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A while back, a deer jumped in front of my 1972 Fiat 500. The deer walked away fine, my fiat with a big dent. I took it to a guy named Greg who did insurance collision work by day, but restored vintage cars out of a single garage on weekends. The metalwork he did on my Fiat was pure art. When I asked why he didn't do restoration full-time, he said: "I've never written a resume in my life. Everything I do is word of mouth." I started calling classic and restoration shop owners, and they all said the same thing: "We’re backed up 3 to 5 years, older techs are retiring, and standard job sites like Indeed only send us people who want to do oil changes on modern daily drivers." So I built ClassicCarJobs.us Instead of corporate resumes, it lets mechanics showcase actual projects and hands-on skills (metal shaping, carb tuning, vintage wiring). How it's going so far: Greg posted his work, got hired full-time by a local shop, and left the collision grind for good. Plus he instantly went up to $42 per hour from $28. Another guy went from working retail at Lowe's to landing a job at an classic Aston Martin shop. We currently have 95 shops and 300 mechanics on the platform from word of mouth and organic searches. Takeaway: The trades don't care about resume buzzwords; they care about portfolio photos and proof of skill. Letting talent "show, don't tell" changes everything for niche industries. Would love any feedback or thoughts from other builders running niche job boards!   submitted by   /u/Suby17 [link]   [comments]

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  • 发布时间：2026/9/21 07:24:18