by Staffing Support Specialists | 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...