Straightforward guides for small employers hiring people whose licenses, certifications, availability and hands-on experience matter. Built equally for skilled trades and construction teams, and for healthcare and care-facility employers. Everything here is free and open — no account needed.
HVAC, electrical, plumbing, restoration, field service and construction teams.
Explore trades hiringSmall care homes, assisted living, skilled nursing facilities, outpatient labs and independently owned clinics.
Explore care hiringHealthcare roles include CNAs, caregivers, medication aides, LPNs/LVNs, RNs, EMTs and paramedics, phlebotomists, and medical assistants. Sortiva is not positioned for hospital systems, hotels, or restaurants.
Healthcare & care facilities
Hiring · 7 min read
A practical hiring workflow for CNAs, caregivers, medication aides, nurses, EMTs, phlebotomists and medical assistants — from role requirements and applicant-reported credentials to screening and interview scheduling.
Read the healthcare hiring guideHealthcare & care facilities
Interviewing · 4 min read
Job-related CNA questions about daily care, communication, safety reporting and your real schedule, with what to listen for, questions to avoid and a registry-check reminder.
Read the CNA interview questionsSkilled trades & construction
Interviewing · 7 min read
Technician and apprentice interview questions, with guidance on safety, learning, reliability, practical experience and credential checks.
Read the HVAC interview questionsTrades & care
Credentials · 6 min read
Track credential renewals, assign follow-up, review dates before scheduling and distinguish reported information from checked credentials.
Read the credential expiration tracking checklistTrades & care
Screening · 4 min read
What an AI phone screen collects, how consent and booked call times work, why human review matters and the limitations to plan around.
Read about AI phone screeningSkilled trades & construction
Scheduling · 9 min read
Absences, overlapping certifications, shifting job demand and fair hour distribution turn a weekly crew schedule into a moving target. This guide breaks down where the time actually goes and gives you a repeatable weekly checklist you can run in under an hour.
Read the weekly crew scheduling guideSkilled trades & construction
Hiring · 10 min read
A step-by-step hiring workflow for HVAC hiring, electrician hiring and plumbing recruitment — how to write job details people trust, screen for real experience and licensing, reach passive candidates, and stop losing applicants to slow follow-up.
Read the skilled trades hiring playbookSortiva gives small employers one place to review applicant answers, track the credential dates people provide, run consent-based screening calls, calculate AI-assisted requirement comparisons for employer review, and let selected candidates book interviews themselves. Employers review the underlying information and make every final hiring decision.
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