Recruiting Has Changed Forever (Even After the Pandemic Ends) As we enter week five of California’s “stay-at-home”...
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Managing Remote-Work Employees for the First Time
We’re several weeks into our stay-at-home orders here in the Los Angeles and Orange county regions and many companies...
Getting Through Challenging Times
So. Things now are, shall we say, a tad dicey. The coronavirus pandemic has caused the stock market to decline...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Importance of Succession Planning For Your Business
When it comes to long-term planning for your business, regardless of its size, succession planning should be a key part of the process. Key benefits of succession planning include: Time and cost savings. If your top employees suddenly left...
5 Keys to Successful Onboarding
Is onboarding a high-focus part of your hiring process? It should be! In addition to having a dramatic effect on job performance and satisfaction for new employees, onboarding is also an important team-building tool for your current employees. Put...
Conduct More Effective Job Interviews
Interviewing can be hard. For HR professionals and recruiters, it can be a challenge, but for managers and other professionals who don’t ordinarily conduct job interviews, it can be terrifying. Yet, effective job interviews are critical for making...
Career Planning as a Strategic Tool for Your Business (And Career!)
Career planning is essential to effectively manage your human capital investment and has a profound impact. How and why it should be a strategic business tool.
3 Creative Employee Retention Tips: Keep Your Team Engaged
Engaged employees are more creative, more productive and more likely to stay with your company – getting all those great results. In an especially competitive market for top talent, employee retention should be a key goal, and engagement is a...