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Are Video Job Interviews Right For Your Business?
With significant advances in technology and portability of communication, video interviewing is gaining traction in recruiting circles. While the technology is intriguing, there are specific factors to consider when debating whether video interviewing is the right fit...
Should You Be Hiring For Skills or Personality?
Google “hire for skills or personality” and you’ll find more than 12 million resulting pieces of content - many of them recent. It’s a hot topic in hiring today, and it’s one that has the potential to make a big impact on your business. Poor hiring decisions can cost...
Keep Workplace Productivity Humming this Summer
Summer vacations offer a great respite for your team (and for you!), but they can also disrupt your company workflow and be a drain on productivity. Summer can mean lengthy vacations and reduced productivity…but it doesn’t have to. Your team can continue achieving its...
4 Keys For Changing Careers and Breaking Into a New Industry
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn’t track career changes as part of its extensive data, but that doesn’t stop career experts from talking about their prevalence. One common number that you might see is that the average person goes through seven careers in a...
4 Key Areas to Review in Candidate Resumes
Hiring candidates can be stressful for organizations. It can be incredibly time consuming, and the number of resumes submitted for each position can go well into the hundreds. So how do you maximize your time while ensuring you identify the best candidates for the...
Helpmates is Named to Inavero’s “Best of Staffing” List for the 6th Year in a Row!
For the sixth straight year, Helpmates is proud to announce it has been named to Inavero’s “Best of Staffing” list. This annual list recognizes those staffing services that truly deliver exceptional service to their clients and specialists. We are extremely proud that...
4 Tips to Help You Conduct Useful Performance Reviews in 2014
For many professionals, annual performance reviews are something to dread. Often times, supervisors look at them as more paperwork, and employees feel like they’re going to the principal’s office again in school. Even research shows that most employees hate them....
How Temp-to-Hire Can Supercharge your Talent Investment
Are you struggling to get the most from your talent investment? Temporary-to-hire staffing, or “temp-to-hire” is a talent management option that offers unique business benefits. Still, while many companies are familiar with temporary or contract workers, the notion of...
Is Reference Checking Obsolete?
While social media has seemingly made reference checking obsolete, many organizations still regularly perform this once-critical step in the hiring process. But should you? The truth about reference checking. Many companies still ask for references, but they might not...