Recruiters and staffing agencies are turning more and more to social platforms to find job candidates. 77% percent of employers use social networks to recruit and 94% of these employers use LinkedIn. As a job seeker, if you do not have a LinkedIn profile and are not incorporating LinkedIn into your job search, you are likely missing out on valuable job opportunities. Here are some tips on setting Read More

While spending hours navigating through job boards and online postings, you may have thought about applying for a job with a temp agency, but not knowing how they work may have prevented you from submitting your application. I’m here to assure you that working with a temp agency (also called temporary agencies or staffing agencies) can benefit you in numerous ways. Here Read More

Have you avoided pursuing temporary employment because you think it’s for entry-level workers or college students looking for a summer job? It’s true that many companies hire temporary employees with these attributes, but more and more companies are looking to fill temporary positions with more experienced professionals when they need an extra team member with a specialized skill or time-inten Read More

The success of a business is dependent on so many things. There are both internal and external factors that can play a huge role in the success or failure of a company. For the purpose of this blog, I am going to focus on one of the biggest internal factors that can determine the rise or fall of a business…its leadership team. More often than not, companies that thrive and grow have these 3 lead Read More

The old adage "You can't cost cut your way to success," may be true, but that doesn't mean you can't cut costs to improve your profit margins. While you may find it difficult to reduce expenditures in your staffing agency's operations, labor costs, and facilities, and inadvisable to cut marketing expenditures, you may discover easy targets for cutbacks in office expenses. New technology can help s Read More

As staffing professionals, we all try to bring the best workers to our clients: qualified, motivated and maybe most importantly reliable. Which makes a recent piece of research on staffing industry facts published by SHL, an Atlanta-based talent measurement company, particularly worrisome. The SHL research indicates that a… Read More

As staffing professionals, we all try to bring the best workers to our clients: qualified, motivated and maybe most importantly reliable. Which makes a recent piece of research on staffing industry facts published by SHL, an Atlanta-based talent measurement company, particularly worrisome. The SHL research indicates that a… Read More

As the job market continues its slow revival, the staffing industry is likely to benefit from the increased employment rates. A few weeks ago it was reported that the jobless rate reached a four-year low. Now it appears job recovery is… Read More

We hope your staffing management business is booming: your days busy, your time invaluable, and your struggle to balance all the important meetings and precious moments of your work day, well, a struggle. But even if you’re not busy 25 hours a day, you can certainly use some extra… Read More

Though Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg famously said "Email is dead," we are pleased to report email is alive and kicking and is, in fact, a hugely valuable tool for marketing a staffing firm. No wonder: fully 50% of businesspeople begin their day by checking their email. The other 50% can't be far behind. A well-organized email can work well for internal staff members as well as external clients Read More