The Parts of Hiring you Didn’t Know

If your company is growing, you’ll need to do some hiring. If you do some hiring, you’re probably going to have to deal with some aspects you haven’t thought about. If you have to face some hiring unpleasantries, you’re probably going to want to hire a recruiter. Hiring is more than posting out on Indeed…

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Hot Hot Handbook Tips!

I’m sure if you look around your office, you’ll see a big binder with all of your policies and procedures. Handbooks are key to running a successful business, but is your handbook up to par? Ask yourself these questions to see if your handbook could use a facelift and why it’s important to keep it…

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Listen up: Hiring Tidbits from Professionals

  Transcript: So, let’s look at some of the statistics around finding, hiring, and keeping employees. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics tells us that across the nation we have a 4% unemployment rate. Here in Oakland County we are at a 3.2% unemployment rate, which basically tells you that we are gainfully employed. People…

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Competitive Hiring Tips

Following trends in fashion can be dangerous, but it’s very important in recruiting. The trends we are talking about are benefits, dress code, technology, and market drivers. Here are some trends you need to know before you look into hiring, especially Gen Y and Gen Z candidates Benefits Typical dental packages just don’t cut it…

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What Makes Hiring Hard?

On the outside hiring can look simple. You post a job online, you wait for people to apply, you set up and interview, and you hire the best candidate. We are here to tell you about what makes hiring a little less cut and dry. Job Posting This is one of the most critical steps…

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The Internet Saves Recruiting

Now that we have your attention, let’s talk about the dangers of depending on the internet and technology to do your hiring for you and how to find that healthy mix. Algorithms You can set up your wants, needs, and requirements for your perfect candidate, but technology cannot determine personality. You can get a sense…

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How to Make Employee Transitions Less Scary

If you’re hiring, you’re probably doing it for one of two reasons: Because you’re expanding or because you have to rehire. Unfortunately, some employees move on, but how can you make that transition smooth? It can cost up to twice that employee’s salary to find someone. Time (and money) is of the essence. To save…

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How do you Actually Hire Someone?

Finding candidates is more than just posting a job online and waiting for someone to come to you. If you want the right person, sometimes you have to put in some extra leg work. If can’t be stressed enough that it’s a job seeker’s market today. There are more job openings than there are people…

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Why You Shouldn’t do the Hiring

Here’s a question: If you own a business, what is your job? Your job is to design your company, set company standards, take care of your employees, be a good leader, and make sure the different facets of your company is running smoothly. That’s a lot of responsibility for one person. That’s why you need…

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Battling Employee Turnover

It can cost you a third of an employee’s salary to replace them if they leave. That’s a lot of dough, but we are really here to discuss turnover and how to prevent it. Fortunately, a lot of the ways employees report on what they need out of a company to stay are common sense.…

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