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Does One Word Lead to True Employee Engagement?
How many of your employees like working for you? Probably not as many as you may think, and definitely far fewer than you would want: Gallup reports that worldwide, a full 67 percent of workers are “not engaged,” with 18 percent actually “are actively disengaged.” And...
Why Soft Skills Still Matter
Have you noticed how companies, hiring managers and recruiters are screaming “Where are all the skilled workers!?” It seems everyone working to fill a position is looking for skills, as in skills in technology, engineering, digital, coding, nano-tech, accounting and...
Helpmates Staffing Services Once Again Wins Two of Inavero’s 2018 Best of Staffing® Diamond Awards
Helpmates Staffing – once again! – has been named to the “Best of Staffing” list. For the 9th straight year! We are way beyond thrilled! And honored!! Helpmates Staffing Services has earned Inavero’s Best of Staffing® Talent and Client Diamond Awards after winning...
Is THIS Why the Candidate Said No to Your Job Offer?
Yours is a nice company filled with nice people who work hard and aim to do their best in their jobs. Your receptionists are pleasant. Your HR department is filled with people-persons. You feel your managers are professional and have great communication skills. Then...
The Quick-Start Job Search Guide
Even though this definitely is a candidate-driven market (and it should continue to be so at least through all of 2018) and employers are practically on bended knee “proposing” to talent, Los Angeles-area workers could see themselves suddenly without a job: layoffs...
Is This Why No One’s Sharing Your Job Postings on Social Media?
Your company has what you believe is a pretty nifty job-referral program for employees: if they refer someone who ends up working for you for at least six months, the referring worker gets a few hundred dollars. So you ask your employees to let their friends and...
Making the Gig Economy Work for You
The Great Recession definitely “did a number” on many individuals’ careers. Mid- or late-career professionals were downsized and unable to find a similar position at a similar income. New college grads struggled mightly to even find their first post-college position....
Ideas for Revamping Your Employee Rewards Program
As the new year begins and new starts….start, it may be a good time to take a look at your current employee rewards program to make sure it’s one that helps your employees feel valued and engaged. Take a look below for five ideas you may want to consider for revamping...
3 Things Your Staffing Firm Can’t Control
As much as your staffing firm works – and works exceptionally hard – to ensure that its temporary associates show up on time to your assignments and provide exceptional value for you while they perform the tasks and complete the projects you need done (placing many...