Lithia Motors, one of the largest dealership groups in the U.S., announced the appointment of Erik Lewis as its first Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) on July 23. The new executive-level role was added to support Lithia’s mission of “Growth Powered by People.” Lithia attributes much of its success and growth over the past five …
Profit margins for both new and used vehicles are declining. At the same time, personnel-related costs in the retail automotive industry continue to rise. So how can your dealership maintain profitability at such an challenging time? One step is to make your overall operations more efficient and cost-effective. To get started, we’ve pulled together several …
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Hireology is excited to announce our second annual retail automotive human capital management summit, Elevate, which will take place in Chicago on October 2, 2018. Between decreasing profit margins, increasing regulations and disruptive business models, dealers need to find new ways to remain profitable and now recognize the importance of turning their employees into a …
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Keeping up with constantly changing state and federal employee compliance regulations can be a never-ending cycle for your HR team, but your dealership can face steep fines or lawsuits for common human error mistakes. By instead automating many of your HR processes, your dealership can maintain employee compliance and save time that would have otherwise …
A job description is typically the first point of contact prospective job applicants have with your dealership – and can have a significant impact on whether or not they apply to your open roles. Whether applicants visit your career site, search job boards or turn to another source to find their next career move, a …
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The Addition Helps Customers Manage Compliance Across the Entire Employee Lifecycle Hireology is excited to announce an integration partnership with Complí, the leading provider of automated workplace compliance through its platform, Compligo. The partnership enables customers to benefit from using Hireology to source and hire quality candidates and automatically transfer new hires to Compligo to complete …
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Applicant Engine and Career Site Offering Drive Quality Job Applicants to Open Roles Hireology is excited to announce its latest product update, a Sourcing Suite to help dealerships optimize applicant sourcing spend and drive quality applicants to open roles. The Sourcing Suite includes Hireology’s Applicant Engine and Career Site offerings, both of which are immediately available …
It seems almost every week, a new dealership acquisition is announced – if not more. And any time a new dealership is acquired, it also means acquiring the dealership’s people. This can pose some challenges, such as differing job expectations, a culture clash, and the need to train employees on your dealership’s systems and processes. …
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Automotive dealerships spend a significant amount of budget on advertising to attract qualified consumer leads and, as a result, sell more vehicles. But ultimately, your dealership employees are much more important than advertising or any other collateral used to get customers in the door. No matter how much research customers complete online or how many …
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According to a recent study, dealers have room for improvement when it comes to earning customer trust. The 2017 AMCI Inside Trusted Automotive Brand Study found that no automotive brand scored higher than 50 out of 100 on the study’s trust index. And another study found that 81% of recent car buyers polled did not …
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