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Automotive executive search recruitment software
Map the automotive market, run the assignment, evidence the process.
Retained assignments on one record — mapping, confidential approaches, milestones and the dealership report.
- Mapping
- Approach
- Longlist
- Assessment
- Tickets & licences
- Offer & fee
- Also for automotive:
- Temp
- Permanent
- Contract
- Shift
- Multi-Desk
- All automotive desks
How the desk runs
One platform, from the market map to the offer.
Map the market
Build the target list on the assignment record — the dealerships, the aftersales managers, dealer principals and heads of service inside them, and who has already been spoken to.
Confidential approaches
Approaches, conversations and declines are recorded against the assignment, so a discreet search still leaves a trail the team can work from.
Longlist to shortlist
Technicians move between dealer groups in a small local market, so your own database is usually a better first call than an advert. Move candidates through the assignment stages with the reasoning attached, and send a formatted shortlist from the record.
Assessment and interviews
Interview stages, feedback and assessment notes sit on the candidate within the assignment. At this level the dealership is judging whether the technician can work unsupervised on the bay from day one, and the evidence for it belongs on the record.
Retained milestones
Retainer stages are tracked against the assignment, so what has been billed and what is due sits with the work rather than beside it.
The client report
Dashman shows fill-rate by dealership, revenue by desk and the qualifications you are short of, so the update is drawn from the record rather than assembled before the call.
Checks and clearances
Qualified for the bay before the booking is committed
Technical qualifications and licences are held against the worker with expiry alerts, so the desk can see who is genuinely qualified rather than who is merely free.
How documents and expiry work- Technical and trade qualifications with expiry alerts
- Driving licence category where the role requires it
- Right-to-work documents with expiry alerts
- References confirmed on the worker record
What the agents add
AI agents working on the automotive desk in the background.
Sourcing Sam
Builds the target map of technicians and keeps the assignment's longlist moving.
Compliance Clara
Flags technical and trade qualifications coming up for expiry.
Timesheet Tommy
Reads submitted timesheets and preps PAYE, AWR and holiday pay, with umbrella for contract technicians for review.
Growth Grace
Surfaces new dealership leads worth a call.
Manager Max
Briefs the desk each morning on fill-rate by dealership.
Free guide · PDF
The AI Agents Guide for Automotive Recruitment
- Where agents help on the automotive desk, and where they should not
- Keeping technical and trade qualifications current without chasing
- Pay and bill: PAYE, AWR and holiday pay, with umbrella for contract technicians
Questions
Executive Search Automotive recruitment software questions.
Does it support retained assignments?
Retainer milestones are tracked against the assignment alongside the stages, so what has been billed and what is still due sits with the work.
Can approaches be kept confidential?
Approaches and conversations are recorded against the assignment with the access controls you have configured, so a discreet search still leaves a usable trail.
How is market mapping handled?
The target list of dealerships and technicians is built on the assignment record, including who has already been approached and what they said.
What does the client see?
Assignment progress is drawn from the record stage by stage, so the update is reported rather than reconstructed before each call.
What checks do automotive placements need?
Technical qualifications and licences are held against the worker with expiry alerts, so the desk can see who is genuinely qualified rather than who is merely free. The desk holds technical and trade qualifications with expiry alerts, driving licence category where the role requires it, right-to-work documents with expiry alerts, references confirmed on the worker record.
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