In 2020, businesses are going to become more modern than ever. With thousands of startups nationwide, companies are trying to make their brand familiar to people with a lot of competition. That’s why it’s essential to diversify your staff with employees who have a variety of skill sets, which can give you a fresh perspective…
The workforce over the last 15 years has changed, and in the previous 3, there has been an explosion of companies providing better ways to work. And it isn’t just about the improved treatment of staff or more money. Workers are looking for happiness, growth, support, and equality. That’s why all employers should be planning…
There is no denying that candidates rule the job world in today’s market economy—historically low unemployment rates mean hiring managers have an increasingly smaller job pool to work with. That said, there’s still many hiring tips companies can follow to attract the right employees. Employees may have the upper hand when it comes to being…
In today’s competitive hiring market, too many hiring managers decide to skip the normal hiring processes when it comes to taking on seasonal employees because they’re temporary. While this is understandable, it can be detrimental to your business. Even though an employee may not be staying with your business in the long-run, it only takes…
During record-low unemployment rates, employees have the advantage in this holiday season’s job market. Hiring managers may even be determining to hire less-than-qualified candidates for open positions out of fear that big-shot companies such as Amazon will cause a drought in the hiring pool altogether. But some top candidate traits are simply non-negotiable. Your company…
In an economy that’s experiencing record-low unemployment rates, it’s no secret that finding the perfect candidate for the job can be a feat for modern hiring managers. The dreaded “talent shortage” is impacting companies across the nation, and many believe nothing can be done. After all, many job reports confirm that there just aren’t enough…
Reasonable suspicion drug testing, also known as probable-cause or for-cause testing, is a post-employment drug test that is administered when supervisors have evidence-based reasons to believe that an employee may be under the influence of alcohol or drugs while on the job. Employers who have objective documentation that suggests an employee is in violation of…
In today’s economy, one crucial question has caused businesses around the country to completely restructure their work environments and develop all-new hiring strategies—what do millennials want in a job? Unemployment in the US is at just 3.7 percent, up only slightly from the 3.6 percent rate that earlier this year set the record as the…
It may seem counterintuitive as we still have a few holidays to go before the retail madness of Black Friday and Christmas ensues, but now is the perfect time to start thinking about hiring seasonal employees. As you’ve probably noticed, “Christmas creep” is a very real phenomenon, where stockings can be seen hung with care…
In the current day and age, there is no denying that the job market is more competitive than it ever has been. In the past, you may have found yourself competing against a very small handful of people in order to secure a job. Today, there are often hundreds of people applying for one job,…