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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...
When It’s Raining Job Candidates
Before the pandemic struck, employers were struggling to find people to fill open positions. But the pandemic has changed that in many respects. There were almost seven million jobs available in October (latest figures available), but in November (latest figures...
Preparing for a Final Job Interview
Congratulations! You have made it past the first round of interviews for a job opening. You now face the prospect of a final round. How should you prepare for it? This next round will be a little different from the first, so you need to change your preparation a...
Best Practices for Hiring a Diverse Workforce
To hire a more diverse workforce, you need to start by taking a step back and looking at your hiring process from start to finish, from advertising an open position to onboarding. You need to look at everyone who will come into contact with the job candidate to ensure...
The Job Skills You’ll Need in 2021 and Beyond
The pace of change continues to accelerate in our society, led by technological progress and the accompanying economic growth. Growth and change will only continue to pick up speed into the future. In such an environment, what are the skills and abilities workers will...
On the Lookout: Recruitment Trends for This Year and Beyond
Technology and the competition for talent are changing the recruiting landscape significantly. Artificial intelligence and data analytics are giving recruiters powerful tools to locate, evaluate and communicate with job candidates. These digital tools are also helping...
Talkin’ ‘Bout Those Transferable Skills
You may be dissatisfied with your current career and looking to make a change. It’s a big decision, enough to put a few butterflies in the stomach of the most unflappable person, especially is you’re worried about how your current job skills will – or won’t –...