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Browse thoughtful views and opinions about staffing and business topics from our perspective.
Presenting Your Best Self on a Phone Interview
The phone interview has become more common as the first step in screening potential employees before bringing them in for a face-to-face interview. On the one hand, you might be thinking; “it’s easy, I can wear pajamas and do it on the couch.” In some ways, though,...
How to Leverage Your IT Skills to Stand Out Among Your Competition
When it comes to finding an IT job, differentiating yourself from other candidates is one key to your success. Thinking in-depth about how your skills contributed to your past accomplishments and can lead to future achievements for other employers is important....
Using the COVID-19 Pandemic to Upskill Your Career
The use of eLearning tools has sharply increased due to people sheltering at home to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Many employees are using their downtime to upskill during this time of remote work. With the unstable economy and uncertainty about what the...
Master Your Next Virtual Job Interview with These 3 Tips
Because of COVID-19 and safer-at-home initiatives, you probably have been using video tools to connect with family and friends. Similarly, many hiring managers and recruiters have been using video conferencing technology to interview job candidates. If you’re in the...
After The Interview
You did it. Your resume and cover letter were good. The interview went well. So what’s next, a few days of nail biting while you wait for the phone to ring? After the interview there’s still some more to do that will ensure that the process of getting a job remains as...
How to Top-Grade Your Workforce by Partnering with a Recruiting Partner
As a hiring manager, you have a variety of responsibilities. In addition to bringing aboard top talent, you have to manage your existing team and projects, provide input for strategic planning, and handle issues as they come up. This leaves little time to stay current...
You’re the Boss: What it Means to be Right
“I asked my boss, Jillian, if we could set up a meeting for feedback on a project I was finishing up and her response was, “Just grab me anytime I’m around the office and we can talk.” I did see her at the office, of course. But it was never the right time. She was...
How to Keep Your Company Information Confidential with Remote Employees
With employees working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic, keeping confidential company information secure is more critical than ever. Staff may decide to forward documents to their personal email accounts to print them from a home office printer. Or, they...
The Rules of Brainstorming: Beyond the Basics
What kind of title is that? If brainstorming is all about informality and spontaneity, how can it even have rules? I’m a firm believer that work is always better if you’re prepared – even something that’s intended to jolt people out of their usual ways of thinking....