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How to Start Your Career in Car Sales

Start your career in car sales with this beginner friendly guide that covers skills, training, earning expectations, interview tips, and how to choose the right dealership.

For Car Dealers

Why Your January Hiring Pipeline Depends on What You Do in December

Start January fully staffed by fixing your December hiring pipeline. Learn why filtering out pre-hire junk leads to better techs, fewer delays, and a stronger start to Q1.

For Car Dealers

The Hidden Costs of Bad Hires in Your Service Department

Discover the unseen financial impact of bad hires in your service department, including lost productivity, comebacks, and customer defection, plus how to prevent these profit leaks.

For Job Seekers

A Day in the Life of a Car Salesperson

Discover what a full day looks like for a successful car salesperson including routines, appointments, test drives, follow ups, and real daily responsibilities.

For Car Dealers

Ford’s Technician Shortage Is Now a Capacity Crisis – Here’s How Smart Dealers Are Solving It

The technician shortage is now a capacity crisis for Ford dealerships. Explore the data, the root causes, and the dealer-level strategies that reduce open bays, shorten repair backlogs, and improve customer satisfaction.

For Job Seekers

Dealership Office Career Paths: Great Automotive Jobs Beyond Sales, Service, and Parts

Discover dealership office careers beyond Sales and Service. Learn about Title Clerk, Biller, AP/AR, Office Manager, Controller, and modern roles like IT and social media.

For Job Seekers

How Salespeople Can Avoid Burnout: A Practical Guide for Automotive Pros

Learn how automotive salespeople can prevent burnout with practical strategies for managing stress, staying motivated, improving workflow, and building long-term career success.

For Car Dealers

Why Great Technicians Quit and What You Can Do About It

Learn the real reasons top automotive technicians leave and how your dealership or repair shop can stop the turnover before it starts.

For Car Dealers

The Hidden Cost of Waiting to Fill Key Dealership Management Roles

Every day a key management role sits empty costs your dealership thousands. Learn how confidential recruiting from Car Guys Inc. fills critical roles fast.

For Car Dealers

Beyond Trade Schools: Building a 360° Technician Pipeline

Discover how dealerships and repair shops can find and develop future technicians through trade schools, veterans, high schools, mentorship, and online training.

For Job Seekers

Climb the Ladder: From Lube Tech to Service Director in the Automotive Industry

Discover how to grow your automotive career, from Lube Tech to Service Director. Learn key steps, skills, and job opportunities in dealership service departments.

For Car Dealers

How Connected Cars Are Changing the Role of the Service Manager

Connected car technology is transforming dealership service departments. Learn how telematics, data analytics, and remote diagnostics are reshaping the modern service manager’s responsibilities and skills.

For Job Seekers

The Best LinkedIn Profiles for Automotive Jobs (and What Makes Them Stand Out)

Learn how to build a standout LinkedIn profile for automotive jobs using AI tools like ChatGPT and photo enhancers. Get keyword tips, examples, and links to AIResumeScoring.com and CarGuysInc.com to help you land your next dealership or repair shop job.

For Car Dealers

Top 5 HR Mistakes Dealerships Make When Hiring

Discover the top 5 HR mistakes costing dealerships time, money, and talent. Learn proven strategies to hire faster, smarter, and retain top performers.

For Job Seekers

From Lot Porter to General Manager: Career Paths in Automotive Sales

Explore the career ladder from entry-level dealership porter to General Manager. Learn how to grow your automotive sales career with guidance from Car Guys Inc.

Sales Consultant Pay Plans for Dealerships: How to Match Pay Structure to Your Goal

How to Measure Technician Productivity in a Dealership

Is Collision Repair Still a Smart Career Choice?

The Service Manager’s Role in Onboarding, Not HR’s

How to Evaluate Finance & Insurance Manager Job Offers

Service Department Capacity Planning for Dealership Managers

How to Start Your Career in Car Sales

Why Your January Hiring Pipeline Depends on What You Do in December

The Hidden Costs of Bad Hires in Your Service Department

A Day in the Life of a Car Salesperson

Ford’s Technician Shortage Is Now a Capacity Crisis – Here’s How Smart Dealers Are Solving It

Dealership Office Career Paths: Great Automotive Jobs Beyond Sales, Service, and Parts

How Salespeople Can Avoid Burnout: A Practical Guide for Automotive Pros

Why Great Technicians Quit and What You Can Do About It

The Hidden Cost of Waiting to Fill Key Dealership Management Roles

Beyond Trade Schools: Building a 360° Technician Pipeline

Climb the Ladder: From Lube Tech to Service Director in the Automotive Industry

How Connected Cars Are Changing the Role of the Service Manager

The Best LinkedIn Profiles for Automotive Jobs (and What Makes Them Stand Out)

Top 5 HR Mistakes Dealerships Make When Hiring

From Lot Porter to General Manager: Career Paths in Automotive Sales

Sales Consultant Pay Plans for Dealerships: How to Match Pay Structure to Your Goal

How to Measure Technician Productivity in a Dealership

Is Collision Repair Still a Smart Career Choice?

The Service Manager’s Role in Onboarding, Not HR’s