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Five Reasons Your Employees Are Quitting

by Staffing Support Specialists | Oct 21, 2020 | Employers

You feel like you have a never-ending cycle of people starting then leaving you. Let’s explore five reasons this might be happening to you. Better pay and benefits This is particularly important at the lower end of the pay scale when $1.00/hour can be 10% or more of...

Ghosts in Recruiting

by Staffing Support Specialists | Oct 14, 2020 | Employers, Job Seekers

“Ghosting” is a relatively new term, but the action has been around forever. You think you are on the same page with someone, working toward a common goal, and bam! They’re gone without notice: no call, text, email. It’s like they fell off the face of the earth and...

Keep Technology in Its Place

by Staffing Support Specialists | Oct 7, 2020 | Employers, Job Seekers

I’m a big fan of technology. Staffing Support Specialists moved to a fully paperless experience last year for job seekers and thank goodness: that (and a PPP loan!) got us through the pandemic lockdown. Technology has many roles. It can serve as our: Memory: Harry...

Use a Simple Checklist to Scope New Job Openings

by Staffing Support Specialists | Sep 30, 2020 | Employers

You want to attract great people to your new opening, but where to start? Use the following as a checklist to scope the job and you are well on your way to finding a great new employee. A great staffing agency or recruiter will ask you these questions before they will...

Stop Hiring Slow

by Staffing Support Specialists | Sep 24, 2020 | Employers

Have you heard the saying, “Hire Slow, Fire Fast”? The Harvard Business Review popularized this back in 2014. If they say it, it must be true, right? NO. I’m not as annoyed about Firing Fast. When companies delay an inevitable firing, they make everyone miserable: the...

I’m Hiring, Why Can’t I Find Anyone?

by Staffing Support Specialists | Sep 3, 2020 | Employers

Even in times of higher unemployment, employers struggle to find employees for job openings. How is this possible and what can be done about it? The biggest challenge is awareness: you need the right people to know that you have a job opening. This also means that you...

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I Am Grateful

Nov 24, 2020 | Employers, Job Seekers

It’s been a tough year for so many and you don’t have to look far to find bad news: sickness, political strife, racial divide, loneliness. Luckily for us, this week’s holiday is all about being thankful, regardless of our circumstances. It asks us to remember what we...

Who’s to blame? It’s probably you.

Nov 19, 2020 | Employers, Job Seekers

“It’s not my fault.” We rarely hear adults say those exact words. Most people know better by the time they reach their twenties. Does it mean people take responsibility for their actions? In our business, we see and hear excuses every day. A good friend once told me,...

What’s the difference between headhunters and staffing agencies?

Nov 4, 2020 | Employers, Job Seekers

This is tough to answer because there aren't consistent definitions in recruiting. For example, I recently read an online recruiting blog. Someone stated that “temp-to-perm" jobs take advantage of employees because they don’t withhold payroll taxes. When I responded...

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