Whether you are new to the workforce or have years of experience under your belt, finding a suitable career in today’s competitive job market is an overwhelming task for anyone. Due to the high percentage of candidates flooding the job pool, utilizing online job boards alone is rarely an effective means in getting your resume seen. The average number of people who apply for any given job is 118 Read More

Why do companies hire temporary employees? Maybe you have a business that’s always busier around the holidays, but your full-time staff get overworked as a result. Or, you regularly find yourself struggling to find someone willing to pick up extra hours and you’re the one that has to stay late because your team is understaffed. Both of these situations can really lower staff morale and custome Read More

1. Taking Too Many Breaks During Your Search Let’s face it…we have all been there. Unemployment accompanied with a job search can be exhausting and discerning. Although its ok to take the occasional breather, don’t allow yourself lengthy breaks every time you are discouraged, or even worse, when you are making some progress. Read More

Social Media is no longer just a way to connect with friends and family, but it has quickly evolved into a useful recruiting and screening tool to help make sure that you are hiring the right candidates.  With 3 out of 4 American adults on social networking, if your company isn’t present on social media, you may be missing out on valuable job candidates. And if you aren’t screening prospe Read More

An OSHA source said that their resources are at a short capacity and as a result, they are spending more time on accident investigation rather than accident prevention. So, what does this mean for your firm and the staffing industry as a whole? Read More

Before you invest your time, money and insanity into hiring new candidates and filling vital positions, it is good idea to research and understand current workplace trends and how they will affect your workplace. Forbes.com has captured research and insights that they have tracked through hundred of studies released by companies and third parties. Here are the top 7 trends to be aware of in 2015: Read More

There are nearly one million unemployed military veterans in the U.S. according to the House Committee on Veteran’s Affairs, and the Department of Labor reports that, for some veteran groups, unemployment is more than 20% higher than the national average.  Link Staffing has made it our personal mission to hire, recruit, place and train vets so that can successfully transition into a civilia Read More

What will 2015 have in hold for the industrial staffing sector? Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) asked execs and others in the industry to look into their crystal balls and provide some predictions. Here were some of their findings for 2014 and predictions for 2015 and beyond: Read More

What do job seekers really look for in a potential employer? It seems from some new research that a well-developed and defined "brand" and a good reputation with a strong company culture matter more than money.   Read More

We’ve all heard the phrase “company culture” and the impact that it can have on employee satisfaction and company growth. But what does that really mean and more importantly, how does it affect an organization from a macro viewpoint? Wikipedia defines company culture as “the behavior of humans within an organization and the meaning that people attach to those behaviors. Culture i Read More