Posts Tagged ‘Recruiters’
Are Staffing Agencies Expensive?
With increased worker mobility and the rise of the gig economy, staffing agencies have become a key career-enhancement path for many job seekers. However, some candidates remain concerned about the details. They fear that using a staffing agency will become expensive or end up losing them money in the long term. This just isn’t true.…
Read MoreVying for top candidates in a competitive job market
In the midst of chatter of an impending recession—Lancaster County continues to have a low unemployment rate of 3.3% as of September 2019. Though job prospects are as good as ever for job seekers, this historically low unemployment rate presents an added challenge to companies looking to fill open positions. As companies around the county…
Read MoreTips for how to effectively manage remote workers
How many people do you know who work from home? If you feel like that number is increasing, you’re not wrong—a survey done by Global Workplace Analytics and FlexJobs shows that remote work has grown by over 91 percent in the past decade. This simple workplace benefit is often seen as enticing for employers who…
Read MoreBusting Staffing Myths: Are Recruiters an Asset or a Liability?
A persistent myth about staffing firms is they are all the same. This is far from true. However, a wide gap exists in quality among recruiters. There are bad ones, which can actually represent a liability to your long-term development, and then there are the great recruiters; ones that act to amplify your career ambitions,…
Read MoreUsing your employer brand to attract the best employees
You may not be Disney, Coca-Cola, Apple, or Google, but your company has a brand, whether it’s actively managed or not. And your brand extends beyond customers or clients—it reaches employees, too, including the ones you most want to recruit. In fact, your employer brand isn’t necessarily the same as your company brand. The former…
Read MoreBusting Staffing Myths: Recruiting Generalists vs. Specialists
You’ve heard the benefits of partnering with a staffing agency. And these details have you interested in getting jobs sooner and in finding better positions. But you still have a major worry: you have specialized skills and you don’t want to settle for a position outside your field. You don’t want to get thrown onto…
Read More7 recruitment strategies for a more diverse company workforce
A diverse workplace, made up of employees with varied backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives, can benefit a company’s performance and bottom line. However, developing such an environment—co-workers of different ages, genders, and ethnicities—requires well-planned recruitment strategies. A survey by the Society for Human Resource Management found that 57 percent of recruiters say their recruitment strategies are…
Read MoreAdjust recruitment strategies to land promising new college graduates
Class of 2019 college graduates are entering the best job market in years. The National Association of Colleges and Employers says that companies plan to hire about 10 percent more new graduates from this year’s class than they did last year. Employers are opening up positions to them that might have once gone to more…
Read More7 tips from a recruiting agency for writing compelling job descriptions
Businesses have depended on job descriptions to define work for employees for generations. And even though technology has drastically changed the work environment over the years, job descriptions in 2019 remain as important as ever. Good job descriptions can prevent the wrong person from applying for a job and better ensure the right person does…
Read MoreBusting Staffing Myths: Resetting Expectations for Your New Placement
Recruiters get people jobs. You know this. However, you might assume that finding you a position effectively ends the staffing firm’s involvement. From then on, you’re on your own. That’s a common myth about staffing firms: They find you a job, and then leave you to take care of yourself. Not true. A recruiter provides…
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