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TRADE TALK · EVERY ISSUE

Trade Talk, written for your trade.

Trade Talk goes out once a month, and subscribers get one issue: the one written for their trade. We publish a separate issue for each of the twenty trades we recruit in - wage movement, time-to-fill, and what is actually working for contractors hiring right now. Every one of them is below. Pick your trade in the signup further down and that is the single email you get.

October 2026

This month's issue, one per trade. Not a round-up - each one is written against its own trade's numbers.

HVAC & Mechanical October 2026 Hiring Brief
Commercial Construction October 2026 Hiring Brief
Commercial Roofing October 2026 Hiring Brief
Fire Protection October 2026 Hiring Brief
Paving & Asphalt October 2026 Hiring Brief
Commercial Landscaping October 2026 Hiring Brief
Commercial Electrical October 2026 Hiring Brief
Commercial Plumbing October 2026 Hiring Brief
Commercial Flooring October 2026 Hiring Brief
Commercial Painting October 2026 Hiring Brief
Commercial Cleaning & Facilities Maintenance October 2026 Hiring Brief
Welding & Fabrication October 2026 Hiring Brief
Masonry & Concrete October 2026 Hiring Brief
Physical Security October 2026 Hiring Brief
Insulation October 2026 Hiring Brief
Commercial Pest Control October 2026 Hiring Brief
Elevator Maintenance October 2026 Hiring Brief
LED & Solar October 2026 Hiring Brief
Commercial Trucking October 2026 Hiring Brief
Commercial Irrigation October 2026 Hiring Brief

August 2026 — Month 1

The first issue of this newsletter, while the rest of the industries were still coming online.

HVAC & Mechanical Month 1 Hiring Brief
Trade Talk A monthly hiring brief for commercial trades employers

What changed in your trade this month, and what to do about it.

One email a month, and only one. We write a separate issue for every trade we recruit in, so you get yours - not a round-up with your trade buried in paragraph nine. Every issue is written for the person actually doing the hiring.

  • Where wages moved in your trade, by market, and what that does to your next offer
  • How long roles like yours are taking to fill, and where it is getting worse
  • Interview and screening tactics that are landing candidates this month
  • What contractors competing for the same people are doing differently

Built on federal wage data, our own closed searches, and what we hear on the desk every week. Written for employers, not candidates. No pitch, no filler, one click to leave.

Pick your trade. That is the one issue you get, once a month.

One email a month. Your trade and your address, nothing else - we do not sell either, and you can unsubscribe from the bottom of any issue. Read this month's issue for your trade first →

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