Decide where the crew needs help before the route schedule fills. A new mower operator needs training. A crew lead may also drive the truck, run the stops and talk to clients. Leave time to train either one before their first route.
What to ask landscaping applicants, and what you check
You and your HireBus team set these landscaping questions during setup, and Iris asks them in each interview:
- Towing and driving. Say where the crew meets and whether the job means towing a trailer. Ask about their towing experience. You check their license and driving record yourself before an offer.
- Equipment. Ask which mowers, trimmers and other machines they've run. You plan a supervised equipment check for anything new to them.
- Running a crew. Ask a lead how they split the work, checked a property before leaving and handled a change to the day's route.
- Season and hours. Give the start and end dates, how early the trucks roll and whether there's winter work.
Landscaping roles to hire for
- Crew member. Runs the mowers and trimmers you use and keeps pace with the crew.
- Crew lead. Runs the stops, checks each property and answers client questions.
- Irrigation technician. Troubleshoots controllers and valves and writes up the work done.
- Hardscape installer. Reads plans, preps the site and has laid the materials you use with a crew.
- Account manager / sales. Sells maintenance contracts or projects and hands sold work to production.
Questions landscaping owners ask
Can we recruit a crew before the season?
Yes. Count back from your first route date, and leave time for Iris interviews, your interviews and training. Tell HireBus how many openings you have so the campaign fits your plan and budget.
What if someone leaves during the season?
Start with people who applied earlier and ask if they're still available. With an active bench, Iris keeps interviewing new applicants all season, so a mid-season quit doesn't start from zero. An active bench uses ad budget and scored-candidate credits. See always-on hiring.
Founder & CEO of HireBus. Brandon took over his father's window cleaning business in 2012 and grew it past seventy employees in six seasons. He founded HireBus in Denver in 2021 with Rick Breden, PhD, an industrial and organizational psychologist. Read our story.
