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February 2019

Reasons to Leave Your Job (A Checklist)

Making the decision to leave your job is not often simple or easy. There are several factors that go into determining whether or not your current job is fulfilling your needs in terms of job satisfaction, work-life balance, and compensation. You’ll also want to be informed about the status of the job market in order to determine your chances of landing a new opportunity. We have put together this checklist as a guide for potential candidates to help the decision-making...

02/27/2019

By Shannon HallJob Seekerscareer position, job market, Recruiter0 Comments

September 2018

How to Keep Recruiters from Taking Your Best People

The unemployment rate is at a multi-year low of 3.8%, with 7 million unfilled jobs in the United States. This creates an environment where top employees often receive multiple new job notices on a daily basis. In fact, certain companies in Silicon Valley are acquired just for their talent. Losing employees to your competition should be a real concern. Here are our recommendations for keeping your best employees under your roof. Benchmark your salaries It’s important to know the market salaries for...

09/12/2018

By Brett BerghardtEmployersCareer Development, Employee Retention, Managers, Recruiter, Salary0 Comments

April 2018

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Choosing a Recruiter or Staffing Agency: 5 Tips for Jobseekers

A quick LinkedIn search will reveal that there are nearly 700 recruiters in the Greater Philadelphia Area. If you expanded your search to account for those in the industry who may be using more crafty titles such as “sourcing wizard” or “staffing guru”, you’d discover well over 1,000 people in this geographic region alone. Many jobseekers are unfamiliar with the process of working with a recruiter or agency. They don’t know what questions to ask, or what to expect. Here...

04/02/2018

By AdminJob Seekersjobseekers, mentorship, Recruiter, recruiter follow-up, Staffing Agency0 Comments

September 2017

How to Answer Five of the Most Annoying Interview Questions

As a trusted staffing firm working with candidates for more than 40 years, our recruiters have heard a lot about the kinds of questions that make candidates cringe in an interview. Here are a few of the most dreaded and our recommended approach to answering them like a pro. Where do you see yourself in five years? Don’t look at this as a trick question, or a strategy to trap you into something. The interviewer’s motivation is to discover your level of...

09/13/2017

By AdminJob SeekersBradley Staffing Group, Hiring, Hiring Manager, Interview Prep, Interview Questions, Interview Tips, Recruiter0 Comments

6 Incredibly Important Questions to Ask a Staffing Agency

Hiring employees to fill open positions is a delicate and extremely time consuming process. This is especially true in those businesses where there is not a dedicated HR department. The number of job openings increased to 6.2 million in 2017, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Employing a staffing agency to fill open positions is becoming essential for many companies to keep pace with the market and grow their businesses. A partnership with a staffing firm can be...

09/08/2017

By AdminEmployersAmerican Staffing Association, Bradley Staffing Group, Recruiter, Staffing, Staffing Agency, Staffing Firm0 Comments

May 2017

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Spring Cleaning: 5 Ways to Enhance Your Resume

As the weather gets warmer and we get more hours of daylight, we get a little more motivated when it comes to housekeeping and organization. We clean out closets, cars and garages to prepare for summer, dust off the cobwebs and get out there into the world. While you’re feeling this new sense of motivation, it’s great time to do some resume maintenance. A study by online job search service provider, The Ladders revealed that recruiters spend an average of...

05/10/2017

By AdminJob SeekersBradley Staffing Group, Career Coach, Employment, Hiring, Recruiter, Resume Length, Resume Refresh, Resume Tips, Spring Cleaning0 Comments

April 2017

Feeling the Stress of Staffing? 5 Tips to Get Ahead of Hiring in Today’s Market

It is not uncommon for large local companies to have 200 or more job openings. Recent figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate that there are still more jobs open than candidates to fill them. Real average earnings for employees increased 0.5% from February to March of 2017. This is creating a level of competition among employers to win top talent. Employers are faced with the need to raise wages in order to attract and maintain key employees. The...

04/19/2017

By AdminEmployersAmerican Staffing Association, Benchmarking, Bradley Staffing Group, Bureau of Labor and Statistics, Employer Branding, Hiring, Hiring Manager, Recruiter, Talent Shortage, Temporary Employees, Understaffing, Veteran Staffing Firm0 Comments

Best Laid Plans: 5 Things to Do Before Starting a New Job Search

According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, the number of people who quit their jobs reached 3.2 million in January of 2017. The unemployment rate is steadily dropping this year as well. Job-seekers are feeling justifiably confident in their ability to make a career change in this current market. According to a recent Gallop poll, 51% of employees are actively looking for new positions or watching for job openings. It’s not surprising that many employees would be eager to...

04/12/2017

By AdminJob SeekersBradley Staffing Group, Bureau of Labor and Statistics, Career Coach, Career Move, Careers, Employment, Hiring, Hiring Manager, Job Seekers, Job Skills, Online Image, Recruiter, Resume, Salaries by Job Title, Target Employer List0 Comments

Not Like the Others: Tips for Choosing an Experienced Staffing Firm

According to the American Staffing Association, there are nearly 750 staffing firms in Pennsylvania. These agencies vary in nature from large national agencies and overseas companies to smaller, privately held firms. Clients can choose between those firms that provide more of a resume brokerage type of approach, to those that deliver a full service consultation and staffing service. These varying agencies also staff a broad array of jobs, from industrial laborer to chief executive. Here are 4 core qualifications you...

04/05/2017

By AdminEmployersAmerican Staffing Association, Bradley Staffing Group, Entry-Level, Hiring, Job Boards, Recruiter, Staffing, Staffing Firm0 Comments

March 2017

5 Reasons You Should Always Speak to a Veteran Recruiter

As recruiters contacting potential candidates, we are met with a vast array of responses that range from genuine curiosity to a curt brush-off. It is understandable that not everyone is actively looking for a job, or a career change. However, any experienced recruiter will tell you that the best time to conduct a job search is when you are happily employed. Candidates who wait to start a job search until they are unemployed relinquish valuable negotiating power in the job...

03/16/2017

By AdminJob SeekersBradley Staffing Group, Bureau of Labor and Statistics, Careers, Dream Job, Employment, Hiring, Interview Skills, Job Search, Job Seekers, Jobs, Mentor, Recruiter, Staffing, Unemployment0 Comments

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