HR Resources

Finding New Hires:

• Job Advertising Template
• U.S. State-based Agencies
• Hydraulics & Pneumatics Job Center
• Technical Schools
  • Fluid Power Education Foundation Key Schools; Non-Key Schools with significant fluid power programs
  • Industrial Careers Pathway (ICP) is a major workforce development initiative for the industrial distribution channel that connects job seekers with local employers and educators.
• Non-Industry Job Boards
  • Career Builder
  • Craig’s List
• It's 2008: Do You Know Where Your Talent Is? - Free report from NAW

Hiring Tools:

• Pre-Employment Screening - by Profiles International, Inc.
• Impact Hiring Solutions
• Interview Questions - request sample from Profiles International, Inc.
• Background Checks - by Profiles International, Inc.
• Other Pre-Employment Testing Resources
  • Bennett Mechanical Comprehension Test
• Job Description Bank
• Free Resources from Profiles International, Inc. for the following categories:
  • Assessment Testing
  • Employment Hiring Guide
  • Retention Guide
  • Job Matching and Performance Briefing
  • Turnover calculator
  • Productivity Calculator

Employee Retention:

• Workforce Analysis Profile, by Profiles International
• FPDA Member Recommended Reading on Formal Feedback Programs: 
(Have an Human Resources Book to recommend? Let us know.)
  • Catalytic Coaching
  • FPDA HR Books & Publications
• Formal Performance Review
  • Employee Performance: Improvement Tool Kit
  • Performance Appraisal Form Template
  • Performance Appraisal Solutions by Career Track, Inc.
  • Top Ten Labor Problems - coming soon

Training:

• Customer Service
  • Impact Learning Systems
  • Free Online Customer Service Training - e-learning Center
• Basic Hydraulic/Pneumatic Concepts
  • NFPA Pneumatic & Basic Hydraulics Online Training
  • Womack Education - Hands-on training classes, industrial fluid power classes
  • CFC Solar - Hands-on industrial training in hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical, electrical and automation technology
  • Online Training offered through the International Fluid Power Society for Mobile Hydraulics, Basic Hydraulics, Basic Hydraulics, Basic Mechanical, Mobil Electrical, Basic Pneumatics, Basic Industrial Electrical
  • Training Manuals & Books offered through the International Fluid Power Society
  • Certifying Your Employees through the The International Fluid Power Society
• Selling Skills
  • FPDA Sales Training Books & Publications
• Basic Industrial Distribution Concepts
  • University of Industrial Distribution
  •  FPDA’s Tom D. Ralls Memorial Scholarship to the University of Industrial Distribution
  • FPDA General Distribution Books & Publications

Other Topics:

• Compensation Planning
  • FPDA Compensation Report - includes FPDA Member Data and Cross Industry Data
  • Employment Contracts/non compete references - coming soon