4 Tips When Conducting A Driver Interview

When doing interviews with potential drivers to work for your company, it's very important to keep these things in mind if you want to attract the best prospects. 

Tip #1 Show up on time. This goes for both parties

When you're interviewing a driver, the driver is also interviewing you as well. Your action speaks louder than your words and there's a saying that "you never get a second chance for a first impression."

If you know you will show up later than the scheduled appointment, let the prospect know beforehand. Things do happen

Tip #2 Don’t sound robotic and treat them like you're a police

What I mean is, have some good old fashioned conversation and meet them where they’re at. If you’re trying to be the big shot who thinks you’re better than them, it would turn off most drivers

If it’s not how you talk in real life, don’t put it in your messages whether you're in-person, on the phone or via email

It sounds really weird, and it makes drivers run for the hills when you sound robotic. You can you use their slang so they can relate and most importantly be yourself

Tip #3. Don’t beg, or chase drivers.

Remember drivers need you just as much as you need them to work for you. 

If you’re about to bring on someone who wants to be a part of your trucking company, they want to know that you’re honest and can trust you.

Be start forward about the job, company and what you're all about

If he or she sees the opportunity and it's a good fit, they will jump onboard.

No need feel desperate or chase anyone to be in your organization. If you force a driver to get in, you will also force them to work.

Tip #4. Don’t forget to have fun!

Have you ever had a driver who was very interested in joining your company and they disappeared, you can’t hear from them?

 And you were so frustrated and annoyed that you couldn’t get them to join your company? It happens so don’t beat yourself up. you're human

Sometimes the reason is because we all tend to take ourselves too seriously and only focus on making the close.

Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it can come off as desperation to the driver, and they will be able to sense it.

So don’t forget to have fun in doing it, share a relatable story or something funny to make your prospect laugh.

You are getting your prospect a fun preview of the company's culture while they work.

Hope you found this valuable

-Elroy

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