It’s very common for companies that are looking to hire for open jobs to not receive the best candidates. There could be various reasons for this, but a major cause is the overall hiring process. Candidates do not want to spend hours on end applying for a job at one company. They also don’t want… Read more »
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What Costs More: Overtime or Additional Help?
Since the goal of any business is to increase profit while decreasing costs, controlling the costs of staffing is vital. However, sometimes project demands and deadlines make it necessary for a company to pay overtime to hourly employees – driving up costs. If your HR team is growing concerned over the increased use of overtime,… Read more »
How to Streamline Your New Temporary Workers
Whether you’ve just started working with temporary workers or you have been using this option for your business for a while, the best way to get the most ROI is to streamline your temp workforce. In this way, your new temps can be brought up-to-speed fast, so they can be productive sooner. But, how do… Read more »
Don’t Let Your Management Team Burn Out This Summer
Managers are a vital part of any organization, because they are directly responsible for team performance and productivity. Managers are also called to solve problems, smooth over conflicts, and take care of difficult clients. Over time, all of this can become exhausting for some managers who deal with very tough situations on a day-to-day basis…. Read more »
Why Providing Flexible Holiday Hours Makes for Better Employees
The holiday season is one of the most difficult for companies in terms of filling schedules and making sure there are enough employees in the office each day. But, in an effort to make employees happy and more productive, it might be a good idea to provide them with flexible holiday hours. We will discuss… Read more »
What to Ask For This Year: Strong Referrals!
With the holiday season upon us, it is time to create a wish list. We are going to discuss a different type of wish list in this post, specifically one that is career centered. We will also look at just one specific item from the wish list; business referrals. Strong referrals are incredibly important in… Read more »
Important Leadership Lessons Taught Through Failure
Failure is inevitable. It cannot be avoided no matter how successful you have been during your career. But, what can be done is turning failure into important leadership lessons. This is something that can be done for almost everyone in your organization and should be done if the company wants to grow and succeed within… Read more »
5 Ways Temps Improve Seasonal Productivity
There are some companies out there that thrive more during certain seasons each year. For example, companies that are in tourist towns will have busier seasons in the winter if they are ski resorts and in the summer if they are shore resorts. Companies in these locales will need to hire temp workers for the… Read more »
Management Priority Check – Are You Staying on Target?
Working as a manager is both challenging and rewarding because you are often responsible for bringing in top talent. You do not want to risk hiring someone who will not stay long at the company or who will cause problems in the office — this will only make you look bad. This is why you… Read more »
The Real Cost of Employee Turnover
Employee turnover is a problem that many companies face, but do not know how to handle. The higher a turnover rate a company has, the more likely it is that the remaining employees will resent their jobs. When you can cut down on employee turnover, you can save money as a company and keep remaining… Read more »