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August 2019

4 Tips to Manage Your Love/Hate Relationship with Glassdoor

Glassdoor has become a popular tool for job seekers to research prospective employers and evaluate the work environment. Glassdoor publishes information about your company’s culture, benefits, and salary data. Revealing this confidential data can be problematic for many companies and beneficial for others. According to a Glassdoor U.S. Site Survey, 70 percent of people now look to reviews before they make a career decision. Below are 4 tips to manage your company’s reputation on Glassdoor. Claim Your Business Profile Users are able...

08/20/2019

By Shannon HallEmployersAddress Common Themes, Bad Reviews, Business Profile0 Comments

When is it Time to Hire HR Support?

When you own your business or become a key executive, it may not always be easy to know when it’s time to hire HR support. Depending on your needs and company size, this support can range from part-time consultants, to full-time specialists, to office managers who handle HR functions. There are a few key indicators it’s time to put HR tasks in the hands of a dedicated person rather than do it all yourself. Below, we discuss 3 ways you...

08/07/2019

By Shannon HallEmployersBradley Staffing Group, C-level executives, HR support0 Comments

July 2019

The True Cost of a Bad Hire

Hiring is expensive but even more costly if you end up hiring the wrong person. Much of this expense can be financial, but a bad hire will have wide-reaching effects on other aspects of your business. Below are the top three costs of a bad hiring decision. Financial Costs According to a study by SHRM (The Society for Human Resources Management), the price of a bad hire can be up to 5 times their annual salary. A five-figure investment in a bad...

07/09/2019

By Shannon HallEmployersBradley Staffing Group, Candidates, Financial Costs0 Comments

June 2019

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3 Reasons Not to Wait for the Perfect Candidate

It may be tempting to hold out for the absolute perfect candidate, but in the current market it’s important to understand the importance of compromise. Below are our best 3 reasons why you shouldn’t wait for the perfect candidate—and why you should hire a great one instead. Longer Interview Processes Lead to Lower Quality Hires The best candidates won’t wait around through a long interview process. It’s a candidate’s market and they will likely have competing offers. In our experience the best...

06/25/2019

By Shannon HallEmployersBradley Staffing Group, Perfect Candidate, Skills Gap0 Comments

Quick Tips for the Top 4 Hiring Headaches

Hiring is a full-time job even when everything goes smoothly. But in our experience, we know well that certain problems can crop up and make hiring more difficult. Here are some of our tips on how to help and avoid some of the most common hiring headaches that we encounter. Extreme Hiring Speed Speed of hiring has been increasingly important in the tight labor market, and employers have had to hire faster in order to keep top candidates. In our experience the best candidates receive...

06/11/2019

By Shannon HallEmployersCounteroffer, falsified resumes, Salary expectation, Speed of hiring0 Comments

May 2019

3 Ways Hiring Inadequate Managers Will Sink your Company

Hiring good managers is important to the health of your business. Management has a great effect on employees and your ability to retain them. By hiring inadequate managers, you greatly limit your company’s productivity and opportunity for growth while creating additional risk related to costly hiring decisions. Below are 3 ways an inadequate manager will sink your company. 1. Lower Employee Satisfaction & Increased Quit Rate One of the biggest reasons good management should be valued is because it helps to retain good employees. An inadequate manager could greatly...

05/14/2019

By Shannon HallEmployersEmployee Retention, employee satisfaction, Engagement, Managers0 Comments

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Top 5 Reasons Great Employees Quit

In a candidate-driven market, companies must be more competitive to keep top talent under their roof. An emphasis on employee satisfaction can help keep your best employees engaged in an environment where they could be receiving multiple job notices and recruitment calls a day. According to a report by TinyPulse (a leader in employee-engagement pulse surveys) and data from our September 2018 Local Candidate Survey, the following are the top 5 reasons employees quit their jobs. 1. Poor Management The survey results revealed poor management to be the...

05/01/2019

By Shannon HallEmployersemployee satisfaction, poor management, September 2018 Local Candidate Survey, toxic work environment, work-life balance0 Comments

April 2019

4 Reasons Every CEO Needs a Great Assistant

Time is everything when it comes to business, and negotiating habits to optimize your time can be challenging. An executive assistant could be the answer. Such support can be invaluable to the growth of your business as they work to save you time so that you can focus your energies on the most important tasks. Below are four of the biggest reasons to hire the right assistant. 1. Outsource your Communications The Harvard Business Review conducted a study of 27 CEOs over three months and found that checking...

04/16/2019

By Shannon HallEmployersceo, executive assistant, productivity0 Comments

3 Tips to Get the Most out of your Job Board Budget

According to Statistic Brain Research Institute, 18.5 million people are hired from online job postings each year. Online job boards can be a great tool for hiring, but they can also become expensive to manage. A single job posting for 30 days costs $375 on Monster, $419 on Career Builder, and $495 on LinkedIN. Bearing in mind that the average time to fill is over 30 days, these expenses can add up quickly with additional costs for renewal. In such a competitive market it’s important to...

04/02/2019

By Shannon HallEmployersJob Board Budget, online job postings0 Comments

March 2019

How to Write an Attraction-Based Job Description

Employers are now competing for talent in a candidate-centered market due to a growing talent shortage. As Baby Boomers continue to enter retirement, the smaller Millennial generation will be unable to replace them with a deficit of over 5 million qualified workers each year. There are currently a record 7.6 million open jobs in the United states. This trend is starting to affect the job market. One of the simplest changes you can make to remain competitive in the market...

03/20/2019

By Shannon HallEmployersattraction based job post, candidate market, Job Boards0 Comments