Who we are
Providing access to critical skilled trades talent and training
Dan Kooyman is an accomplished recruiting professional with a diverse background in both in-house full life cycle and contingent recruitment.
Currently, he serves as a recruiting manager at The Blue Collar Recruiter & Virtual Trade School.. In this position, he focuses on helping individuals find opportunities in trade industries while working remotely from Salt Lake County, Utah.
Dan is a highly experienced senior recruiter/manager with a proven track record of leading recruitment teams and driving success through metrics-driven recruiting. With over two decades of experience, he has excelled in full-lifecycle recruiting across multiple industries.
South Salt Lake City, UT Skilled Trade Recruiting. Consulting. Career development.
Our Blue Collar Recruiter mission is clear.
- For our employer clients, we know how vital it is to have the right people with the right skills on your team. Our role is to find the people you need to serve your customers and help grow your companies.
- For skilled tradespeople, we work hard to put you and your hard-earned expertise in front of the company owners and managers who will value your skills. We work with you as a job candidate, to understand what career moves you want to make and the job opportunities that will further your professional goals.
We understand how under-served the employers and candidates are that make the skilled trade industries run. We have designed a system incorporating discovery, training, and effective placement to do our part in tackling this challenge.
We are recruiting advocates for the skilled trades, not only in South Salt Lake City, Utah, but also throughout the Midwest and across the U.S. for partners with a regional or national scope. Let’s partner and begin the recruiting journey together.
Education designed for accelerated success
The Blue Collar Virtual Trade School offers a modern approach to learning a trade through combining cutting-edge virtual technology with the experience of real industry experts. By training people for in HVAC, plumbing, electrical, facility/multi-family facility management, appliance repair, and solar installation, we provide access to a solid career, good money, and freedom from debt—all from the comfort of one's own home.
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