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...
by Staffing Support Specialists | Sep 16, 2020 | Job Seekers
Whether applying for your first job or having had stayed home to care for family or your own illness, you might struggle to find enough work experience to fill up even a single-page resume. Don’t worry, you still have options. School In what courses do you excel? How...
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...
by Staffing Support Specialists | Aug 26, 2020 | Employers, Job Seekers
When employees leave before completing their first 90 days on the job, we want to point the finger. Why did this happen? It’s the recruiter’s fault; they found the wrong person! No, clearly the lack of training caused the employee to leave. Wait, what about that...
by Staffing Support Specialists | Aug 19, 2020 | Job Seekers
Following are the three basic stages for finding a job: 1. Find and express interest in a job This might be as simple as walking into a store with a “we’re hiring” sign and letting them know you’re interested. Or perhaps you see an online job posting and you click to...
by Staffing Support Specialists | Aug 12, 2020 | Employers, Job Seekers
One of my favorite quotes is, “How hard can it be?” Many weekend projects have started with that phrase and ended up taking far longer than a weekend to complete. Hiring is like that weekend project: it’s more difficult than it seems like it should be. And that’s why...
by Staffing Support Specialists | Aug 5, 2020 | Job Seekers
Most people want to do a good job at work and yet we see things go poorly despite everyone’s best intentions. (“The road to hell was paved with good intentions.”) Always remember that you are your own best advocate. Don’t assume someone else is thinking about how to...
by Staffing Support Specialists | Jul 29, 2020 | Job Seekers
When you are early in your career or would like to move into a new field, your past work experience might not help you explain to a new employer why you are a great fit for their opening. So how do you understand what’s important to employers and how it aligns with...
by Staffing Support Specialists | Jul 23, 2020 | Job Seekers
People are often confused by staffing companies because many different types of staffing companies exist. At the same time, there are a few universal truths: 1) Staffing services should be free for you as an employee. A staffing company should be paid by the employer,...
by Staffing Support Specialists | Jul 15, 2020 | Job Seekers
It’s your first day and you want to make a great impression. Wonderful! Each of the following might seem like common sense and yet we often see people get tripped up by one or more of these. Don’t be like them! Be on Time. Leave 15 minutes early just so you can...
