If hiring permanent employees is proving to be a recent struggle for your CT organization, a staffing agency can help. A reputable and experienced firm that offers direct hire staffing services can no doubt help you achieve hiring success. Direct Hire – a Valuable Staffing Service When filling a direct hire position, a staffing agency […]
In a 2018 online resource titled “Screening and Evaluating Candidates” SHRM makes the perfect business case for exercising good job candidate screening: Practicing superior candidate management and offering excellent candidate care can help HR professionals select the right person for the job, while ensuring a sufficient talent reserve in the future. Even companies with limited […]
Employers that have experience working with a staffing firm know that most provide a range of hiring solutions. There are temporary/contract staffing services, temp-to-hire services and direct hire recruiting services. Each staffing solution has its advantages, but sometimes one hiring option can be better than another. For example, depending on the job market, an employer […]
Throughout 2018, a competitive job market had many employers struggling to find the top CT job candidates for their open positions. How will 2019 turn out? Time will tell. But to be successful in your organization’s hunt for the best of the best, follow these 4 proactive hiring tips. #1 – Write Good Job Descriptions […]
2019 is almost here! If you’re like a lot of other hiring managers, you’re thinking about how you can hire even better job candidates next year, and with more speed. Based on a recruiting benchmark report issued this year by Jobvite, a recruiting software company, the average time to hire for most employers is 38 […]
Depending how often you interview job candidates, it’s easy to fall into a rut and pick up poor interview habits. So here’s a hiring tip for you – avoid these 5 common interview mistakes and you’ll do a much better job of connecting with your candidates and securing the best person for the job. Mistake […]
Workforce management is a perpetual balancing act. There are many sides to it – recruiting, onboarding, training, performance appraisals and of course staffing for growth. Around this time of year, when planning for 2019 is in full swing, there’s an increased focus on whether or not you might need more employees for the new year. […]
In our last story, we helped job seekers determine how to choose between 2 strong job offers. Never a bad predicament to be in! Today we turn the tables and help employers determine how to choose between 2 strong job candidates. This is also not a bad predicament to be in, but it does make […]
By Terri Gallagher (This is a guest post by Terri Gallagher of Gallagher and Consultants. If you’d like to learn more about the new workforce landscape, join us on Tuesday, October, 9th at 1:00 pm EST / 10:00 am PST for a 1-hour live webinar called “Death of the Gold Watch” – Rise of the […]
A recent article published by the Society of Human Resource Management does a great job of shining the spotlight on one of the biggest workforce challenges today – employee retention. Let’s look at some industry data and break down the top employee retention strategies outlined in the article. Job Satisfaction Study A 2017 SHRM research […]