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ew businesses can match the efforts of the Metro Atlanta
Farea franchised new car and truck dealers when it comes

to offering great career opportunities. Just ask the thou-
sands of employees who now enjoy working at these
dealerships in jobs ranging from service technician to
sales to finance.

Included among these thou- Shayne Wilson, President of MAADA.
sands of employees are many “There is always a need in our industry
who began their careers through for qualified sales and tech profession-
training and job placement as- als, and the Academy has proven to be
sistance at the Academy for Auto- a great solution for the employment
motive Professionals in Atlanta. The needs of our over 150 dealer mem-
Academy, founded by the Metro At- bers.”
lanta Automobile Dealers Association
(MAADA) in 1995, has trained over “We have heard many success stories
48,000 individuals, earning it status as from people who have trained here in
one of the premier automotive train- the past,” added Randy Nelson, Vice
ing institutes in the nation. President and Director of Education for
MAADA. “We’ve seen recruits from
“The Academy offers entry level train- our entry level sales class advance to
ing for those who wish to pursue ca- top sellers in their dealerships in record
reers in sales or fixed operations,” said time, with some going on to become
managers and even dealers. We have
heard great reports about many of the
young people who completed our ser-
vice technician training.”

The Academy curriculum is handled by
four full-time, highly experienced train-
ers. Their expertise has been sought
out industry wide, with training services
rendered in over 40 states and Canada.

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