You just got a call for an interview at your dream employer. You assume the interview will take place at their office, but when you inquire about the address you’re told the hiring manager wants to meet at a local restaurant instead. The question is: Is an interview off-site any different from one on-site? As [...]
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Whether you’re searching for a new job, or happy in your current one, your resume should always be up to date. However, if it’s been a while since you’ve touched yours, it’s hard to know where to begin. Here are 5 tips for polishing your resume – and transforming it into a document that gets [...]
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Don’t think workplace flexibility is here to stay? Think again. According to a 2009 Forrester report, 43% of the U.S. workforce will be working from home by 2016. That’s 63 million people, compared to just 34 million in 2009. This trend is driven by many factors, including the desire for professionals to have more flexibility [...]
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Does your company have incredibly slow computers? Are the chairs at least a decade old – or older? If so, then those inconveniences are likely wearing down your staff. As one of the top staffing agencies in Phoenix, PrideStaff knows that one or two might not prove to be a big deal. But problems [...]
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Imagine this scenario: You’re a hiring manager at a company. You find a candidate with a stand-out resume who aces the interview. You hire him, only to have to fire him in just a few short weeks because he doesn’t have the skills to perform the job. Sounds pretty awful. But as one of the [...]
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As one of the top staffing services firms in Tempe, PrideStaff knows firing an employee is never easy. But what can be just as challenging is telling your team about the situation. Not only will it result in many questions – some you may be able to answer, and others you won’t – but it [...]
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As one of the top staffing services firms in Phoenix, it’s a story we’ve heard time and again. A candidate looks great on paper, aces the interview and gets the job offer. Only, once they start on the job, it quickly becomes clear that they either don’t have the right skill set or their personality [...]
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Are you ready for more challenging assignments at work? Does your boss keep giving you the same kinds of projects to handle? As one of the top employment firms in Tempe, PrideStaff can tell you it’s up to you to make the case that you can handle more. How do you go about convincing your [...]
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Don’t think employees are dating? Think again. According to a recent CareerBuilder survey, 39% of respondents said they’d dated a co-worker at least once during their careers, and 17% reported dating a co-worker at least twice. Thirty percent of those who’d dated a co-worker married them. Most relationships happen between co-workers, but some do occur between [...]
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After the festivities of the holidays, the month of January can be a bit of a downer. Employees are expected to get their nose back to the grindstone andthe projects start piling up. How can you help your team beat the post-holiday blues – and get excited about 2015? Here are five quick tips: Tip #1: [...]
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