Kyle Holt joined James Pressly, Trade and Industrial Specialist, Career and Technical Education, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Raleigh, NC; Jim Halderman, author and professor of automotive technology; and Shane Hawkins, Automotive Technology instructor at East Gaston High School and adjunct instructor for Gaston College on the podcast titled “It Starts in High School.” Carm Capriotto, founder […]
Just when you thought finding technicians looking for careers in heavy-duty diesel or automotive maintenance was about as likely as finding a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, here comes a company called S/P2 with a database of thousands of career tech students looking for jobs. No kidding. Tech students looking for […]
OVERLAND PARK, KAN., Sept. 12 – S/P2 Careers (sp2.org) reached a milestone this week as it surpassed 40,000 resumes in its S/P2 Careers system. The S/P2 Careers resume database is fueled by career tech students looking for full-time, part-time, and internship opportunities as entry-level technicians. “We were confident that we had something special here, but […]
OVERLAND PARK, KAN., Sept. 6 – S/P2 (sp2.org) and CARS Cooperative (cars.coop) have partnered to provide CARS members with access to the S/P2 Careers database of entry-level technician candidates across the country. Each CARS member will receive $100 in S/P2 Careers credits that they can use to recruit students who are in or have recently […]
You don’t have to upload student lists or add users one-by-one any more. S/P2’s new “Invitations” feature makes it super easy to add users to your account by inviting your students or staff to set up their own log in credentials, and to automatically be assigned the courses you want them to receive. Check out […]
Kyle Holt, President of S/P2, was featured on the Remarkable Results Radio podcast – one of the leading podcasts for the automotive industry. Kyle was interviewed by Remarkable Results Radio’s host, Carm Caprioto, about how S/P2 works to help entry-level technicians enter and stay in the industry – including topics on the S/P2 Careers resume […]
On June 20, the Automotive Service Association (ASA) hosted a webinar called “The Road to Great Technicians” with Chris Chesney, senior director of customer training for the CARQUEST Technical Institute. After ASA Vice President Tony Molla introduced the webinar’s presenter, Chesney recounted his collaboration with the National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) to identify the Road to Great Technicians. They […]
When you go to S/P2 to log in, you’ll see that things look a little different. That’s because we are changing from our old 3-code login to a 2-code login system. We’re making this change for several reasons: Individualized usernames and passwords improve security Personalized usernames (typically the individual’s email) and a personalized password are […]
The Service Professionals General Session at AAPEX 2018 will tackle an important industry issue: building rewarding careers for automotive technicians and ensuring they have the skills to repair vehicles equipped with new technology, regardless of where they are employed in the automotive aftermarket. … Panelists include Donny Seyfer, executive officer and shop owner, NASTF; Chris […]
The biggest issue in the automotive industry is the technician shortage. Kyle Holt, president of S/P2 and Jay Goninen, CEO of Find a Wrench joined Rissy Sutherland’s postcast to discuss and share thoughts on this major topic that includes how shops can recruit, and help the next generation enter and stay in the industry. Listen […]
