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Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice Day

25 July in Articles, Best Practices, Business, Careers, Human Business, Human Resources, Jobs, News Updates, Staffing, Training, Workforce by Sylvia Dahlby

“Everything should NOT be taken out of context and morphed into a political weapon. Enough already!” via @JohnnyCTaylorJr SHRM CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. is right to call for sanity via Twitter in response to SHRM members’ social media condemnation of his highly visible support for the...

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Strengthen Your Staffing Firm’s Brand with Social Advertising

23 July in Articles, Best Practices, Brand Reputation, Business, Human Business, Marketing, Sales, Social Media, Staffing by Jenny Keller Yesilevskiy

The most well-known brands are powerful. Evocative. Instantly recognizable: Think "Coca-Cola," and you'll instantly crave a cold beverage. Think "Nike," and you'll probably imagine your next workout. Think "Southwest Airlines," and you might start dreaming about getting away for a quick vacation.   These seemingly kneejerk brand impressions aren’t...

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Five Ways to Reduce Risk with Your Background Screening Program

16 July in Articles, Best Practices, Brand Reputation, Business, Careers, Discrimination, Engagement, Human Resources, Legal, Metrics, News Updates, Recruiting, Staffing by Alan Lasky

Over the past few years, litigation has tripled in employment background screening, due to increased regulations and scrutiny of the background screening process by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and other federal/state and industry-specific auditing agencies.  Recently, employee/candidates have filed...

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Your Guide to Writing a Welcome Email to New Employees

02 July in Articles, Best Practices, Business, Engagement, Human Business, Human Resources, Recruiting, Staffing, Workplace by Grace Carter

Your welcome email Sending a welcome email to a new employee is not only customary, but a great way to make them feel welcome at their new job. These letters are generally informal and sent in addition to the official offer of employment new hires receive....

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Tips for Better Staffing and Recruiting Content Marketing

18 June in Best Practices, Brand Reputation, Business, Engagement, Jobs, Marketing, Recruiting, Sales, Staffing by David Searns

It's everywhere you look: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. Company websites. YouTube. Email. Direct mail. It's content marketing – and you'll find it anywhere business communication is happening. What is content marketing? If you're not familiar with this marketing technique, it's about using ideas to capture attention, and...

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Musings From the 2018 California Staffing Professionals Conference

14 June in Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Best Practices, Business, Engagement, HR Technology, Human Business, Innovation, Metrics, Recruiting, Sales, Staffing, Technology by Sales Team APS

What we learned at the 2018 CSP Conference. We loved attending the 2018 California Staffing Professionals Conference (CSP), and we're proud to support this outstanding event. We connected with clients, vendor partners, prospects and learned a lot from some of the best minds in the staffing...

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Denver is a Modern-day Technology Hub

06 June in Articles, Business, Careers, HR Technology, Human Business, Human Resources, Innovation, Jobs, Recruiting, Staffing, Technology by Rolf Kramer

Americans are flocking to this mountainous city in droves. The Denver area experienced one of the largest influxes of American migrants in the country between 2010 and 2014. With beautiful outdoor spaces and all of the big-city amenities: Denver’s technology market is on fire. Colorado...

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The GDPR adds a Twist to Staffing and Hiring

04 June in Articles, Business, Human Business, Legal, News Updates, SmartTalks, Staffing by LJ Morris

On May 25, 2018, a new privacy law called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect in the European Union (EU). GDPR expands the privacy rights of EU individuals and places new obligations on all organizations that market, track, or handle EU citizens’ personal...

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Webinar Recap: Artificial Intelligence for Recruiting – The Future is Now

24 May in Artificial Intelligence (AI), HR Technology, Human Resources, Innovation, Metrics, Recruiting, SmartPractices, Staffing, Technology, Webinars by Sylvia Dahlby

Artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming all the rage in many segments of work and business. When brought into the sourcing, staffing, recruiting and talent management functions, it provides assistance and learning opportunities, unlike anything we’ve seen before. Artificial intelligence is designed to be a...

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