Management/HR
Consider Outsourcing Your Recruitment Process
You can save time and resources while finding the best possible candidates. How? When you work with a recruiter and staffing agency. Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) is a means to outsource all or some of the steps involved in finding, interviewing, screening and hiring new employees—and it can save you and your Human Resources department…
How to Fill Critical Roles Quickly
Some positions can be hard to fill, especially depending on your industry. You may have spent time searching for the right candidate, but the job remains open—meanwhile, others on the team are quickly becoming overworked. Does this sound familiar? It’s an experience many employers report, especially right now during the current “war on talent.” Four…
Ways to Reduce Employee Turnover
Once you have good employees in place, you want to hold on to them. Replacing employees can be very costly—current estimates reveal that the cost to replace an employee is one-half to two times the employee’s annual salary. The better option is to keep workers satisfied and productive so they stick around and don’t need…
Why it’s Crucial to Show Employees You Care
In the current job market, it’s becoming more and more common for employees to leave their jobs in search of something new. During the pandemic, many workers found themselves unemployed, working remotely or working short-handed—and for some, this provided a unique opportunity to think about their future. This is perhaps why turnover has been so…
How to Conduct a Post-Interview Evaluation
You’re trying to fill a position and you’ve conducted your first round of interviews. Now comes the easy part… right? Not exactly. Choosing between several qualified candidates can be stressful, because you want to be sure you make the right decision for the company. Productivity, synergy, teamwork and workflow all hinge on you making the…
The Importance of Writing an Accurate and Appealing Job Description
When you’re looking to hire new employees, you want to make it as easy as possible to find the most qualified candidates. That goes without saying. But did you know the best place to start is actually in the job description? When you clearly describe the position, qualifications and your company, you make it much…
Top Ways Employers Are Addressing Staffing Shortages
Staffing shortages are getting more and more common in today’s economy. During the pandemic, many people found themselves working from home or out of work, and it gave them time to reflect on their lives—leading many to change careers or leaving the workforce all together. On top of this, fields such as skilled labor are…
Five Tips for Selecting the Right Candidate for a High-Level Position
Looking for candidates for management and executive positions? This type of position can be especially difficult to fill because these sought-after candidates are often happily employed and not looking. And once you find candidates, you need to be sure they’re just right for your company. After all, these are the people who you’re relying on…
Employee Retention Strategies That Can Help Your Company Stay Competitive
Among common challenges faced in 2021, many employers experienced the exit of workforce members. From feeling overworked or underappreciated, to deciding there wasn’t enough room for career advancement, employees cited various reasons for needing something new. As an employer, it’s time to review your employee retention strategy for holes and make plans to patch them…
There is a Smarter Way to Hire!
It’s become much harder to find and keep employees. And going into 2022, your business might be finding itself short-staffed. You may be worried about how to prevent burnout in the employees you still have, and how to find new ones that will stick around. Plus, every employer needs workers with the right qualifications to…