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You’ve got a new job! Congratulations. It’s an exciting time. First days are exciting. It’s important to be prepared and do a great job to impress your new employers. Here are some tips on how you can be better prepared. 1) Know Your Route to Work Don’t wait for the first day to figure out… Read more »

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When you’re interviewing people for a job, you need to know the difference between work-ready and available. Work-Ready Means Vetting… Work-ready means the candidate has been vetted. They have undergone background checks, reference checks, and any other required screening. Vetting is important because sometimes job applicants who seem qualified on paper may not turn out… Read more »

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If you’ve been hired for a part-time job, you may want it to turn into a full-time position. After all, if you work full-time you make more and potentially have benefits. That might work for your employees too. If they have full-time positions available, it can be more convenient for them to hire someone who… Read more »

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Keeping costs down is important in any business. Staffing your organization can add up to be expensive. Costs add up as well. Human resources departments and hiring managers in your company need to take time to write job descriptions, post jobs, sift through applications, interview and more. That’s time they aren’t spending on other productive… Read more »

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Safety on the job is very important. It’s easy to assume that all jobs are safe. However, if you’re working near manufacturing equipment, moving equipment such as forklifts or on floors where something might be spilled, for example, you need to take some safety precautions. And those are just three examples. Here are the top… Read more »

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A deep-dive hiring strategy is essential for human resources professionals. You need to know the company’s strengths and opportunities, but also what they perceive as their challenges. Why? Because once you know them, you can help them optimize strengths and opportunities, and rise to meet challenges. Help Proactively by Knowing Trends A deep-dive hiring strategy… Read more »

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Most managers want to help their business grow. A growing business, after all, is a thriving business. But did you know that outsourcing your hiring can help your business grow? Many human resources tasks can be outsourced so that company employees who might otherwise have to take the time or develop the expertise to do… Read more »

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When you’re looking to fill jobs, it can sometimes seem like there’s a shortage of good workers. Well, there could be. The news recently is that the U.S. may be facing a shortfall of skilled manufacturing workers. Too few workers have the skills for the jobs available. In fact, over the next 20 years, employers… Read more »