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  • Badnewsmike
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    I agree with training someone new. then your not braking bad habits.

    some of the best drivers I worked with where mechanics. they understand cars and how they work. and where able to keep up and maintain the trucks.

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  • chinook248
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    Originally posted by BryanFaithFinancial View Post
    i hate hiring someone elses problem child....we strive to hire and train men with no experience....i also double HATE hiring cops....they are lazy and think they know everything....ex military usually require more babysitting....both cops and ex mil types have the govmint "tell me what to do" mentality instead of a "figgr it out" mentality....got little use for either
    I am Army. F*&% you.

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  • predatorrecovery
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    Originally posted by Bryan/Faith Financial View Post
    i hate hiring someone elses problem child....we strive to hire and train men with no experience....i also double HATE hiring cops....they are lazy and think they know everything....ex military usually require more babysitting....both cops and ex mil types have the govmint "tell me what to do" mentality instead of a "figgr it out" mentality....got little use for either
    Thats because your hiring the wrong military types.. honestly I would say look for E5 and up. Try looking for someone with a combat MOS too.. I am prior service army, infantry at that.. We learned to think out of the box alot in iraq and afghan.. I was running my own company but due to personal reasons we shut down.. Im now working for a company and really like them. The work is good and the equipment is nice. I bet looking for drivers is hard, but in my exp finding a decent company was just as hard..

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  • BryanFaithFinancial
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    i hate hiring someone elses problem child....we strive to hire and train men with no experience....i also double HATE hiring cops....they are lazy and think they know everything....ex military usually require more babysitting....both cops and ex mil types have the govmint "tell me what to do" mentality instead of a "figgr it out" mentality....got little use for either

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  • Luxor79
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    We found retired police make great agents. Even some still active, just they cannot repo in their own jurisdiction.

    We have hired some with and some with out experience, it can be a total crap shoot. We have had agents last for a day and some last into the decades. We found hiring family has certain benefits and certain pitfalls.

    Have had pretty good luck hiring free-lancers with their own tow truck, but you really have to vet them first. Not to mention what your client contract and insurance covers.

    The good news is with the war "winding down", you should be able to find some veterans looking for work. Might even be some tax benefits for hiring disabled (as long as they can still drive & hook).

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  • bigdaddy
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    I am going to give that a try. The rest of these emotional drama queen repo vets applicants are toasst.

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  • banditautorecovery
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    I agree with Admin....hire someone without experiance and train them yourself. My second suggestion.....work with them personally. Take them on some of the harder jobs and train them old school. Even though its not possible in todays world, show them how to pick locks, hotwire, talk to neighbors, ect.... You will make a great agent out of them.

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  • vettespd20
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    Originally posted by ADMIN View Post
    I always found that hiring people with little to no experience was best for me as long as they had some street smarts and a level head. They did not know it all & did not think they were God's gift to the auto repossession industry. It took more time to get a person "road ready", but it allowed me to lay a strong foundation & replicate myself in them. There were no bad habits to fix & no egos to feed, just an eager learner that wanted to please me & make money. Most of the "newbies" I taught the repo business to are still in the repo business and doing well.
    This is an issue I have been dealing with as well. But I agree on hiring with no experience!

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  • BRADMIN
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    I always found that hiring people with little to no experience was best for me as long as they had some street smarts and a level head. They did not know it all & did not think they were God's gift to the auto repossession industry. It took more time to get a person "road ready", but it allowed me to lay a strong foundation & replicate myself in them. There were no bad habits to fix & no egos to feed, just an eager learner that wanted to please me & make money. Most of the "newbies" I taught the repo business to are still in the repo business and doing well.

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  • crusader
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    Originally posted by 11th Hour Recovery View Post
    hire bill collectors and teach them to drive a tow truck... they are already commission motivated and usually fantastic skip tracers already.
    Thanks, I never considered that.

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  • CWM Asset Recovery
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    Hire ex-cops

    Hire ex-cops. They know how to find people who don't want to be found.

    They know the law and are good drivers.

    All you need to teach them is the paper work and how to operate the wrecker.

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  • 11thHourRecovery
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    hire bill collectors and teach them to drive a tow truck... they are already commission motivated and usually fantastic skip tracers already.

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  • bigdaddy
    started a topic Why is it so hard?

    Why is it so hard?

    Why is it so hard to find good repossession agents and employees? It seems you have to run thru about 100 just find one decent person. They all act like moonlight shines out theri azz at the interview but in time they all suck. Do any of you have the same problem? How do you find people to hire?
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