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Is it Rude to Wear Headphones in Your Office?

Headphone sales are on the rise, as the trend toward open office design continues. The jury is still out on whether headphones and earbuds at work are beneficial, practical, detrimental to productivity and creativity, or just plain rude. What the Experts Have to Say Recent research has uncovered little proof that listening to music improves [...] Read More

Ending 2013 Successfully: Quarter 4 Tips

So … where did this year go? Now that the fourth quarter has begun and a new year – and business plan – are imminent, where do you stand in meeting your 2013 objectives? As you break the year into quarters, or “90 day runs,” the end of the third one is particularly significant. It’s time [...] Read More

Boosting Morale for Temporary Employees

It’s not uncommon for temporary employees to feel a little awkward in the workplace. Especially in an environment where staff has been together for many years, it’s easy for a temp to feel like the odd person out. While everyone else is familiar with each other’s personalities, working styles and probably even personal lives, a [...] Read More

What to do When an Employee Violates Your Social Media Policy

Like it or not, social media is now part of our daily lives. Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn make it possible for employees to externalize their professional lives and broadcast it across the Internet.Sometimes this type of free speech online runs up against certain limitations in the workplace. For example, many [...] Read More

Target Facebook Posts for Your Intended Fresno-Based Audience

Facebook. Twitter. Instagram. FourSquare. Pintrest. Yelp. Tumblr. The average person views hundreds of social media posts daily.Trying to reach an audience in a vast sea of up-to-the-minute social media posts can be a challenge for any business.That said, there are a number of highly effective ways to reach a specific target audience simply by tweaking [...] Read More

The Strengths of Using a Staffing Firm

It’s a common misconception that staffing firms are just for hiring temporary workers as “fill-ins”. In today’s economic climate, however, there are many other excellent ways to utilize staffing firms. Countless businesses rely on staffing firms as strategic partners to keep their workforce as strong and efficient as possible. Here are just a few of [...] Read More