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Construction and trades hiring

Construction and Trades Hiring Kit

Run a trades hire as a sequence you can repeat. That means a posting that pulls, a fifteen-minute screen, and a structured interview with a score.

FormatKit
Contents9 PDF guides, 3 Word documents, 1 Excel workbook
UseDownload and keep

$59

  • Editable operating files, not a subscription
  • Immediate access through the secure TrueStep HR store
  • Built and reviewed under the published TrueStep HR standard

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What this closes

A practical system that moves the decision into real work.

Pick the job description, set the trade and the pay range, and post it. Foremen, journeymen, apprentices and technicians each have one written for them.

DecisionHire someone
IndustryConstruction
Files9 PDF guides, 3 Word documents, 1 Excel workbook
ReviewBuilt to the published release checks; sources and change notes sit beside the catalog.

What is inside

Every file in the download, by name.

Taken from the kit’s own Start Here guide, so what you see here is what you open after checkout.

PDF · readHiring in the Trades Field Guide: how to run the hire from posting to offer, with the legal basics you cannot skip (PDF to read)
Word · editField Job Descriptions: ready-to-post descriptions for foreman, journeyman, apprentice, service technician, and installer, written for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical contractors (Word to edit)
PDF · readApprentice Pipeline Guide: how to build a steady supply of trainees, set wage steps, and keep them past year one (PDF to read)
PDF · readBilingual Employment Application: a full application in English and Spanish, side by side, for a field workforce (Word to edit)
PDF · readRide-Along Evaluation Form: a structured scoresheet for a working interview in the truck or on the jobsite (Word to edit)
Excel · useHiring Workbook: a candidate tracker, an interview scoring sheet, and a role skills checklist (Excel to use)
PDF · readQuick Reference: the whole workbook on one page: what each tab is for, what you enter, and how to read the result (file 1).
PDF · keepTrueStep HR Product License: what you may and may not do with the files you purchased (file 10).
PDF · readUsing This Workbook in Google Sheets: how to upload the file to Google Sheets and exactly what to check afterward (file 11).
FileEditable Word versions: Field Job Descriptions (file 2), Bilingual Employment Application (file 4), and Ride-Along Evaluation Form (file 5). Open these in Word to change the wording for your own company before you use them.

How to use it

Your first 15 minutes

Step 1 is the Hiring in the Trades Field Guide, file 7. Work down from there, and by step 6 you build the bench.

  1. Read the Field Guide first. It covers the whole hire and the compliance points that trip up small contractors, from application questions to working interview pay.

  2. Pick the job description. Open Field Job Descriptions, choose the role, set the trade and the pay range, and post it. The shaded brackets show what to fill in.

  3. Take applications. Use the Bilingual Employment Application so a strong field candidate is never lost to a language barrier. Print it for the shop counter or fill it on a tablet.

  4. Screen and track. Log every applicant in the Hiring Workbook so no one is left waiting and your pipeline stays full.

  5. Run the working interview. Use the Ride-Along Evaluation Form to score the candidate against the same standard every time, then make the call from the notes, not from memory.

  6. Build the bench. When you cannot find a finished journeyman, use the Apprentice Pipeline Guide to grow one. The wage step plan keeps the math honest.

Construction and Trades Hiring Kit — the Start Here guide from the download, listing every file and the order to use them.

Before you buy

Clear answers to the practical questions.

The point of a product page is to let you judge the work before checkout.

What exactly do I receive?

9 PDF guides, 3 Word documents, 1 Excel workbook, each one named in the What is inside section above. The purchase is a download, not a subscription, and the files are yours to keep.

Are these the real screenshots?

Yes. The preview images on this page are taken from the current deliverable, so you can judge the structure and writing before buying.

Can I use the files in my business?

The files are designed to be edited for your own internal operations. Review the included license and have legal counsel check decisions that require jurisdiction-specific advice.

What if I need help applying it?

Use the $149 Setup Session for one hour of implementation help on this tool. TrueStep HR does not offer broader consulting engagements. For a legal question, use qualified counsel.

Extend the system

Build on this decision.

These products address the next connected step in the same situation, operating method, or industry.

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Field Onboarding System

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Foreman Field Toolkit — the 7 files in this download shown as a stack of real pages: Excel + Word + PDF, 41 pages in all.
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Foreman Field Toolkit

Give the field leader the words and the paper trail. You get scripts for the five hardest jobsite conversations and incident forms in English and Spanish. One workbook keeps the crew record current in five minutes a week.