Job interviews can be a stressful experience, and we can all make mistakes when we are under stress. However, there are certain things that you really want to avoid doing during a job interview, as they can often lead to you being passed over when the hiring decision is eventually made. How can you make sure you don’t make one of these critical mistakes in your next job interview? Start by reviewing the list below of things to never do when you are interviewing for a new job. Avoid doing any of the 8 things below when you interview for a job: 1. Showing up late for your job interview Be ..read more

One consequence of the global COVID-19 pandemic can be seen in many job candidates’ expectations. While it is true that some job candidates have only changed their expectations slightly to moderately, for many others, especially younger employees expectations have sometimes changed quite dramatically. These new job candidates’ expectations apply to both the nature of the work they are seeking and the compensation and benefits they expect to receive for that work. The lingering threat of the pandemic has made individuals reconsider the types of work environments they want to participate in and ..read more

Throughout the course of this pandemic, COVID-19 staffing challenges continue to vary based on business size, industry, or geographic location. Each company has had its own unique set of obstacles to overcome and potential future opportunities to seize as we begin to emerge from this global crisis. For some companies, the challenge is how to downsize in order to remain profitable when faced with shrinking demand; for others, COVID-19 has increased the demand for their products or services, while making traditional recruitment and retention problematic. All companies face the interconnected pan ..read more

To stay competitive in today’s ever-changing business world many companies are now using 3rd party HR services organizations for payrolling their employees. Using a 3rd party company for payrolling employees has been in existence for a long time, but today it is being used more extensively by companies from a variety of industries. Could employee payrolling be something that makes sense for your business too? To answer this question, a breakdown of exactly what employee payrolling is and how it works is in order. How Employee Payrolling Works Any business can contract with an employee payrol ..read more

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the workplace for many companies in the US and around the world. For some this has led to shutdowns, furloughs, or even bankruptcies as the economic realities of operating in a COVID-19 world have proven too difficult to overcome. Other businesses, however, have shown remarkable resilience in the face of this crisis, adapting their business models and work cultures to a “new normal” while this pandemic rages on. These resilient companies have implemented effective COVID-19 staffing strategies to help them survive and even thrive in the post-COVID ..read more

How many times have you hired a candidate who seemed like a perfect fit for your open position and your company only to find out that he was anything but? This is a common occurrence because job applicants often exaggerate their skills on resumes and magnify their strengths during interviews. The uncertainty of recruiting and hiring makes using a temp-to-perm hiring strategy extremely advantageous when used correctly and in the right situations. What is Temp-to-Perm Hiring and When Should You Use It? Hiring a person temp-to-perm means that you have hired him on a temporary basis ..read more

If you are a new college graduate the job outlook for you couldn’t be better. According to data from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), 2019 is primed to be the best “buyer’s market” for job candidates since 2007. Based upon data collected from both college graduate jobseekers and their potential employers across multiple industries, 2019 is projected to have the most open positions relative to the size of the job candidate pool in over a decade. [1] [2] This means that job candidates have significantly more leverage and options than they have had in the past, drama ..read more

Every company has goals that they want to achieve in 2019. Quality affordable staffing can provide the necessary skills, experience, and motivation to get the job done right and under budget. If your business is successful you have built a dedicated and focused team to make that success possible, but every company has unexpected openings due to growth into new areas, special projects that require new skills, or simply turnover among your staff. That’s where a staffing company can step in to help you cost-effectively fill those openings with individuals who can fit right in with your compan ..read more

In every business there are times when you have a critical project that needs to be completed, but you may not have employees with the right skills or the availability to work on it. In this situation contract staffing may be the perfect answer. By using contract staffing to bring onboard a new team member (or an entire team), your company acquires the skills and the focus of new personnel without a long-term commitment to bring employees onboard full time. And, you don’t have to disrupt the workflow of your current employees by pulling them away from important duties or saddling them with ove ..read more

In today’s rapidly changing economy, workforce flexibility is a key component to the success of any business — and utilizing flexible temporary staffing can be an important element in achieving it. Technological and other changes require companies to adjust quickly to meet new demands, and it is often difficult to hire new permanent staff quickly enough to address these changes. In addition, you don’t always know if a new shift in direction is likely to be long-lasting or merely a temporary waypoint to another more permanent business paradigm. That’s why temporary staffing can be so useful ..read more