How Does Construction Help Finder Work?
Construction Help Finder works as a construction-only job board for Southern California. Contractors and other employers post jobs at no cost, and skilled trade workers browse them at no cost. Workers pay when they apply. Employers pay to see who applied and reach them. The two sides talk directly and make their own deal. The platform does nothing else.
If you're posting a job
Here's what happens once you're on the platform.
- Put your job up. Posting doesn't cost anything.
- It goes on a board that holds construction jobs and nothing else.
- Trade workers looking for construction work come across it and apply.
- When you want to see who applied and get in touch, you pay. That's the only paid step on your side.
- From there it's a normal conversation. You decide who works the job.
Running a crew and short on people? Here's more on the job board for the trades from the contractor's side.
If you're looking for work
- Look through the construction jobs. Browsing doesn't cost anything.
- When a job fits your trade, pay to send in your application.
- The employer gets in touch with you directly, and you two work out the rest.
What the platform doesn't do
Construction Help Finder connects the two sides. That's the whole job. So here's what it leaves alone:
- Nobody gets checked out. There's no vetting or screening, and neither side needs a license to join.
- Nobody works for the platform. It doesn't send anyone to a job site.
- Pay never passes through it. You and the other person settle that yourselves.
- It can't promise a job gets filled. That comes down to who applies and who you pick.
Why there's a fee on each side
The fee is small, and it keeps the board for people who mean business. James Wright, a mason with 30+ years in the trade, set it up that way after paying hiring sites for applicants with no construction experience.
Where Get Started takes you
Get Started takes you off this site and onto the platform itself. Once you're there, post a job or look through the listings. You only pay when you want to reach someone or apply.