The chances are that you will need to – at some point – leverage temporary workers in this new year. Most companies are. Forty-two percent of employers plan to hire temporary or contract workers in 2014, up from 40% in 2013. Across the nation, employers are partnering with staffing firms to gain flexible access to […]
Hiring a good office assistant isn’t easy. You may know what you want, but you just may not quite be sure how to get it. This is because the role of an administrative professional has evolved over the last couple of decades. They are no longer simply “secretaries” – typing letters, taking dictation and answering […]
The cost of absences is often seen as immeasurable or simply dismissed as a negligible amount. However, they are not immeasurable or inconsequential. They are costly, and they can affect a company in three areas: Customer service Staffing Productivity They also impact a company’s financials in several areas, mainly through: Direct costs – for the […]
As your business grows, you will need to invest in it. Investing can take many forms – technology, infrastructure, talent. When it comes to bringing on talent, there are many options. Should you supplement your existing staff with a temporary workforce or directly hire a full time employee? If flexibility is your main concern, temporary […]
There is little doubt that in today’s competitive market, “quality of hire” should be the primary metric that companies employ as part of their talent management strategy. Yet it is rarely measured or analyzed. In June, it was reported that 69% of companies are not measuring quality of hire. Out of those companies, 9% said […]
One month ago, the Treasury Dept. announced that it is delaying the Affordable Care Act’s employer “shared responsibility” reporting obligations and penalties for one year. For those who are not regular readers of this blog, I have referred to the act’s employer “shared responsibility” section as the “Employer” Mandate (or “play or pay section). The […]
Is there a difference to hiring the best talent on the market and hiring the best talent in the market? In other words, is there a difference in recruiting an active and passive candidate? Of course there is. Hiring cannot be done via checklist. You cannot completely base your recruiting strategy on LinkedIn, your contact […]
In your next interview, you may not be facing a human – but a computer screen. Employment simulations are already prevalent in many industries across the country – from IT to manufacturing (which is becoming high-tech in many ways). Many of these simulations ask candidates to participate in online video game-like simulations to determine how […]
Regardless of your company’s size, if you are trying to handle all your recruiting and hiring functions in-house, you are more than likely torn between either filling requisitions for back-office jobs or filling requisitions for those jobs that are crucial to your core business. Usually, the department that complains the loudest will be the one […]
In last week’s Snelling Blog, we talked a little bit about the fact that there is beginning to be no difference between active and passive candidates. Due to low employee engagement in many (if not most) companies and a volatile job market, the line is being blurred between these two groups of job candidates. There […]
