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Timing Is Everything: When To Arrive For A Job Interview
Job applicants often wonder how soon to arrive for an interview for a new position. Is 30 minutes too early? How about right on the dot when your appointment is scheduled? Most hiring experts can agree that 10 minutes early is the safe amount of time to arrive for an interview. Any earlier and you […]
What Are The Costs Of Employee Turnover?
Imagine writing a check for thousands of dollars to a departing employee on their last day of work. Sounds crazy, right? That may sound ludicrous, but the costs of turnover often amounts to the equivalent of giving away thousands of dollars of a company’s hard earned money. The American Management Association estimates it costs employers […]
Resume Spring Cleaning
This is the time of year when many of us clean out our garages, venture down to the basement to do a bit of reorganizing, and in general tidy up our living spaces. Your resume deserves the same type of treatment from time to time, even if you are completely happy with your current job […]
Separate Myth from Fact: Direct Hire, Temp-to-Hire and Temporary
We only use 10 percent of our brains. Gum takes seven years to digest. Bulls hate the color red. Staffing firms only specialize in temporary job placements. These statements are all common misconceptions that are typically passed around with the best of intentions, but not always based on the full facts. In the staffing industry, […]
Articles That We Love
From time to time we come across articles and infographics that might be of interest to other local businesses. As we combed through a list of noteworthy articles, these five stood out as hot topics in hiring trends, management styles and flexible solutions for employee retention. Inc.: Six Steps to Hiring (and Retaining) Great Employees […]
Top Reads for Job Seekers
By Stephanie Beirne Leuer, Marketing Coordinator, Drake & Company Staffing Specialists The internet offers a flood of advice for job seekers. Sometimes the information can be overwhelming as you sift through articles from a variety experts that give out conflicting pieces of advice to candidates. Another route job hunters may want to consider is to […]
Dear Atty., Have I Stepped In It Deep Now?
The “Dear Atty” column is aimed at answering employers’ legal questions that surround issues in human resources. Attorney Pete Albrecht of Albrecht Backer Labor & Employment Law, S.C. welcomes you to here for future editions of “Dear Atty.” Dear Atty., We are adding a new marketing position at our company and as a manager […]
The Proactive Bird Gets The Worm
By Peter Jenkins, Office Coordinator, Drake & Company Staffing Specialists You have been looking for a new job for a few weeks, and you have seen several positions online that interest you and match up well with your background. As instructed, you promptly e-mailed your resume and also attached a cover letter and a list […]
Your Job Applicant Wants To Break Up With You
If you stop to think about it, the hiring process is a lot like dating. At a job interview everyone dresses to impress the other person. The initial greeting is met with nerves and uncertainty before you both sit down together. You each take turns asking the other thoughtful questions about themselves while hoping the […]
6 Things to Do When Re-entering the Workforce
By Stephanie Beirne Leuer, Marketing Coordinator, Drake & Company Staffing Specialists Life sometimes alters the best laid career plans no matter how carefully planned out. Taking time away from a career to do things such as raise a child or care for another family member may impact a future job search. Sometimes the transition back […]