Hiring Software for Subcontractors Who Win Work Faster Than They Can Staff It
The bottleneck isn't the next contract. It's finding licensed tradespeople before the GC's schedule moves.
Discovered is hiring software that adapts to each industry. For subcontractors, it revives past applicants, activates crew referrals, and tests trade skills.
The Trades You Sell Are the Trades
Everyone Is Hiring
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Electricians
Mechanical, plumbing, drywall, and roofing shops compete for the same journeymen.
Where Hiring Breaks for Specialty Contractors
The Hiring Problem
The Operational Impact
Staffing Up on the GC's Timeline
You win the scope, and the GC wants a crew in three weeks.
Paying an Agency for Every Hard Hire
When licensed candidates don't apply, the fallback is an agency and its markup.
Experience That Looks Better on Paper
"Journeyman level" means different things to different applicants.
Foremen Doing the Recruiting
The person who can judge a tradesperson is also running the crew.
The tradespeople you need are often already in your files or your crew's contacts.
How Discovered Fills Subcontractor Crews
Sourcing, screening, and skills testing in one place, so a new scope never starts from zero.
Learn how to fill niche skilled trades roles faster without spending more on job boards.
Reactivate the Tradespeople Already in Your Database
Last year's finalist may be ready now. Search your database in plain language and filter by resume rating and assessment results.
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Turn Your Crew Into Your Best Recruiters
Tradespeople know tradespeople. Give your crew referral links with reminders, track who referred whom, and send referrals to your career page.
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Check Licenses and Skills Before the Interview
License questions and trade skill tests come first, so your foreman only meets people who can do the work.
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Move Fast Without Pulling Foremen Off the Job
Texts and calls go out as soon as someone applies, and interviews land in slots your foreman approves.
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Prove the Skill and Protect Your Safety Record
GCs prequalify subs on safety, so every hire carries your name onto their jobsite.
Hiring software for subcontractors should confirm both the trade skill and the habits that keep a crew safe.
Build trade-specific custom skill tests and review skills assessments.
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Screen for reliability with the Reliability Indicators and Integrity & Attitude scales.
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Add IntegrityFirst pre-employment integrity tests for techs in occupied buildings.
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Confirm history with background checks.
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Request an Incident Reduction Assessment for your OSHA incident rate and workers' comp program.
Specialty Trade Roles We Help You Fill
Electrical and Mechanical
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Electricians
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HVAC installers
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Plumbers and pipefitters
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Sheet metal workers
Structure and Finishes
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Carpenters and framers
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Painters
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Drywall finishers and roofers
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Concrete finishers
Crew Leads and Apprentices
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Foremen and lead journeymen
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Apprentices and helpers
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Service technicians
Executive and Operations
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VPs of field operations
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Operations and service managers
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Branch managers
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Controllers
Interview Questions for Specialty Trade Roles
Prepare every interview with role-specific questions:
What Happens When You Win a Scope That Needs Six More Electricians?
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Search your bench
Invite back past applicants with the right license.
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Ask your crew
Launch a referral campaign to people they trust.
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Screen the license first
Confirm classification and certifications in the application.
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Test the trade
A short skill test built for your work.
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Meet the foreman
A pre-approved slot, with references in the profile.
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One Hiring System for Every Scope
Mobilize on Time
Staff new work on the GC's schedule.
Spend Less on Agencies
Fill from your own bench and referrals first.
Hire Proven Skill
Test trade knowledge before the interview.
Keep Foremen Producing
Automation handles follow-up and scheduling.
Specialty Contractor Hiring Before and After Discovered
| Sourcing | A new ad or an agency call. | Past applicants and referrals first. |
| Licenses | Checked on day one, if at all. | Captured in the application. |
| Trade skills | Discovered on the jobsite. | Tested before the interview. |
| Follow-up | When the foreman has time. | Automated texts, calls, and scheduling. |
| Next job | Start the search over. | A bench that grows with every hire. |
Staff Crews Across Regions and Branches
Following GCs into new markets? Hiring software for subcontractors keeps every branch on one standard.
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Reuse job templates and skill tests in every branch.
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Keep ownership of each candidate clear across offices.
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Track which sources and referrals produce hires that last.
Hiring Software for Subcontractors FAQ
Hiring software for subcontractors helps specialty trade contractors source, screen, test, and schedule candidates in one system. Discovered adapts to each industry, and for subcontractors it is set up around specialty trade crews.
Be Ready for the Next Award
Show us how your shop hires today. On the call, you get:
A Bench Check
How many qualified past applicants you could contact today.
A Referral Plan
How to turn your crew into a steady source of candidates.
Skill Tests for Your Trade
Questions that separate real journeymen from resume claims.
A Faster Path to Mobilization
Steps to staff your next scope on the GC's timeline.