Workplace Flexibility Plans At Your Company
The post-COVID-19 economy has presented businesses with loads of challenges, including a host of new workplace flexibility demands from job seekers. Today’s workforce is searching for jobs with more work-life balance than ever before. Some are even opting to work as independent contractors, allowing them the ability to choose their own schedules and work when, and […]
5 Common Recruiting Mistakes And How To Avoid Them
Recruiting top talent is essential for any organization’s success. A strong workforce can drive innovation, boost productivity, and contribute to the overall growth of a company. However, the process of finding and hiring the right candidates can be fraught with challenges. Here are five common recruiting mistakes that companies often make when recruiting new employees […]
Five reasons to consider a career in the skilled trades
As the new school year rambles along, many high school juniors and seniors find themselves at a crossroads, facing the critical decision of what path to take next. While our culture has promoted the traditional four-year college plan as the key to a successful career for decades, an alternative avenue is gaining momentum – skilled […]
How To Improve The Job Application Process
By Loyd McIntoshMarketing Manager If there is one thing almost all job seekers can agree on it’s this: the current job application process is an enormous hassle. From the complicated and repetitive online application to the endless waiting with no response, the whole process is often an exercise in frustration. In order – to recruit […]
How to encourage employees to learn new skills
By: Felecia Brasfield Encouraging employees to learn new skills creates benefits for the individual and company alike. However, inspiring employees takes a certain amount of knowledge and finesse. The responsibility of guiding employees in this direction usually falls on hiring managers, supervisors, and department leads. Developing the workforce is about teaching team members how to […]
How To Improve Employee Retention
By Felecia Brasfield Workers across the board are leaving their jobs at an alarmingly high rate. According to the US Department of Labor over 11.5 million Americans quit their job during the second quarter of 2021. Interestingly, the highest resignation rates are among those 30 to 45 years old. In order to improve your employee […]
How To Mentor Effectively
By Felecia Brasfield The opportunity to mentor someone at your workplace will present itself at some point and it is important to be prepared. Understanding what it means to mentor and what constitutes an effective mentoring relationship will lay a solid foundation for a successful connection and help you mentor effectively. In its simplest terms, […]
Post-COVID Recruiting Trends
By Loyd McIntosh Now that 2020 is behind us and, with any luck, the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is on the wane, people will be anxious to get out of the house and back to work. That means everything will be going back to normal soon, correct? Not so fast! Even with people returning […]
How will the coronavirus pandemic affect how we work?
BY LEE HURLEY The coronavirus pandemic is going to change the way we work, in many obvious ways but in some ways, we simply don’t understand yet. For those who have long been calling for significant changes in how work is done, Covid 19 has turned a turtle into a hare. Those who made promises […]
5 Reasons To Hire A Staffing Agency Now
BY LEE HURLEY UNCERTAINTY Even before the COVID-19 virus turned the world upside down there was a reported high degree of job uncertainty. While unemployment rates were at record lows, globalization and disruptive technologies created challenges for many workers and recruiters. Now those terms are meaningless compared to this pandemic which has slowed economic output to […]