Define the right hire.
Clarify the role, reporting structure, business priorities, and experience you need. Align on compensation, location, and the qualities that matter to your team.
For dealers
Automotive staffing.
A stronger dealership.
Find leaders and professionals who understand your business, fit your team, and share your expectations for performance.
Our services
Recruiting around your business.
Focus the search.
Identify and evaluate relevant automotive experience, leadership approach, and motivation. Build conversations around the needs of the position and the dealership.
Support the decision.
Coordinate introductions and interview feedback, clarify expectations, and help move the conversation from initial interest to a considered hiring decision.
Our focus includes executive leadership, fixed operations, sales and finance, and dealership support roles. Discuss the scope of your search with us before work begins.
Our hiring process.
Discovery
Discuss the dealership, role, timeline, and what success looks like. Agree on the scope and engagement terms.
Search & assessment
Review potential candidates against the agreed criteria, including professional experience, goals, and fit.
Interviews & feedback
Arrange introductions and gather feedback. Explore responsibilities, compensation, and mutual expectations.
Offer & transition
Support offer discussions and an agreed start plan. The employer makes the final hiring decision and completes its required checks.
Clear expectations
Dealer fees,
agreed in advance.
Recruiting fees are paid by the hiring dealership or employer—not by candidates. Contact us for a proposal tailored to the role and search scope.
Before a search begins, the written agreement should set out the fee amount or calculation, when payment is due, the services included, and any replacement, refund, or cancellation provisions that apply. No standard rate or guarantee is advertised here.
Request an engagement proposal ↗Automotive staffing shaped by the role you need to fill.
A dealership staffing need may start with a vacant management position, a growing department, or a change in leadership. Before starting a search, define the responsibilities, team size, reporting relationships, compensation range, location, and priorities for the first months in the role. That brief gives both the dealership and candidates a clearer basis for evaluating fit.
Fixed operations recruiting.
Service and parts leadership searches should account for shop capacity, technician development, customer retention, warranty processes, inventory management, and department financial performance. Discuss which measures the new leader will own and where the operation needs support.
Executive, sales and dealership support recruiting.
For general managers and sales or finance leaders, clarify decision-making authority, department relationships, team development needs, and operating expectations. Accounting and human resources searches require the same attention to scope, reporting structure, and the experience needed for the position.
Questions about working with an automotive recruiter.
What should a dealership prepare before a search?
Bring a role description, compensation range, location, reporting structure, interview availability, and your most important hiring criteria. Identify who will make the decision and what success in the role would look like.
What does automotive staffing mean at Apex?
Our services focus on recruiting dealership leaders and professionals for employer hiring decisions. If you need temporary labor, contract staffing, or payroll services, discuss that requirement before an engagement; those services are not currently advertised here.
Who pays recruiting fees?
The hiring employer pays under a written agreement. The fee, payment timing, scope, and any applicable replacement or cancellation terms are agreed before the search begins. Candidates never pay recruiting fees.
How long does a dealership search take?
Timing depends on the role, location, compensation, candidate availability, and your interview process. Discuss your target start date at the beginning of the engagement; no fixed hiring timeline is promised.
Discuss your dealership hiring needs or learn more about our automotive recruiting approach.