3 Tips for Managers to Be More Transparent With Their Employees

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Transparency helps make a company, and its employees, more productive by establishing trust. Keeping employees in the know every step of the way fosters confidence in your leadership. What’s more, in the absence of transparency, employees lack direction and emotional commitment. More often than not, easier workflows, improved communication and fewer misunderstandings are the signs… Read more »

How Can You Improve Company Culture in 2019?

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Creating a workplace culture that attracts and retains top-quality employees should be a priority for every organization. By fostering the right culture of support, you can motivate every employee to perform at their best. What’s more, when employers consider the wants and needs of employees, it helps create a happier workplace where workers feel genuinely… Read more »

How Your Business Can Leave a Lasting Impression on Job Candidates

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It’s no secret that the experience a candidate has during your company’s interviewing and hiring process can drastically affect their feelings towards your organization as a whole. In fact, a great experience just may be the tipping point for a job seeker to accept your offer, while a terrible one will all but guarantee a… Read more »

The Importance of Allowing Your Employees to Take Time Off This Holiday Season

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The end of the year is rapidly approaching, which means year-end goals, and the start of a new quarter for many businesses. As we head into the holiday season, many business owners and managers struggle with whether or not to give their employees time off for the holiday season.   Unless there is a specific… Read more »

Is Your Business Offering Internships? Here’s Why You Should!

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More and more companies are investing in internship programs due to their numerous benefits. Internships offer students a competitive edge in the job market, and set them apart from other candidates since they gain real-world work experience.   Here are four ways an internship program can benefit your company.   Fresh Perspective and Innovation  … Read more »

The Spooky Side of Hiring: Dispelling 4 Hiring Myths

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Perhaps the most difficult part of being a business owner or manager is pouring through dozens of resumes and cover letters, attempting to find the right candidates for your open position.   Unfortunately, to simplify the process, many hiring managers choose to follow the guidelines of popular hiring myths. In doing so, they often weaken… Read more »

The Importance of a Solid Company Culture

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More often than ever before, employees expect more than a paycheck from their place of work. In addition, they want affordable healthcare, reasonable hours, tuition reimbursement, training assistance, and (above all else) a solid company culture.   Why has company culture become so important over the last decade? Below are six paramount reasons.   Employee… Read more »

How to Prepare Your Business for Seasonal Staffing Shortages

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For many businesses, the busy season means longer hours, more customers, and an increased workload for everyone involved. Of course, the timing of this season can change, depending on your industry.   For example, tax professionals are swamped mid-January. Recreation companies are inundated with orders in June and July. Most retailers are smacked around by… Read more »

How to Maintain a Positive Relationship With Your Staffing Agency

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According to the American Staffing Association, over the course of a year, staffing companies hire more than 15 million temporary and contract employees for a variety of industries, including industrial, clerical, managerial and scientific.   More than 76 percent of these employees work full time for companies that prefer to outsource the complex and expensive… Read more »

Having Trouble Filling Open Payroll Positions? Here’s How to Fill Them Fast!

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Every company has positions that experience high turnover and take forever to fill. Some work is simply undesirable, especially in such a competitive market. Fortunately, there are ways to fill these empty spots on your payroll.   Here are six of our favorites:   Use Social Media   Create social media accounts on platforms like… Read more »