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Experienced People who are Eager, Motivated and Competitive

Our specific skills are in attracting top candidates through constantly Advertising Job Openings,  Interviewing 

Automotive Experienced People and Checking References (we’ve developed confidential relationships with 
Automotive Managers and Owners for 23 years).  
We do  this daily while you are busy running your 
dealership or department.
We are constantly attracting new automotive  candidates plus former applicants 
contact us exclusively when looking for a new position. Car People is a Vendor Partner 
to Northwest Automotive 
Dealerships working hard to help you staff your business with the best people you can find.

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MANAGEMENT CANDIDATES 

We get new people frequently

Call Today (503) 639-1266  (888) 639-1266

GENERAL MANAGER 11311

General Manager in search of a dealership or dealership group looking for a high energy, results oriented professional. 
Experienced in all facets of operations within a medium to high volume auto group.  Excellent communicator possessing
 strong negotiation and closing abilities.  Proven track record of maximizing profitability and revenue growth in a short 
period of time and over the years (loyal, long term General Manager).  Expense conscience, has opened & closed 
stores and handled major restructuring.
 


GENERAL SALES MANAGER 12349

Professional GSM coming out of one of the top Tier One Import Dealerships in our Market. A stable individual 
who has been at the dealership since 2000. It's a sign of the times that caused this candidate to leave employment.. 
This candidate came up through the ranks the right way from Sales to Finance to Desk and then GSM.  

F&I MANAGER  / INTERNET / LEASING 12378

We have a high level of confidence in this individual succeeding as a Finance Manager. We placed them in their last 
job where a promotion from Finance Manager to Manager of a newly opened satellite pre-owned location took place
. Unfortunately the economic crisis has forced the closure of that location and we had since placed another very successful 
Finance Manger in the dealership leaving no spot for this individual to go back to. The General Manager gives the 
highest marks to this F&I professional and would like to have him within the dealership again should an opening come up. 

 

DEALERSHIP  TESTIMONIAL

DEALER PRINCIPAL

IMPORT DEALERSHIP GROUP

"You have never sent anyone that wasn't qualified. I have talked to lots of different recruiters and you really do your 
homework.  You are very patient with me and I can be difficult to work for. You really earn your stripes and I want 

to thank you for helping me find the right match for the Controller position open at my dealership."

 

GSM / SALES MANAGER 12385

Solid GSM / Sales Manager who has worked in two high profile Auto Groups for some very successful General Managers 
and Dealer Principals. Has been trained by talented people and progressed up the ladder. Recently followed a former 
GSM from a Domestic dealership to a Tier One Import store out of market but now looking for a new opportunity back 
in the Portland / Vancouver area. 

CONTROLLER 6060
About 10 years in current their position (a CAR PEOPLE PLACEMENT!), lucky for someone  that recent dealership 
changes have this person looking for a new long-term home.  Not only  will this person take care of all of your 
Accounting and Administration needs but they will also  handle any personal business with confidentiality 
and finesse.  Strong ADP, Excel and PC experience.  Open to relocate for the right opportunity / match.

OFFICE MANAGER 7142

A long-term, dedicated Manager who really enjoys a small to mid-sized store. Dealer change after 10 years on the job 
has this person on the hunt for another fabulous match.  Dealer over the years has contacted us to let us know how happy 
he’s been with this Manager and what a strong work ethic she has.  Used to stepping in anywhere and handling any desk,
 any position and will do it with class.  Import and Domestic background.

PAYROLL / HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER 12062

Full payroll responsibilities for just under 200 employees at multiple locations. 401k enrollment, processing and
 reconciliation. HR Manager duties including interviewing potential new employees, conducting background checks, OFLA 
 FMLA administration, employee relations, unemployment / worker's comp, Cobra, insurance billing recon and more. 
Reynolds & Reynolds, Excel and Word experienced. 

 

SERVICE MANAGER 11730

Service Manager available for SALEM / EUGENE area. Successful track record in a Willamette Valley dealership
progressing from Service Advisor to Manager. This is a good candidate with good references. Has both domestic 
and import background. Former Dealer gives high marks and would like to have this applicant back. 

RECON MANAGER 2235

Top of the line Recon Manager. Ability to train, motivate and supervise the recon, pre-delivery and the detail department 
staff to produce quality results. Will supervise quality control of all vehicles and inspect work upon completion. Promotes
 positive customer and interdepartmental relations. Track record of long term jobs.

 

SERVICE MANAGER 11587

This Service Manager candidate is a "known" Manager to us and we have a high opinion of his skill set. Service Advisors 
along with the rest of the staff trust this individual and perform at a high level for him. As we have come to believe, along 
with the right skill set as a Manager, this candidate's past as a successful high producing Service Advisor has paved the
 way for his success as a Service Manager. He understands what it takes to succeed in the Service Drive spending time 
with his Advisor staff training in sales, maintaining a solid effective labor rate, providing a high level of customer service
 and retaining customers.       
      

DEALERSHIP  TESTIMONIAL

DEALER PRINCIPAL

 DUAL IMPORT DEALERSHIP 
"We appreciate the service you and your staff has given to our dealership over the 15 plus years we have called on

CAR PEOPLE, INC. Your careful review of the job position requirements and screening of potential applicants 

delivers to us the viable candidates we desire.  We also appreciate the fact you are not out scouting individuals 

who are currently working, but rather only work with those that have contacted CAR PEOPLE, INC. to earn 

business and develop trust from the local auto industry."

 



BODY SHOP MANAGER 12374

An experienced Body Shop Manager credited as being a leader who takes pride in running an efficient and profitable 
department. A hands-on Manager who will step right in and write an Estimate. Past references  point out this applicants
 ability to produce well written estimates with minimal supplements. This skill is transferred through training to the Estimator
 staff. Has both Dealership and Independent experience. 

 

PARTS  MANAGER 8426

8 years plus at current dealership. Master Parts Manager trained yet a hands-on manager who will step 

up to the counter when needed. Skill set includes marketing, inventory control, returns, shipping / receiving 

combined with supervision, training and motivating the parts staff. Open to a position of any car line.

ASSISTANT PARTS MANAGER 10633

Has both Front and Back counter experience. Has a good understanding of the Parts Department and it's relationship
 with the Service Department. Ability to order parts, maintain inventory, spot trends, UPS online, etc. Former Tech 
experience earlier in career tearing down engines. A good team member in the Parts Department. Has good ADP
 experience and some R&R. 

PARTS MANAGER / ASSISTANT PARTS MANAGER 12292
Strong Import and European Parts background.  Used to high volume, training, managing inventory 
and establishing new accounts.  Has worked in all phases of Dealership Parts Management.  Besides 
winning multiple awards this candidate also has a certificate in collision repair.  Past experience on ADP 
computer but easily adaptable to other programs.  

  PARTS MANAGER / ASSISTANT PARTS MANAGER 12387
Award winning, customer oriented Parts Professional who will increase revenue and drive 
customer satisfaction to highest levels.  Import and high-line experienced.  Well versed in all 
aspects of Dealership Parts Operations.  Energetic and motivated to find a great match and put
their knowledge to work for you.

 

STAFF CANDIDATES

We get new people frequently

CASHIER / RECEPTIONIST / ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 12277 
Able to process service and parts payments, receipt in money and reconcile payments. Schedule appointments using professional phone skills and work face to face with customers in a positive manner. Some Accounts Receivable experience, bank deposits and balancing reports.    

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR & ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 12322
High volume contract / accounting background working both in large centralized office and smaller independent.  
References say “great employee who can handle the work of two people, efficient, organized, strong Excel skills and 
able to process not only Contracts but Accounts Payable as well and knew what was going on at all times with her work!”  

SERVICE ADVISOR 12347
Excellent Service Advisor candidate! Professional, great background and career oriented towards Service. 
This Advisor candidate has worked for two very good dealerships progressing to Service Manger under a 
Fixed Ops Director. Unfortunately due to current economic conditions our candidate was layed off. This individual 
is fine with performing as a Service Advisor and will bring a great skill set and professional attitude to your Service Drive.

ASSISTANT OFFICE MANAGER / OFFICE MANAGER (OPEN!) 12381

Husband’s new position brings this automotive accounting professional to the valley.  Experienced with all 
Accounting desks, Payroll, HR, Computer Administration and Warranty background this upbeat and positive 
person is looking to work in an accounting office in most any position.

 

ASSISTANT OFFICE MANAGER / OFFICE MANAGER 12383

Long-term position (12 years) unfortunately came to as dealership sold.  Sharp skills, first one in and last one 
to leave, ability to move fast w/out errors.  Picks up new tasks quickly and will explicitly follow directions.  
No one will work as hard for you say past Managers who know the market! 

 

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 12380

Excellent background handling high volume accounting and many other duties in the office.  References say this candidate is sharp with numbers and is able to handle any accounting position with ease and confidence.  An added bonus is she was liked by everyone in the dealership and is a professional, career minded and loyal employee who is not easy to find. 

 

TITLES, CONTRACTS, AR, CASHIER, RECEPTION (OPEN) 12382

Really enjoys helping in any position and has a superb attitude toward working as a team player.  Past references 
say she has strong abilities, commitment, loyalty, ambition and is more importantly honest and trustworthy.  Used 
to high volume and flexible with schedule.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE & ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 7366 
Excellent AP and AR skills for over 10 years to include balancing statements to the GL, maintaining / balancing 
vendor statements, maintaining schedules, processing 1099’s, providing 8300 reports to IRS, training 
Cashiers / Receptionists and backing them up.  Makes the collection calls needed and compares prices for cutting 
of costs.  Both ADP and Reynolds & Reynolds and Excel skills.  On top of being able to complete the work this 
is a very positive candidate who references say is a real people person who has excellent customer service
  skills and is delightful to work with.

 

 

DEALERSHIP TESTIMONIAL

CONTROLLER  / BUSINESS MANAGER

PORTLAND / VANCOUVER METRO AREA AUTO GROUP

"Car People has been an excellent resource for me over the past 10 years to find automotive 
experienced people. They understand the positions and the needs of the industry.
And they have reasonable rates!"

 

SERVICE ADVISOR 11383
Top producing Service Advisor just left employment with at Tier 1 Import dealership after a 10 year
relationship. The CFO promoted this Advisor to Service Manager but the newly hired GM wanted 
a more experienced Manager and let this valuable person go. This top Advisor is ready to go to work 
in a new Service Drive.

ASSISTANT OFFICE MANAGER / ACCOUNTING / WARRANTY 7974
Long-term, loyal employee (10 years in current position) who is looking for more of a challenge.  Strong 
background in accounting and warranty.  Able to process Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable,  Payroll 
and Warranty work. References say “top notch, self-motivated, will always stick with a project until completion,
  understand pay plans and utilized spread sheets well plus never an attendance problem.  This is an intelligent, 
hard working key employee who won’t let you down.

PAYROLL / HUMAN RESOURCES 12062 
Full payroll responsibilities for just under 200 employees at multiple locations. 401k enrollment, processing 
and reconciliation. HR Manager duties including interviewing potential new employees, conducting background 
checks, OFLA / FMLA administration, employee relations, unemployment / worker's comp, Cobra, insurance 
billing recon and more. Reynolds & Reynolds, Excel and Word experienced. 

ASSISTANT OFFICE MANAGER / CONTROLLER ASSISTANT 12371 
Awesome skills especially in Payroll / HR, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable.  A superb trainer who will be able
to work with staff and back up where ever needed.  Store closed but Dealers and Controllers highly recommend this
 person and would rehire her in a heartbeat.  

WARRANTY ADMINISTRATOR / SERVICE BOOKER & CASHIER 9540
Amazing personality combined with unique talent to understand warranty and work well with Technicians.  Worked 
for years for one of the largest dealerships in the NW but took off a couple years to raise a family.  Not many put down
  their head and work as hard or as smart as this talented individual.  Credited with being on top of things, sharp, 
organized and good at picking things up quickly and doing a great job.  Processed 400-600 claims per 
month, 5 claims an hour for many years!   

ACCOUNTING  9449
Sharp References say “great attitude, knows the car business, has done every desk in the office” and a
  a whiz on ADP and is able to get all over the system, will do anything you ask and if  doesn’t know 
something  will figure it out.  Able to learn the financial and the big picture, started at a young age and is 
still early in career.  Strong accounting and cleaned up a disaster in former office.  A good detective, who
  can figure out where things need to go.  Will make sure the accounting numbers are right and has very neat paper
  work.  Strong customer service skills; nice and sweet but able to deal with collections and with people in person 
to get paperwork signed.”  In a nutshell this is a very hirable person who has only lost their position due to a store closing

TITLE ADMINISTRATOR 12299
Just two jobs since 1997, a store closing and cut in staff leave this strong Title Administrator available now.  She’s not only processed Titles but also can handle Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable and will never complain if you ask 
her to Cashier or answer phones!  References say she’s sharp, comes to work everyday (on time), is well organized 
and a team player.

BODY SHOP SECRETARY 12056
Here's a good candidate with both Dealership and Independent Body Shop background.  Skill set includes
  customer service, A/R, A/P, RO data entry, close files, check paperwork for accuracy, accept payments, work 
with insurance companies, order parts 
and do estimates.  ADP and Mitchell. 

DEALERSHIP TESTIMONIAL

Fixed Operations Director

PORTLAND / VANCOUVER METRO AREA AUTO GROUP

Car People is honest, trustworthy, reliable and credible. 
They always stand behind their business."

 

WARRANTY / DISPATCH / CASHIER / ACCOUNTING 8883
Used to handling high volume Warranty Administration from start to finish. Dispatch work to Techs and cashier
  for parts and service. Motivated to answer phones, schedule appointments and provide customer service. 
Accounting is another strength including A/P and A/R. Experience with both ADP and Reynolds computer systems. 

RECON MANAGER 2235

Top of the line Recon Manager. Ability to train, motivate and supervise the recon, pre-delivery and the detail 
department staff to produce quality results. Will supervise quality control of all vehicles and inspect work 
upon completion. Promotes positive customer and interdepartmental relations. Track record of long term jobs. 

 

PARTS COUNTER 8820

Long-term career history. Has both Domestic and Import factory training. Reynolds & Reynolds background but has
  shown the ability to adapt to a new system. Past work history includes working for two large auto groups including
  some high line experience. A customer service oriented Parts professional who is looking for a long term job.

 

PARTS COUNTER 12323

Meticulous, structured with work, punctual and ability to follow directions well. Has the drive to do a great job. 

Credited with strong CSI, parts sales and inventory skills. Ready to move his family here from out of state to be 

closer to family members here. Currently in a long term job and looking for the same in Portland. A real possible 
mover upper for any dealership. 

 

PARTS COUNTER / BACK UP SERVICE ADVISOR 12291

Family here brings this talented, positive candidate back to Oregon. Dealership experience of 7 years mostly

 in Parts Department. Has 2 years Service Advisor experience. Exceptional people skills with the ability to handle 

to handle most tasks in the Parts Department. Has both Domestic and RV background. Credited with being an 

honest, reliable, hard working individual who is a quick study and gets along well with everyone.  

 

ASSISTANT PARTS MANAGER 10633

This candidate has luxury line experience and the customer service skills that go along with a luxury line.

Ability to up sell accessories. Has worked the front and back counter. When working the back counter has 
demonstrated a quick pace when getting parts for Techs. Previous experience as a Tech working on internal engine 
repair. Has a clear understanding of the Service and Parts working relationship. Skill set includes parts ordering, 
inventory, trend evaluation, UPS online account set-up. Strong ADP computer skills with a desire to help others 
understand the system. Some Reynolds experience too. 

 

DEALER PRINCIPAL TESTIMONIAL
PORTLAND / VANCOUVER METRO AREA AUTO GROUP
“ I hired my long term General Manager in 1990 through Car People to oversee my large auto group. A year later
I hired a top General Sales Manager for my flagship store.  Since then I  have hired my Corporate Controller, 
my most successful Service Manager and many office, service, parts, body shop and sales/finance
management people.  Car People is thorough in checking a person's work history and references. 
(The GM retired and the GSM is now the GM over multiple dealerships. He's been there since 1991. 
The Controller, in addition to staff people, are still with the Auto Group.)

 


  

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THIS IS A SAMPLE  OF APPLICANTS AVAILABLE TODAY 

WHAT WE LOOK FOR:

* Direct Dealership Experience  *Job Stability  *Successful Past Job Performance  *Positive References

      Most  importantly we are contacted by successful applicants we placed over the past 23 years that have chosen to look again. 
These individuals have the highest success rate as placements for us and as employees for you.

If you would like to interview an applicant please contact:

 Car People at (503) 639-1266     Toll Free  (888) 639-1266

or email us at careers@autojobsonline.com    

Additional email addresses: heidi@autojobsonline.com & wade@autojobsonline.com

 

Thank you.

Car People Oregon (Website: AutoJobsOnline.com)
 
23rd Year serving Northwest Dealerships