One of the main objectives of an interview is to reveal the strengths and weaknesses of a potential candidate based on how they detail their prior experience, their skills, and their interest in the role you’re interviewing for. The behavioral interview approach focuses on the first item; prior experience. A potential new hire will likely [...]
While 60% of recruiters highly value how a potential employee will fit in with the company culture, the candidate is thinking similarly, according to Capterra. In fact, the best staffing agency will tell any hiring manager that company culture and work-life balance are two top priorities for today's workforce! If you are a manager of [...]
Since so many companies have been going remote over the past few years, the staffing industry has been changing. With so many businesses going digital with their daily tasks, staffing agencies have been doing the same, especially since some best practices have changed since before the pandemic. Let's take a look at how hiring has [...]
If you're like most business owners and department heads, you may be looking for a new way to promote collaboration in your workplace. Our staffing agency has found that one of the best ways to do this is by creating a mentoring culture. In a mentoring culture, everyone participates. This allows newer or less experienced [...]
Proper leadership in the workplace is crucial for optimal functionality, employee productivity, and overall satisfaction. Whether you're hiring an engineering, IT, or manufacturing recruiter to staff your place of business, the best staffing agencies will look for the following qualities of a leader in candidates. Self-Aware Any manufacturing, engineering, or IT recruiter will inform you [...]
Consistent, transparent, and informed communication is vital to a healthy workplace. Whether the team is working on a long-term project, arranging a short meeting, or preparing for a client call, it’s essential that every team member is clear about each other’s goals, communication styles, and capabilities. For a functioning, synergized workplace, it’s important to note [...]
In any organization, culture evolves every day. The culture of any community, for that matter, evolves every day as the people inside of it evolve, too. Workplace culture grows in the same way, with new stories, beliefs, assumptions, and shared understandings being made all the time. The culture of your organization is not just the [...]
IT, food and beverage, engineering, and manufacturing recruiting firms will tell you that building trust in any workplace is the best way to improve day-to-day functions as well as employee retention. In fact, according to BetterUp, companies with high levels of trust experience 74% less stress. But how can you curate a company culture that [...]
Many things are different than they were about 20 years ago. A great example is recruiting top talent for your open job position. In the past, you could post a mediocre job description and still have highly-qualified candidates contacting you. That is not the case today. Nowadays, recruiting top talent requires a more serious marketing [...]
Whether or not a new hire is in a managerial position is arbitrary; leadership is about taking responsibility for your contributions and taking accountability when miscommunication occurs. When conducting the interview process, it’s important to evaluate whether or not a promising job candidate is eager to develop their own leadership skills and grow as someone [...]
