Your employees want to be engaged. But far too few of them are. Gallup’s research shows only 35% of the American workforce consider themselves engaged. The rest are just calling it in. With that said, the research also shows that your workforce wants meaningful work. So, how can you, as the employer, look for ways Read more »
Posts By: Robin Walters
Three Reasons to Partner with a Staffing Partner for Your Hiring Needs in 2022
You need help. Finding candidates in this market is challenging. You’re looking for talent, but the days of posting an advertisement and being bombarded with resumes are pretty much over. What should you do? We have three reasons why a staffing partner could be the best move you’ll make for the New Year. Reason #1: Read more »
Five Books All Professionals Should Read to Improve Their Career in 2022
There are thousands of business books out there. There are books for entrepreneurs in startup businesses, books about industry disruption, leadership books, books to teach you to develop your productivity—and everything else you can think of (plus a few we bet you can’t). 2022 is going to bring some big challenges. Are there any good Read more »
Why it’s Important to Reflect Back on 2021 as You Prepare for 2022
People love New Year’s resolutions. Most people set them. But did you know 80% of us don’t meet these goals? We may not may the goals specific enough, or the resolution was attainable to begin with, or we simply miss the mark. So, if we don’t meet our goals most of the time, why is Read more »
The Key to Identifying Top Performers When Interviewing
The studies show us that top performers are up to 400 times more productive than the rest of us. Top performers are key to company productivity, so you want to fin as many as you can during the candidate selection process. But how can you find these overachievers? We have some tips that will help Read more »
Don’t Scare Away Candidates with These Mistakes
Wake up, hiring managers! It’s a candidate-driven market with way more jobs than people to fill them. If the candidate is experienced and working in high-demand fields such as healthcare or technology, they can pretty much write their ticket into just about any job they choose. The old ways of interviewing aggressively no longer work Read more »
Why You Should Stop Ghosting Employers
Ghosting is just a nasty trend that needs to stop. Perhaps it’s too easy, in our digital era, so simply walk away from an employer that you’ve only met a few times on a Zoom call. We get that. But it hurts. Your recruiter may end up wondering if they did something wrong or even Read more »
Identifying a Strong Clerical Candidate
Is your clerical candidate proficient in all Word applications? Have you seen examples of their written work? These are a couple of examples of how to screen your clerical candidates. Clerical skills literally run the world. Out of all the applications most companies use, they probably go back most frequently to Office tools like Word Read more »
3 Benefits of Completing Heavy Equipment Training
If you’re a heavy equipment operator trying to increase your marketability to employers, it’s a good idea to put your skills to the test with some heavy equipment training. It doesn’t matter if you’re new to the field or an experienced operator, having some credentials to back up your experience is never a bad idea. Read more »
Which Certifications Are Most Important for a Packaging Operator?
COVID-19 increased the need for qualified workers in warehouse settings. This includes the role of packaging operator, who is an important part of quality control in any warehouse setting. What does a packaging operator do exactly? If you’re considering the field or if you’re currently working as a packaging operator, what are the certifications you’ll Read more »