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 [...]
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Most employers say that choosing a staffing partner was one of the single most important decisions they ever made for their organization.If you’re beginning your search for the right agency, there are a number of factors to consider. The most important, of course, is what your company needs and what you’re looking to get out [...]
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Change of any kind can be hard. There’s simply no way around it. And it’s no different in the workplace.Yet change is sometimes necessary. For example, if outdated company policies and procedures are no longer meeting your organization’s needs today, something has to change whether your employees like it or not. Ineffective polices can act [...]
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Keeping workforce costs down is a primary concern for any manager or organization leader. When labor costs begin to rise steadily, this can have a major impact on revenue.In addition to auditing your internal processes and cutting down on unnecessary costs, a common way of developing a strategic and cost-effective workforce plan is to leverage [...]
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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 [...]
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Searching for candidates often involves a precise formula.Many employers assume that temporary staff will be readily available whenever and wherever. However, the truth is that there are ideal times to search for qualified candidates. And knowing when and how to start searching reduces the likelihood that you’ll be stuck understaffed during a crucial time for [...]
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What makes a truly successful employee? The answer to this question is undoubtedly multi-facetted. But one thing is for sure: there’s a lot more to a successful employee than the qualifications on their resume. So many employers say that an employee’s behavior in the workplace is just as important as their skillset and work experience. [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Employee turnover can be highly detrimental to businesses—particularly if you’re losing great people. Fortunately, there are some strategies to avoid losing employees as quickly as you get them on board. While there will always be reasons why staff members choose to leave a job after only a short stint, there are organizational changes that you [...]
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September 11, 2013
