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Working From Home – How Important Is It?

Recently, some large companies have curtailed the ability of their employees to work from home, now asking staff to work in corporate offices. These changes are focused on driving increased collaboration, creativity, mentoring and innovation, but may alienate top talent in the executive, managerial and professional labor market – a sector that has been candidate-driven… Read more »

Tips to Help Your Organization Reduce Employee Turnover Rates!

As job choices increase and more contract options become available  to your “top talent”—-how will you deal with employee turnover rates? According to the 2018 Deloitte Millennial Survey, 43 percent of millennials plan to leave their jobs in the next two years and 61 percent of Gen Z’s say they would also leave their jobs within… Read more »

Demand for Recruiters Increases, In Spite of Technology

How will increased use of technology change reliance on recruiters in the hiring process? The digital landscape and innovative technology have fundamentally changed the way many organizations conduct business. This includes how employers seek out new hires. How will increased use of technology change reliance on recruiters in the hiring process? From artificial intelligence to… Read more »

Top Reasons Why Candidates Abandon an Outdated Application Process

The recent 2019 MRINetwork Recruitment Trends Study found that there is a big difference between the easy application process job candidates expect and the antiquated systems that are still in place when it comes to applying for opportunities online. Candidates are frustrated with the current online job application process–some obstacles they see are long applications, inability… Read more »

Reasons Why Contract Staffing Continues to Increase

The contract workforce appears to be an important hiring solution of choice for businesses in the current economic climate. Statistics compiled from the Staffing Industry Analysts’ Workforce Solutions Buyer Survey 2018 reported 22 percent of respondents said their staff is contract and predict that this number will rise to 30 percent by 2028. According to an article published on HRO… Read more »

6 Ways a Contract Position Improves Your Work and Your Life!

More companies are using contract staffing solutions for their cost-savings and quick onboarding benefits—on the flip side, you can use these contract work opportunities as positive experiences. Here are some benefits of flexible work positions that can actually help move your career in an upward direction: 1) use short-term assignments to sharpen your current skills and… Read more »

How to Craft a Strong Change Narrative for Your Company

When your company is undergoing major change, it can be a tough transition for everyone, especially your organization’s employees. After all, they may be wondering how the company’s transformations will affect them, their roles, responsibilities, co-workers, leadership and other aspects of their lives in the coming months. Click to watch the video. To help dispel… Read more »

Video Job Interview Tips for Job Seekers

In today’s job interview environment, more companies are using video technology to conduct more job interviews due to time and money savings. You may be asked to participate in a video interview for screening purposes, or to interview in front of a panel of decision makers. Whatever the situation when interviewing by video, there are… Read more »