> This is the markdown version of https://www.classet.ai/blog/skilled-craftsmen-recruiting-strategies > Learn more at https://www.classet.ai ![Strategies for Recruiting and Hiring Skilled Craftsmen](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.basehub.com%2Fe0b5701f%2F0e01ed766d5caff3ca94902aa0e24a14%2Fframe-42.png%3Fquality%3D100%26format%3Dauto&w=3840&q=75) # Strategies for Recruiting and Hiring Skilled Craftsmen Strategies that work for recruiting and hiring skilled craftsmen. Learn how to increase your chances of successful hires and avoid common pitfalls. See how Classet simplifies the process and pre-screen high-intent candidates. [![Nick Jones](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.basehub.com%2Fe0b5701f%2F29753b1cf7b1c958c9f362e396b5dcf2%2F2.png%3Fwidth%3D100%26height%3D100%26quality%3D100&w=96&q=75) Nick JonesCOO & Co-Founder at Classet ](/blog/authors/nick-jones) June 13, 2023 Hiring Tips **Summary:** 40% of candidates report never hearing back from employers, and 92% of craft companies struggle to hire. Speed matters: 62.5% of hires happen when outreach is made in the first two days. Classet pre-screens 100% of applicants so you only talk to high-intent candidates. ## Job Seeker Experience is Critical To Hiring - Don’t Ghost your applicants! - 40% of Candidates report applying and never hearing back from potential employers - _All_ applicants surveyed said they would be less likely to apply for a company that never got in touch - <30% of applicants even complete an application on the first site visit. - If your application is more than 5 minutes long, you are missing out on talent! ## The Skilled Market is more competitive than ever - Particularly For Multi-Skilled Craftsmen - The average wage for a 2-year carpenter in Q1 2023 was $25.12 per hour (before bonuses or benefits) - Many Industries are focused on ‘retrofitting’ talent - taking a quality employee and educating them on the basics to be proficient in a new field - HVAC Starting Wage: $27.87 - Plumbing: $26.51 - Masonry: $27.00 - **92%** of Craft/Construction companies in the US are reporting difficulty hiring - The average Skilled Trades employee is **55** - our pool is shrinking every year ## Time is of the Essence! - The Average Hired Candidate reports receiving 3+ job offers - The percentage of successful hires declines \*rapidly \*with time. - \*\*62.5% \*\*of all hires are made when outreach is made in the first two days. Delaying candidate outreach severely hurts your chances at hiring. ![](https://assets.basehub.com/e0b5701f/535fc7c556d6d26110109b91bd632a04/image) Classet compiled successful hires for a company vs the number of days it took to contact the candidate - \*\*83% \*\*of Candidates prefer their first contact to be made via Text Message ## What Can Classet Do For You? #### Get an Audience of _All_ Potential Candidates - Job Boards, Social Media, and Community Marketing all vary wildly in their effectiveness on a monthly basis - Classet will market your roles across every resource that potential craftsmen are searching for new jobs – and somewhere they aren’t even looking - **The end result is a guaranteed number of candidates every month** #### Your Recruiting Time Machine - While it’s terrible to ghost your candidates - the reverse is far more common - **70%** of applicants evaporate in between the time they apply and when they are contacted - Without a Solution - this is going to cost you **hours** of time every week - **We Pre-Screen 100% of applicants – leaving only high-intent candidates** #### Process Applicants - At Scale - Give us your ‘must have’ criteria for the role - Years of experience, commute requirements, areas of specialty, zip codes or radius from your office - **Never deal with sifting through completely irrelevant resumés again** #### Control the Candidate's Experience - Orientation and Intro videos sent to applicants immediately upon application - build excitement and context for the role - Candidates will be contacted the same day they apply - Classet follow-up via email, text, and repeated phone calls **Don’t invest your time in recruiting – Invest it in HIRING** [![Nick Jones](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.basehub.com%2Fe0b5701f%2F29753b1cf7b1c958c9f362e396b5dcf2%2F2.png%3Fwidth%3D100%26height%3D100%26quality%3D100&w=128&q=75) Nick Jones COO & Co-Founder at Classet Nick is an engineer-turned-operator who served as COO at BlueCrew before co-founding Classet. He leads the translation of big-picture vision into the day-to-day roadmap, driven by a passion for lifelong learning and building teams that tackle hard problems well. ](/blog/authors/nick-jones) Follow Classet in Google Add classet.ai as a preferred source and our hiring research is more likely to show up in your Top Stories and AI Overviews. [Add as preferred source →](https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=classet.ai) ## Explore More ### Use Cases - [RPO / BPO Recruiting](/use-cases/call-centers-bpo) - [Healthcare Recruiting](/use-cases/healthcare) - [Hospitality Recruiting](/use-cases/hospitality) ### Integrations - [Greenhouse](/integrations/greenhouse) - [Bullhorn](/integrations/bullhorn) - [Lever](/integrations/lever)