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Tips for Hiring Great Temporary Specialists in SoCal
Your Los Angeles or Orange County company may need more workers as your business starts growing again as the economy continues to improve. Yet you probably don’t really know how fast you’ll grow, in what areas you’ll grow and if you’ll be able to sustain that growth...
Yes, Cover Letters Still Matter: They Can Help You Get an Interview
Cover letters, so old school and completely unnecessary, right? NO!!! A well-written cover letter actually can help you get the job. Why? Because it can highlight your great interest in the opportunity. More importantly, it can showcase how you can help an employer...
Avoid These Recruiting Marketing Mistakes
Does your company start hiring someone only as soon as you have a need? That is, do you whip up a job posting only when a hiring manager requests a replacement or needs to fill a new position? If so, do you find yourself scrambling to source and recruit great talent?...
Real Life Virtual Networking Advice
It's now been more than a year since the first case of COVID-19 appeared in the United States. As the pandemic drags on, most everyone has had to make major changes in how they work and live. Many now work remotely to avoid close contact with others and prevent the...
Giving Yourself a Recruiting Degree
No college offers a recruiting degree or one in sourcing. Although there are some very good training programs available, most of what recruiters learn, they pick up on the job. One of the most important parts of recruiting is sourcing candidates. Where can they be...
Make Your Resume Stand Out Now and in the Future
Most job seekers are aware that hiring managers spend precious little time looking at individual resumes. So, you need to capture their attention quickly and make them want to read more. But, in addition to incorporating information that will pull them in, you also...
Helpmates Wins First-Ever Best of Staffing® Award for Employee Satisfaction
After an extremely tough year for just about everyone, Helpmates Staffing is beyond thrilled to earn the ClearlyRated™ Best of Staffing Award for Employee Satisfaction! This is in addition to Helpmates once again earning the ClearlyRated™ Best of...
Performance Review Strategies for the 2020s
No one enjoys performance reviews – neither managers nor workers. But when done well, they truly can help a supervisor gauge a person’s progress, or lack thereof. Here are a few strategies to use to make your performance reviews as effective as possible. Set an agenda...
Interviewing for a Remote Job? Ask These Questions
If you are interviewing for a remote job, the company’s culture becomes even more important. Why? The culture at the company will play a big role in how successful a person will be in such a job because collaboration, communication and teamwork become that much more...