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05/13/2026

Met with an HVAC install lead in Tampa, FL last Friday.

Twelve years installing residential systems. Leads a crew of four. Two callbacks all of last year.

If you're in Tampa and you want an install lead who runs a tight crew — he's worth a 20-minute call.

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04/30/2026

The best HVAC install lead in Tampa told me something this week.

"I don't need more money. I need to be heard."

Read that again.

Your top techs aren't always asking for raises. Sometimes they just want to know that the owner knows their name.

When was the last time you asked your team what they actually wanted?

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04/29/2026

The best electrician I talked to all month is in Charlotte.

He's not on Indeed. He's not on LinkedIn. He's not "actively looking."

He's quietly putting his resume together because his current shop keeps moving the goalpost on a promotion they promised him last summer.

The candidates you actually want aren't applying to your job posts. They have to be found.

That's the whole job.

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04/28/2026

Talked to a plumber in Phoenix today who hasn't gotten a raise in 4 years.

Four years. While the cost of everything around him went up.

He's been loyal to his shop. Showed up every day. Trained the new guys.

And the owner thinks because he hasn't quit, he must be happy.

He's not happy. He's just polite. And he's about to leave.

Check on your top performers. Pay them what they're worth before someone like me finds them.

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04/27/2026

Quick story from this morning.

A homeowner in Nashville told me she's been waiting 3 weeks for an HVAC company to call her back about a system replacement.

Three weeks.

There are HVAC techs in that same market right now looking for work because their shops are slow.

The disconnect isn't a labor shortage. It's a hiring shortage.

If you run a home services business and you're losing jobs because you can't staff up — that's solvable.

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04/24/2026

Closed another placement this week — service manager at an HVAC contractor in Indianapolis, IN.

14 days from first call to signed offer.

Passive candidate, referred by someone we placed last year.

That's what real recruiting looks like.

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04/23/2026

Quick stat from this week — HVAC and plumbing openings are up double digits across the Sun Belt, but applications are down.

If your hiring process still takes 45 days, you're losing the best candidates before you even call them back.

Speed wins.

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04/22/2026

Dallas electrician pay shifted — and if your job ad still reads like 2024, you're invisible.

The data center boom off 635 is hoovering up every licensed hand in North Texas. ZipRecruiter has the Dallas average at $29.20/hr. Journeyman totals (OT + bonuses) are clearing $114K in DFW.

What Dallas electricians actually make in 2026:
• Apprentice: $20–$26/hr
• Journeyman: $26–$32/hr
• Licensed journeyman: $32–$38/hr
• Master / lead: $40–$55+/hrAnd no — a signing bonus isn't the fix. It gets you the guy chasing the next bonus.

Full breakdown + what to put in your job ad: https://www.radtalentmgmt.com/insights/dallas-electrician-pay-2026-ai-boom

04/22/2026

Placed a lead installer in Tampa last month. Found him through a referral — he wasn't looking, wasn't on a board, wasn't answering recruiters. Took three conversations over two weeks to earn the meeting. Real recruiting isn't blasting jobs. It's building trust. [email protected] | radtalentmgmt.com

04/21/2026

Every week we hear "nobody wants to work anymore."

Every week we pull the data and find the problem isn't the workforce. It's the offer.

Audit your pay. Audit your benefits. Audit your time-to-hire.

The good ones are out there. They're just getting hired by the shops that move fast.

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04/20/2026

Got a call Friday from a service tech in Nashville, TN. Ten years in the trade. Two-time tech of the year. He's not unhappy — he's just tired of being the only one who cares. If you're an HVAC shop in the Nashville area looking for someone who actually gives a damn, reach out. [email protected] | radtalentmgmt.com

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