When it comes time to fill an opening, most employers conduct an exhaustive search to find the perfect candidate to join their team. If all goes well, that candidate will become a long-term employee who will contribute to the success of the company for years to come. Unfortunately, even the most rigorous recruitment process doesn’t… Read More »
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The Best Executives Possess This One Skill
When evaluating candidates for your company, it can be difficult to determine who has the necessary skills to succeed. Although a lot of factors contribute to success in the business world, time and again experts have noticed that the best executives all possess one skill in particular: They all have an active coping mechanism. At… Read More »
Increase Employee Retention in 2016 to Keep Your Top Talent
As every employer knows, experienced and effective workers are the lifeblood of a thriving company. Unfortunately, the very skills that make top-tier workers so valuable to your business also make them valuable to other companies, including your competitors. In a competitive job market, it can be difficult to hold on your top talent, but there… Read More »
Teach Your Employees and Watch Them Flourish
Effectively managing your workforce can be tricky. Often, supervisors get into the habit of constantly dictating orders to their employees, telling them step by step exactly what needs to be done and how to do it. Unfortunately, this kind of hands-on management can foster a degree of helplessness among the employees, resulting in them needing… Read More »
Why You Should Hire Veterans to Help Your Team
When evaluating candidates to fill an open position, veterans are sometimes overlooked. Often, hiring managers aren’t quite sure how military training can be used in a business or commercial setting. Without question, there are many differences between military and civilian life, but most veterans emerge from their careers in the armed forces with a number… Read More »
Millennials Make Up Most of the Workforce – Find the Best Ones
According to recent statistics, millennials now make up the largest percentage of the workforce. Unfortunately, many hiring managers have a hard time identifying millennial workers with the greatest potential, and even when they do, they sometimes find it difficult to attract these millennials to come and work for their companies. At Here’s Help, we have… Read More »
Can’t Do an In-Person Interview? Video Interviews Provide Quality Feedback
At Here’s Help, we know how important it is to get a feel for candidates during the interview process. Sometimes though, practical restrictions and time constraints prevent you from having a face-to-face sit-down with a candidate. In these cases, employers will often perform interviews over Skype or another video-conferencing platform, and these kinds of video… Read More »
Do You Know Which Job Candidates Succeed in Your Company?
If you’re in the midst of trying to fill a vacant job opening at your company, the experts at Here’s Help know how difficult that search can be. The questions that come along with poring over applicants’ resumes and cover letters can be paralyzing. Should you interview this candidate, or that candidate? Which candidate has… Read More »
Using a Hudson Valley Staffing Company Will Get You the Right Talent
Staffing companies provide great fits for job openings, not just warm bodies to complete the job. Here are some of the many ways in which using a staffing company like Here’s Help will get you the right talent the first time. Attract Passive Candidates One of the best reasons to consider staffing companies is that… Read More »
Learn How to Evaluate a Job Candidate’s LinkedIn Recommendations
Most companies prefer hiring employees recommended by current friends and co-workers. However, in today’s increasingly digital world, LinkedIn is fast replacing in-person referrals. Many people have LinkedIn recommendations on their profiles, but how do you tell which ones are truly worthwhile? A relatively new item, the LinkedIn recommendations feature lets members endorse friends and co-workers… Read More »