By David Allen, Snelling.com The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) is intended to ensure that persons who serve or have served in the Armed Forces, Reserves, National Guard or other “uniformed services” are allowed to seamlessly return to civilian employment. This law is not about finding veterans new civilian jobs, […]
By David Allen, Snelling.com There is a talent war going on. People, for the first time in years, are willing to leave the “relative” safety of their jobs for new opportunities. Companies (again for the first time in years) are willing to take the chance – in terms of time, money and effort – in […]
By David Allen, Snelling.com Everyone does it. We make assumptions (and you know what they say about assumptions!); then we use those assumptions to make decisions. Sometimes we are lucky and everything works out fine; sometimes we are wrong – dead wrong. This happens during the interview process…usually (according to Monster) within the initial 30 […]
By David Allen, Snelling.com The numbers (as reported by CareerBuilder) are interesting: 39% of employers are concerned that they will lose top talent this year 25% of employees state that they plan to change jobs in the next 2 years Few things cost a business as much as unexpected talent departures. The Society for Human […]
By David Allen, Snelling.com If you have a “busy” season, you might be tempted to simply hire for quantity vs. quality when bringing on seasonal workers. However, this could lead to trouble. If you do not take the time to properly source, hire and onboard your seasonal workers, you could easily isolate your customers, lose […]
By David Allen, Snelling.com I would like to start off this blog post with a shameless plug for the Client Resource Hub found on the Snelling website. This is where we help employers understand the ways that today’s companies acquire, cultivate and retain talent. Want to learn how to avoid worker misclassification lawsuits? Visit the […]
According to a 2012 Future Trends Survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, 90.7% of respondents use Facebook in their job search. Half of employers in the U.S. use Facebook during the hiring process, with 54% planning on using it more in the future. But for what types of jobs? Recruiters generally focus […]
There is a talent war going on out there. Now, more than ever, it is crucial that companies be at the “top of their game” when it comes to recruiting new talent. The cost of a bad hire can set a company back many, many months, hampering productivity and impacting employee morale. Therefore, companies want […]
The ability to communicate with clarity and effectiveness is a skill that organizational leaders at all levels must possess. Most business hierarchies depend on effective communication as messages are sent up and down the corporate ladder. Therefore, it is imperative that everyone is the organization both hears and communicates effectively. Here are 4 important tips […]
There is a perfect storm impacting today’s job market. Three new forces are influencing companies’ ability to hire and workers’ ability to be hired in a way that is mutually beneficial to both parties. These are the: rapid infusion of technology into the workplace decline in vocational training in the schools mass exodus of highly […]
