Posts Categorized: Hiring Advice
Staff Retention: Why It Matters and What You Should Do
In the current competitive labor market, finding the right employees can be a big hassle. Because of this, it might be a good idea to shift focus to retention efforts and keep staff turnover low. © fizkes / Adobe Stock Staff retention is important because you want to make sure your current employees…
How to Attract Highly Skilled Workers for Your Business
You want the best for your business. Naturally, you want the most-skilled, highly-qualified people to fill your open positions. However, in a competitive economy with many people looking for work, it isn’t easy. Let’s solve your hiring problems together and help you find highly skilled employees for your business. © pressmaster / Adobe Stock…
Hiring Preparation Mistakes You Need to Avoid
As a business owner or manager, when you have an open position available at your company, you want to make sure you have everything squared away before you start searching for candidates. Inadequate preparation for the process can result in you hiring the wrong person. Before you even start looking for someone, you need to…
Are Temp-to-Hire Positions a Good Fit For Your Business?
If you’ve never had any temp-to-hire positions in your company, there is never a better time than now to learn about all of the benefits and to consider using temp-to-hire workers. “Temp-to-hire” refers to a job created by a company, where an employee works with the possibility of being hired on full-time. At Tempstar Staffing,…
Here’s How to Find Out If You Hired the Right Person
Hiring someone new can be expensive and time consuming. This is why choosing the right candidate can be a stressful process. After bringing someone new onto your team, you want to make sure that you hired them for the right reasons. Even if your interview process was long and intensive, a new hire could turn…
How to Earn the Respect of New Employees
Earning the respect of your employees is difficult, especially if they are new hires. New employees haven’t had enough time to get to know you fully and get comfortable in their new position. You might think that the first impression is all you need, and sometimes it is, but not always. First impressions are important,…
The Future of Talent Acquisition: What You Need to Know
With the current unemployment rate reaching as low as 4% and talent being harder than ever to find and keep, you may be hard-pressed to research what the future holds and what it means for your business. The Korn Ferry Institute has an answer. The Korn Ferry Institute conducted a study that suggests labor shortages…
Attract the Best Employees for Your Light Industrial Positions
For every light industrial business, attracting the best employees can be challenging, especially with high turnover rates. Many employers like yourself may be turning to temporary or contract workers to supplement their production needs due to talent shortages. When you find an employee you like, hiring them on is the next logical step, but getting…
Hiring Challenges to Watch Out For This Year
2019 is off to a good start, but there are definitely some hiring challenges ahead. If one of your primary goals this year is in hiring the very best talent for your business, it is important to recognize the challenges you may face and prepare for them ahead of time. We have organized a list…
Top 5 Interview Questions to Ask Candidates
When interviewing candidates for your open positions, it is always a good idea to outline your interview questions beforehand. While free-form interviews can be beneficial, you don’t want to allow an interview to get off track. Additionally, preparing questions ahead of time gives you some time to practice how you’ll handle each question. If you…