Hiring Toolkit Right

This course is built for every trade. Electrical, plumbing, building, carpentry, painting, HVAC, landscaping, flooring. If you run a trade business, these frameworks apply to you. We have members across all trades implementing them right now.

Sole traders ready for first staff

You've hit the ceiling on your own time. You need your first qualified tradesperson but don't know where to start.

Owners with high turnover

You keep hiring and then people leave. You need a way to hire better and retain longer.

Managers drowning in recruitment

You're wasting 10 hours a week on hiring. You need a system that works without constant energy.

WHAT CHANGES

What Happens When You Apply This

These are the shifts trade business owners see when they stop guessing and start using a system. Same business, same market, but the outcomes look completely different.

+40% quality

Better people, fewer rejects

Structured interviews surface culture fit and competence early. Bad hires never happen in the first place.

Time-to-hire drops 50%

Faster staffing, less chaos

Clear process and templates replace ad-hoc decisions. You fill roles in weeks, not months.

+35% retention

Your people stay

Good onboarding and clear expectations prevent frustration. Staff feel valued and perform well.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

What if I'm not sure what I need in a new hire? +
Module 02 walks you through defining the role: what tasks it covers, what skills matter, what culture fit looks like. You'll write a clear job description before you start recruiting.
How do I know which interview questions actually work? +
The course provides a tested interview template with questions grouped by competence, behaviour, and culture. Each question is designed to reveal something specific. Module 04 explains why each question matters.
What if I get bad references or can't reach someone? +
Module 05 covers what to do when references don't respond, how to interpret vague or negative feedback, and what questions push deeper. You'll also learn verification options for trade qualifications.
Is this course included with my membership? +
Yes. If you're on Freedom Fighter 1:1 or Tradie Teams, you have full access through the Learning Hub at no extra cost. If you're on the standalone Learning Hub, it's included at GBP 199 + GST per month or lifetime access.
How do I onboard new staff so they don't leave? +
Module 07 provides a 30-60-90 day onboarding roadmap: week one setup, first 30 days training, the 60-day checkpoint, and the 90-day evaluation. Clear milestones prevent disengagement.
Can I use this if I want to hire a team, not just one person? +
Absolutely. The system scales. For a team, use Tradie Teams or Freedom Fighter 1:1 to get expert guidance on building your hiring strategy and managing multiple roles at once.
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This course is part of the Learning Hub, which gives you access to 59+ courses and 567 lessons across every area of trade business management. You also get AI Club, Business Foundations, the community, and the full training ecosystem in the TRADIES app.

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$199
Per month + GST
  • Hiring Toolkit (8 lessons)
  • 59+ courses and 567 lessons across all areas
  • AI Club - weekly AI sessions with Greg Allan
  • Business Foundations - weekly lessons with Greg Allan
  • Community access in the TRADIES app
  • All masterclasses included - Hiring Toolkit, Digital Marketing, and more
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