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Contractors Hiring Blueprint
Make your next hire your best hire yet!
Are you tired of struggling to find good employees?
Have you ever thought there aren’t enough good people out there?
You’re not alone. I see so many contractors struggling to find and recruit great people.   
And hiring the wrong person can cost you - a lot!
Have you ever thought there aren’t enough good people out there? You’re not alone. I see so many contractors struggling to find and recruit great people.  
If you ever find yourself saying things like…
  • “It would be great to know the secret to finding and hiring great people” 
  •  “I’m tired of having people who can’t do the job I hired them for” 
  • “Our staff turnover is costing us a fortune” 
  • “I wish I knew  the secret to finding and hiring great people!” 
  •  “I’m tired of having people who can’t do the job I hired them for!” 
  • “Our staff turnover is costing us a fortune!”
This step by step 'blueprint' unlocks the key to 
Finding, Recruiting and Hiring GREAT Teams
Videos, Worksheets, Templates and Other Great Resources
The Contractors Hiring Blueprint is designed to help you become more effective in recruiting, hiring and onboarding new employees, and ultimately, building and retaining a great team.
According to the US Dept. of Labor, the average cost for each bad hire can equal 30% of that individuals annual earnings. This, when you hire the wrong person who earns $60,000 a year, the real costs to your organization could be $78,000!

I developed this course as a way to overcome my own challenges as a leader, and for over 25 years I’ve helped hundreds of contractors learn to recruit and hire better.  As a result, they've built great teams that are skilled, competent and take ownership.

Each of the videos in the Contractors Hiring Blueprint course will walk you through how to recruit, screen, interview, and onboard new team members. 

Along with the videos, you’ll receive checklists, processes, templates and interview questions that will help you implement what you learn in this course.

Huge Help to Our Business

Working with Vicki on hiring has been a huge help to our business. She has a variety of time saving tools to help narrow down and qualify candidates. Most important, she has the wisdom and expertise that helped us avoid hiring mistakes by screening candidates to get the right fit. I highly recommend working with Vicki on hiring, as well as business coaching in general.

Nicholas Yegge, President
Heartwood Residential, Design + Build

Supported Our Needs For Over 30 Years

Most small businesses struggle to understand the right framework for building the right staff. Knowing who you need, the role they need to fill, and how to hire them is not easy. Vicki has worked with us and supported our needs for nearly 30 years. Her hiring expertise has been invaluable to us, and we can’t recommend her enough!

Peter B. Lau, Vice President & Partner
Forde Mazzola Assoc., Inc.

Wisdom and expertise in hiring invaluable

Working with Vicki on hiring has been a huge help to our business. She has a variety of time saving tools to help narrow down and qualify candidates. Most important, she has the wisdom and expertise that helped us avoid hiring mistakes by screening candidates to get the right fit. I highly recommend working with Vicki on hiring, as well as business coaching in general.

Nicholas Yegge, President
Heartwood Residential, Design + Build

Helped us know the right people to hire

Most small businesses struggle to understand the right framework for building the right staff. Knowing who you need, the role they need to fill, and how to hire them is not easy. Vicki has worked with us and supported our needs for nearly 30 years. Her hiring expertise has been invaluable to us, and we can’t recommend her enough!

Peter B. Lau, Vice President & Partner
Forde Mazzola Assoc., Inc.

The 5 biggest hiring challenges companies face and that this course addresses…
  •  It’s hard to find good people in this market of limited supply – it’s almost impossible to find and hire good people
  • ​You hire people, only to find out they can’t really do the job they said they could do 
  • ​Having the wrong team in place costs your company a lot of money on projects 
  • ​You don’t feel 100 comfortable with interviewing and it’s too time consuming 
  • ​Turnover is expensive, and you wish you knew how to you get the right people on your team who will stay with you 
  •  It’s hard to find good people in this market of limited supply – it’s almost impossible to find and hire good people
  • ​You hire people, only to find out they can’t really do the job they said they could do 
  • ​Having the wrong team in place costs your company a lot of money on projects 
  • ​You don’t feel 100 comfortable with interviewing and it’s too time consuming 
  • ​Turnover is expensive, and you wish you knew how to  get the right people on your team who will stay with you 
Are you interested in . . . 
  • Knowing how to find and recruit great employees?
  • Getting good at hiring the right person for the job?  
  • ​Learning how to build teams of great people? 
  • Knowing how to find and recruit great employees?
  • Getting good at hiring the right person for the job?  
  • ​Learning how to build a team of people who do their job well and take ownership? 
If yes, then keep reading.

The Contractors Hiring Blueprint will give you tools to do all of this and more.
In this course you'll...
  • ​ Discover how to find the right person for the job by targeting your efforts – I’ll show you where and how
  • ​Get a system for screening out candidates that are not a right fit, and stop wasting your valuable time - I give you some simple tricks to use, along with screening questions  
  • ​Learn interviewing skills that ensure you never hire the wrong person for the job again – I give you the formula AND the questions to ask that will let you know with more certainty and confidence if someone is a right fit 
  • ​ Discover how to find the right person for the job by targeting your efforts – I’ll show you where and how
  • ​Get a system for screening out candidates that are not a right fit, and stop wasting your valuable time - I give you some simple tricks to use, along with screening questions  
  • ​Learn interviewing skills that ensure you never hire the wrong person for the job again – I give you the formula AND the questions to ask that will let you know with more certainty and confidence if someone is a right fit 
  • Find out how to get on the same page with your new hires on day 1 about expectations. In the course, I share with you a tool that has helped hundreds of my clients build great teams using this approach
When you use my approach to finding, recruiting, screening and interviewing and onboarding, you’ll find the key to having great teams that can help your company grow, thrive and prosper.
The Contractors Hiring Blueprint - total value is $797
Your Investment - one quick payment of just $497  
Here’s what is included in the Contractors Hiring Blueprint…
Each module includes a video, course materials as well as a written overview of what the training is about. 
Module #1: Course Overview and Action Worksheet
In the course overview, you will learn:
  • ​The best approach to improve your recruiting, hiring and onboarding efforts.
  • ​How to use the Action Worksheet to create a solid hiring and recruiting plan customized for your company that you can use again and again.
Module #2: 9 Steps to Hiring the Right Person for the Job
In this training, you will learn:
  •  The steps to  having a solid recruiting plan
  • ​All the elements to finding, recruiting and hiring
  • ​Why checking references and backgrounds is important 
Module #3: Recruiting – Where to Find Good Candidates
In this training, you will learn:
  • The best way to create an Internal employee referral program
  • ​Getting the word out that you are hiring 
  • ​The best ways to use vocational schools, colleges,  and associations to find people
  • ​Best practices using headhunters or placement agencies
Module #4: Screening Candidates for Right Fit
In this training, you will learn:
  • How to make a recruiting strategy that weeds out the “tire kickers
  • ​Why and how to screen candidates by phone 
  • ​What questions to ask in screening (I’ve provided this for you) 
  • ​How to prepare for the in-person interviews  
Module #5: Interviewing Best Practices with Interview Questions
In this training, you will learn:
  •  Tips for a successful interview 
  • ​The questions to ask to know if someone has the skills to do the job  so you never make another bad hire
  • ​The importance of checking references and performing background checks 
  • ​Why you should put an offer in writing and how to do it 
Get these amazing bonuses when you get this course!
Bonus #1 - Onboarding Best Practices
This training video is all about best practices for onboarding new hires, and helping you to cut down on employee turnover and start getting consistent results on day 1.
In this training, you will learn:
  • ​How the first day should look for a new hire
  • ​Best practices for new hire paperwork and employee handbooks 
  • ​Introducing the new hire to the rest of the crew
  • ​Following up with new hires and reviews to ensure they are on track 
Bonus #2 – 6 Steps to Write a Great Position Agreement
Getting people to take ownership can often feel challenging. There's a simple solution to this though, and that's having written position agreements in place with your team that will clarify what specific results they are accountable for, and not just task lists. 
This procedure walks you through how to create position agreements with clear outcomes, not tasks. It lets you and your staff get on the same page about specific metrics for accountability. 
Bonus #3 – 5 Steps to Implementing Position Agreements
Once you've written position agreements with your team, you're ready to implement. This is a separate step because it's not enough to have just written it. You want your team to use those position agreements as a tool for self-managing results and taking ownership. 
This requires making sure you have buy-in, agreement and planned actions for tracking results. This is a critical step to your success.
In this training, you will learn:
  • ​How the first day should look for a new hire
  • How insure new employees to do the job they were hired for
  • ​Best practices for orienting them to your company
  • ​A system keeping and open feedback loop

Bonus #2 – 6 Steps to Write a Great Position Agreement


Getting people to take ownership can often feel challenging. There's a simple solution to this though, and that's having written position agreements in place with your team that will clarify what specific results they are accountable for.

This procedure walks you through how to create position agreements with clear outcomes, not just tasks. It lets you and your staff get on the same page about specific metrics for accountability. 

Bonus #3 – 5 Steps to Implementing Position Agreements


Once you've written position agreements with your team, you're ready to implement. This is a separate step because it's not enough to have just written it. You want your team to use those position agreements as a tool for self-managing results and taking ownership. 

This requires making sure you have buy-in, agreement and planned actions for tracking results. This is a critical step to yours and their success.
The Contractors Hiring Blueprint - total value is $797
Your Investment - one quick payment of just $497 

Huge Help to Our Business

Vicki Suiter has been an invaluable participant in the hiring process at Mead Quin. She is discerning, supportive, kind, and honest. I trust her perspective and value her analysis completely. She not only understands the critical elements of running a successful business but also has a deep knowledge of how to hire well and build great teams. Her wisdom has helped us make some of our best hires… I’m forever grateful!

Mead Quin, Principal
Mead Quin Design, Inc.

Invaluable Tool in Growing Teams

Working with Vicki has been one of the best business decisions I’ve made. Vicki brings vision, sound business perspective, and value to every decision. Together, we hired a qualified account manager who brought transparency to our numbers that informed our business and resulted in improving the company's overall performance. Her systems and approach to finding and recruiting the right person has continued to be an invaluable tool in growing teams. Beyond that, she is a delight to work with!

Jenny Rios
Jenny Rios Consulting

Techniques Grew Company

The techniques Vicki suggested have helped grow  our small construction company from $3.8 million to over $5 million this year.

Rick Hasebein
President, Sable Asphalt
 

I Put in Half the Time I Used To

Before I met Vicki, I was working out of my house with part-time help. I was routinely putting in 80-100 hours a week on my business. I didn’t have time to do other things I enjoy, and I was exhausted and unhappy. Vicki helped me put the systems and people I needed in place to sustain and grow my business. Now, I put in half the time I used to and get much more done, and make way more money.

Bill Darrah, President
Bill Darrah Builders, Inc.

Easy to Understand Guidance

Vicki addresses an array of common issues that hold remodelers back—providing easy-to-understand guidance on how to improve results in each of these important areas. Remodelers will recognize themselves on every page and will be able to apply this sound advice at each step of their journey.   
 
Glenn David Mathews
General Manager , ARG Conservation Services, Inc.

How to be More Strategic

With no real business background, we had become accustomed to basing business decisions on our intuition. Our guesses were pretty good. But as we grew, we realized that keeping things running was harder than it had to be. Vicki showed us how to plan on budget, explained what our numbers are telling us, and showed us how we could be more strategic in how we spend our time and our money.
 
Alison Heather, Partner
Heather & French Painting, Inc.

Considerable Knowledge and Expertise

Vicki delivers considerable knowledge and expertise…skillfully crafted to make the information more accessible. Her fresh approach makes this an essential for people who strive to improve their lives, businesses and bottom line. 

Steve Rempe 
President/CEO Rempe Construction, Inc.

We Estimate Less and Sell More

In the two years since we started working with Vicki and implementing her approach and tools, we have gone from making less than 1 million a year to having projections for 15 million. Now, we have 33 employees, and I don’t try and do their jobs anymore. I set realistic expectations and hold people responsible. 
 
Aaron Gordon, President
AG Construction, Inc. 

Deep Knowledge of Building Great Teams

Vicki Suiter has been an invaluable participant in the hiring process at Mead Quin. She is discerning, supportive, kind, and honest. I trust her perspective and value her analysis completely. She not only understands the critical elements of running a successful business but also has a deep knowledge of how to hire well and build great teams. Her wisdom has helped us make some of our best hires… I’m forever grateful!

Mead Quin, Principal
Mead Quin Design, Inc.

Invaluable Tool in Growing Teams

Working with Vicki has been one of the best business decisions I’ve made. Vicki brings vision, sound business perspective, and value to every decision. Together, we hired a qualified account manager who brought transparency to our numbers that informed our business and resulted in improving the company's overall performance. Her systems and approach to finding and recruiting the right person has continued to be an invaluable tool in growing teams. Beyond that, she is a delight to work with!

Jenny Rios
Jenny Rios Consulting

Techniques Grew Company

The techniques Vicki suggested have helped grow  our small construction company from $3.8 million to over $5 million this year.

Rick Hasebein
President, Sable Asphalt
 

The Right People and Systems

Before I met Vicki, I was working out of my house with part-time help. I was routinely putting in 80-100 hours a week on my business. I didn’t have time to do other things I enjoy, and I was exhausted and unhappy. Vicki helped me put the systems and people I needed in place to sustain and grow my business. Now, I put in half the time I used to and get much more done, and make way more money.

Bill Darrah, President, Bill Darrah Builders, Inc.

Easy to Understand Guidance

Vicki addresses an array of common issues that hold remodelers back—providing easy-to-understand guidance on how to improve results in each of these important areas. Remodelers will recognize themselves on every page and will be able to apply this sound advice at each step of their journey.   
 
Glenn David Mathews
General Manager,
ARG Conservation Services, Inc.

How to be More Strategic

With no real business background, we had become accustomed to basing business decisions on our intuition. Our guesses were pretty good. But as we grew, we realized that keeping things running was harder than it had to be. Vicki showed us how to plan on budget, explained what our numbers are telling us, and showed us how we could be more strategic in how we spend our time and our money.
 
Alison Heather, Partner
Heather & French Painting, Inc.

Considerable Knowledge and Expertise

Vicki delivers considerable knowledge and expertise…skillfully crafted to make the information more accessible. Her fresh approach makes this an essential for people who strive to improve their lives, businesses and bottom line. 

Steve Rempe 
President/CEO Rempe Construction, Inc.

Right Staff Helped Us Grow

In the two years since we started working with Vicki and implementing her approach and tools, we have gone from making less than 1 million a year to having projections for 15 million. Now, we have 33 employees, and I don’t try and do their jobs anymore. I set realistic expectations and hold people responsible. 
 
Aaron Gordon, President
AG Construction, Inc. 
Since starting her business in 1990, Vicki Suiter has helped hundreds of contractors and interior designers build solid foundations for their businesses, run operations more efficiently, and achieve the kind of success they never dreamed possible. She — and the companies she works with — consistently create break- through results because Vicki helps her clients through instruction — not by direction. Instead of telling her clients what changes they need to make in their business — she leads them to understand the fundamentals that drive success. Her clients learn to see, and operate their businesses in a whole new way.

In addition to running a full consulting , coaching and training practice, Vicki is an in-demand speaker at conferences  and anywhere contractors and interior designers gather.  She is the author of the book, The Profit Bleed – how managing margin can save your contracting business.  
The Manager's Hiring Toolkit - Total Value: $497
Your Investment:  one quick payment of just $297 
Here's a Quick Recap of what’s in the Contractors Hiring Blueprint:
  • Module #1: Course Overview and Action Worksheet
  •  Module #2: 9 Steps to Hiring the Right Person for the Job 
  •  Module #3: Recruiting – Where to Find Good Candidates 
  •  Module #4: Screening Candidates for Right Fit - with questions to ask
  • ​  Module #5: Interviewing Best Practices with Interview Questions
  • ​  Bonus #1: Onboarding Best Practices
  •  Bonus #2: 6 Steps to Write a Great Position Agreement 
  •  Bonus #3: 5 Steps to Implementing Position Agreements 
Frequently Asked Questions:
Who is this course for?
Any leader who wants a system for and get better at finding, recruiting, hiring and onboarding great teams.

Will I be able to download the training to share with my team? 
Yes, you will be able to download the video trainings as well as the other course materials to share with your team.   You will also have lifetime access to the course materials.

Does the training include actual checklists and interview questions I can use? 
Yes, you’ll get interview questions with specific prompts of what to ask and listen for that will let you know with certainty if the person can actually do the job!