by Staffing Support Specialists | Oct 28, 2020 | Employers, Job Seekers
The last time I conducted mock interviews at our local high school, my co-interviewer asked a 17-year-old girl, “How many unexcused absences do you think are okay?” When she responded with “once or twice a month,” we gasped. In the poor girl’s defense, she didn’t know...
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...
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...
