Why You Can’t Find Good Employees (And How to Fix It) | Contractor Secrets

If you're a painting contractor struggling to find good employees, this episode breaks down how to hire painters, retain great employees, and build a painting business that can grow without relying on the owner.In this episode of the Contractor Secrets Podcast, Tanner Mullen sits down with Mason from Progressive Painting to discuss one of the biggest challenges facing painting contractors and home service businesses: hiring skilled painters and building a reliable team.Mason helps operate a $1M+ commercial painting business in New Hampshire and is working to solve the people problem inside the company. After scaling to a 30-person painting crew for a massive commercial project, the business experienced employee turnover and struggled to maintain the team needed to continue growing.Tanner breaks down the painting contractor hiring system he's used to recruit W-2 painters, find better applicants, develop crew leaders, and build a painting company that doesn't require the owner to constantly be on the job site.We cover:• Why a random hiring process creates random results• Where contractors should actually be looking for employees• My Indeed hiring strategy• How to properly interview and filter applicants• Why character matters more than skill alone• Creating a career path from apprentice to leadership• How compensation impacts employee retention• Rewarding employees as their skills increase• Using job profitability to create performance bonuses• Why your best employees need to see a future with your company• Building a business that doesn't depend on the owner• Commercial vs. residential painting opportunities• Navigating change inside a family businessIf you're constantly saying, "There are no good employees out there," this episode might change the way you think about hiring entirely.Coaching Session Signup: https://calendly.com/dripjobs/breakthroughPurchase the 31 Days of Value and build an EMPIRE: https://www.amazon.com/31-Days-Value-home-service-businesses/dp/B0FQSH32X7Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2v0D0SNSBofqJJE6zApEE1DripJobs Demo: https://calendly.com/dripjobsteam/dripjobsdemoGusto: https://gusto.com/i/tanner269OpenPhone: https://openph.one/referral/8Kc17aqFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/173750747824373/?ref=shareFollow me on Instagram: http://Instagram.com/officialtannermullen#PaintingContractor #PaintingBusiness #HiringPainters #ContractorBusiness #PaintingCompany #ContractorHiring #BusinessGrowth #HomeServices #EmployeeRetention #ContractorSecrets