Introducing CareerPlug: A Better Way to Build Your Team

Finding the right people is one of the most important—and often most challenging—parts of growing a business. Made in the Shade is excited to introduce CareerPlug this year as a recruiting and hiring resource for MITS owners.

CareerPlug is a hiring platform designed specifically for small businesses and franchise systems. It provides a consistent, organized process for attracting applicants, reviewing candidates, scheduling interviews, and managing the hiring process from one place.

How CareerPlug Can Help

CareerPlug can help owners recruit for positions such as:

• Sales designers
• Installers and installation assistants
• Office and customer service team members
• Operations managers

CareerPlug can help you:

• Create professional job descriptions and postings, templated by MITS
• Distribute job openings to major online job boards
• Collect and organize applications
• Screen candidates with customized questions
• Communicate with applicants
• Schedule and manage interviews
• Track candidates throughout the hiring process
• Create a more consistent onboarding experience

CareerPlug does not eliminate the need to carefully interview and evaluate candidates, but it can give you a better system for managing the process and help prevent qualified applicants from being overlooked.

Why This Matters

As your business grows, hiring cannot remain an informal process. Waiting until you are overwhelmed to begin looking for help often leads to rushed decisions and poor hires.

CareerPlug gives owners a repeatable hiring process that can be used whether you are hiring your first employee or continuing to build an established team. The goal is not simply to generate more applicants. It is to help you identify, evaluate, and hire the right people for your business.

CareerPlug Training Videos

We have added CareerPlug training and overview videos to Teams. These videos will explain how to access the platform, create job postings, manage applicants, and make better use of the available hiring tools.

[VIEW CAREERPLUG TRAINING VIDEOS]

We recommend reviewing the videos before creating your first job posting or beginning a new hiring campaign.

Upcoming Webinars

Made in the Shade and CareerPlug will also offer periodic webinars to provide additional training, demonstrate platform features, and answer questions from MITS owners.

Upcoming webinar dates and registration information will be announced through MITS Central and Home Office communications.

Getting Started

If you are preparing to hire—or expect to hire in the coming months—now is the time to become familiar with CareerPlug. Building a strong team requires planning, and having the right hiring system in place can save time, improve consistency, and help you make more confident decisions.

Start by watching the training videos, reviewing the available resources, and preparing job descriptions for the positions your business will need next.

For questions about accessing CareerPlug or the MITS training resources, please submit a support ticket to the Home Office team.