Hiring can be an expensive proposition. Not only do you need to handle the costs of advertising and pre-screening but also the salary, benefits, and taxes for each employee. A bad hire can be even more expensive. If someone doesn’t work out you need to start the process over again. Temp to hire staffing can… Read more »
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Hiring Nightmares to Avoid: Not Acting Quickly in a Candidate Driven Market
The job market has changed forever. During the recession, jobs were lost and many never returned to the business landscape. As new jobs were created and companies began to pick up hiring steam once again, the market turned from employer-driven to a new candidate-driven experience. Unlike the job boom in the 90s, this market looks… Read more »
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10 Ways Office Culture Can Make You an Employer of Choice in Texas
Your corporate culture is your very identity. It is made up of so many different aspects from your mission statement to the way you treat your employees. If you’re looking for amazing new talent to add to your company you may want to think about your culture and how to sell it to prospective employees.… Read more »
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Hiring Nightmares to Avoid: Hiring Based on the Resume Only
Tips from Dallas Staffing Agencies: Hiring Nightmares When you begin the search for a new employee you expect candidate resumes to reflect who they are professionally. In a perfect world this would be the case each and every time. However, not every job seeker is who they seem on the surface. Many organizations have made… Read more »
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How to Write a Great LinkedIn Recommendation
The LinkedIn recommendation may never replace old fashioned work references but they are surely making the process easier for employers and their potential employees. When you’re writing a recommendation for someone what are some of the rules and requirements? How do you write a good paragraph without feeling rushed or disingenuous? Here are a few… Read more »
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Hiring Nightmares to Avoid: If You Don’t Promote And Hire Internally Retention May Drop
Over the last decade both employers and employees have complained that there is a lack of loyalty in the workplace. Workers who leave after one year of employment are labeled as “job hoppers” and their multitudes of short term assignments become red flags for future hiring managers. However, it is important to look at the… Read more »
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How to Make Sure They Accept the Job Offer
There is a lot of online advice for job seekers when it comes to the who, what, where, why and how of accepting a job offer. What about advice from the other side of the equation? As a business owner or manager you are responsible for making hiring decisions and that includes all of the… Read more »
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Hiring Nightmares to Avoid: It’s About the Salary
Before you make your next hiring decision, consider this very sticky trap: the question of salary. While there are many possible nightmares including poor onboarding and a bad company culture fit, salary is probably one of the easiest to solve. Here are a few tips and thoughts about calculating a new employee salary and hiring… Read more »
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3 Tips for Improved Onboarding
When a new employee starts with your company it is important to do all that you can to ensure their success. The cost of continuously hiring for the same job is more than just the advertising and the resume reviews, there will be a loss of productivity as you begin the interviewing process again as… Read more »
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4 Benefits of Partnering with a Recruiter
As a business owner or manager you’ve probably considered working with a staffing service at some point to help you with your hiring needs. If you’ve never worked with a recruiter before, how do you know what services they can provide before you hire them? Understanding the benefits of working with a recruiter is important… Read more »