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Putting the Puzzle Together | Finding the Perfect Staffing Firm to Fit Your Company Needs

If you’re having trouble finding top talent to fill open positions at your company, partnering with a staffing firm can be a great move. Staffing agencies have carefully cultivated networks filled with hard-to-find talent looking for new opportunities. Choosing the right staffing firm to work with can set the foundation for current and future success, [...] Read More

Is Q4 Really Next Month?? Crushing Through Your 2015 Goals

It’s hard to believe it, but fall has officially arrived, meaning the end of the year is just around the corner. If your company hasn’t been working to achieve all of those lofty goals you set at the beginning of the year, it’s time to kick it into high gear and make some serious progress! [...] Read More

What to Say to the Candidates Who Weren’t Chosen for the Job

Once you’ve gone through the often exhaustive process of hiring a new employee, do you really have to contact the candidates who didn’t get chosen? Actually, yes, you should. Even if they didn’t get the job, they got close, and they probably wanted the job just as much (and sometimes more) than the candidate who [...] Read More

Developing a Success Path for Your New Hires

An essential factor in edging out your competition is hiring and retaining the best talent. A recent Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) study showed that when asked why they would look elsewhere for work, 35 percent of employees said it was because they were dissatisfied with their current career paths. Thirty-two percent reported that [...] Read More

4 Ways to Turn Workplace Conflict into a Positive Learning Tool

Workplace conflict is something we naturally want to avoid, but you can turn that negative experience into a positive with the right approach. Focus on clear communication. Poor communication often leads to conflict in the workplace, but you can make something good out of it. When employees become frustrated due to unclear expectations, it allows [...] Read More

How to Develop a Policy on Wearable Technology in the Workplace

Welcome to a new world of person-to-person surveillance where rules, boundaries and etiquette have yet to be established. Your HR team needs to upgrade its policy manual to address the opportunities and threats of wearable technologies, especially covert recording devices. For instance, two of the most touted wearable devices are smart glasses, with 100 million [...] Read More