Boating Industry

November 2016

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November 2016 | Boating Industry | 17 www.BoatingIndustry.com MARKET INTELLIGENCE MARKET INTELLIGENCE AVERAGE SPENT PER EMPLOYEE ON TRAINING EACH YEAR DIFFICULTY FINDING/KEEPING GOOD EMPLOYEES VS. A YEAR AGO WHAT METHODS ARE YOU USING TO FIND NEW EMPLOYEES? HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO FIND AND KEEP EMPLOYEES IN THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS? Of those who have each department FINDING AND KEEPING GOOD EMPLOYEES We also asked readers about their greatest challenges in finding or keeping good employees over the last year. Here is some of what they had to say. "We have all but given up on hiring a cer tified technician and have been focused on a trainable person but still cannot find anyone." "We are finding new employees to be unreliable in the basic skills of getting themselves to work everyday and arriving on time." "Most applicants nowadays are marginally qualified, think they're over- qualified and think they're worth more pay than we can give them." "Government assistance is too aggressive. We find that in some cases it's more profitable to not work for a living." "Finding qualified people with the desire and acceptable learning skills." "Many people are not capable of handling the pace of the marine business." "Finding those who are willing to put in the effort and get off their phones." "Health care costs." "A mindset in younger people who simply aren't willing to do the trench work required to be an effective marine industry contributor." "Legal marijuana usage makes it difficult to find drug-free employees." "Competitive dealers are actively recruiting our technicians." "Finding new employees that are willing to be trained and learn new skills." "Seasonal nature of the business is a complication." "Our business doesn't have a lot of opportunities to advance. It makes it difficult for people to see a lifelong career in the industry." 66% 55% 34% 27% 24% 22% 17% 27% 41% 44% 59% 55% 33% 51% 7% 4% 22% 14% 21% 45% 32% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Service Department Manufacturing Marina Customer Service Sales Marketing Office/support staff Very Somewhat Not difficult at all 66% 55% 34% 27% 24% 22% 17% 27% 41% 44% 59% 55% 33% 51% 7% 4% 22% 14% 21% 45% 32% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Service Department Manufacturing Marina Customer Service Sales Marketing Office/support staff Very Somewhat Not difficult at all 72% 7% 41% 63% 28% 52% 46% 4% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Employee referrals Government programs Newspaper advertising Online job sites Recruiters/ employment agencies Social media Trade schools/ training programs Other Much more difficult 37% A little more difficult 29% About the same 30% Less difficult 4% Less than $100 7% $100 to $300 6% $300 to $500 19% $500 to $750 17% $750 t o $1,000 21% More than $1,000 30% Source: Boating Industry survey, October 2016

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