 Believe it or not, today is the last day of November. There’s just one more month left in the year before 2023 will be here.
When it comes to your career, the question is this one: does your fresh start for 2023 involve your current employer . . . or another opportunity? There’s a good chance that, like most people, you’re continually seeking ways to enhance your career. For some workers, they have chances to do that at their current company. However, for others, that’s simply not the case. What about you? Are you looking forward to 2023 and tackling the challenges and taking advantage of the opportunities that await you where you are now? Or are you not so sure that those challenges and opportunities are awaiting you—or that they exist at all? If you’re not 100% sure that where you are is where you should be, then it might be time to audit and evaluate your current employer. What does that mean? It means taking a hard look at your current situation and asking questions about your employer that you may not have considered before, questions like the ones listed below:
Your answers to these questions will better help you to figure out where you stand right now. In other words, they will help you to audit your current employer and determine your best course of action. The course of action you plot could involve a move to a new employer, one that will provide you with the advancement—and the satisfaction—that you’re looking for. Last year, Time Staffing won ClearlyRated’s Best of Staffing Client and Talent Awards for providing superior service to their clients and candidates. ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing Award is the only award in the United States and Canada that recognizes staffing agencies that have proven superior service and quality based entirely upon ratings provided by their clients and job candidates. Time Staffing received satisfaction scores of 9 out of 10 or 10 out of 10 from 75.4% of their placed talent, significantly higher than the industry’s average of 45%. Contact Time Staffing today to find out more about our placement services for employers! Finding job candidates and workers is difficult these days. Finding and hiring them in a timely fashion is even more difficult.
However, what if you could find—and hire—more of the job candidates you want as quickly as you want? More importantly, what would it mean to your company’s bottom line? Below are three keys for hiring better candidates in less time: #1—A thorough understanding of the job requirements This starts with a detailed job description, but not the description that was used to hire the previous person in the position. The job requirements have almost certainly changed to some extent since then, which means the description should fully reflect those changes. Those changes should be agreed upon and understood by everyone involved. #2—Selective (and effective) screening of job candidates A thorough understanding of the job requirements and description leads directly to a more effective screening process. That’s because not only will the hiring manager know which skills are most important during the screening, but they’ll also know which traits they would trade for a candidate who has tremendous potential to be a good fit. These candidates often don’t match the requirements 100%, but they possess other talents and abilities that could make them an ideal fit and a great employee. #3—Assessing competency (over experience) What applies to skills also applies to experience. How competent a candidate might be in executing the requirements of the position may not have as much to do with experience as it does with the other things that the candidate brings to the table. Experience is certainly important, but an over-emphasis on experience may exclude a “diamond in the rough” candidate capable of not just filling the position, but also excelling in it. When too much time is taken during the recruiting and hiring process—for whatever reason—the best job candidates can be lost. As a result, not only are lesser candidates eventually hired, but the process also takes longer, costing the company even more in terms of time, energy, and productivity. How well does your company employ the three keys listed above? Are there systems in place to ensure high levels of success in all three areas? What measurements do you use to track that success? Last year, Time Staffing won ClearlyRated’s Best of Staffing Client and Talent Awards for providing superior service to their clients and candidates. ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing Award is the only award in the United States and Canada that recognizes staffing agencies that have proven superior service and quality based entirely upon ratings provided by their clients and job candidates. Time Staffing received satisfaction scores of 9 out of 10 or 10 out of 10 from 75.4% of their placed talent, significantly higher than the industry’s average of 45%. Contact Time Staffing today to find out more about our placement services for employers! In a previous blog post, we discussed the importance of branding yourself as reliable, both to your current employer and to any potential new employers.
Branding yourself as reliable is critical for multiple reasons, not the least of which is because it’s the first step toward branding yourself as trustworthy. And proving yourself reliable—just like proving yourself trustworthy—takes time. It’s especially difficult if you make mistakes during the hiring process when you’re looking for a new job. Companies want to hire reliable, dependable people as employees. That’s why if you brand yourself as unreliable, then the organization will not want to hire you. Below are five ways to brand yourself as unreliable during the hiring process (even if you don’t realize you’re doing it): #1—Not showing up for a phone screen Phone screens are typically conducted earlier in the hiring process. However, they’re important because the phone screen leads to a face-to-face interview. So if you miss the phone screen (for whatever reason), then it will be difficult to convince an employer to give you another chance. #2—Not sending an email when you said you would This is the crux of being reliable: doing what you say you’re going to do. If you say that you will send an email and that you will send it by a certain time, then that is what you must do. If not, then you’ll be seen as unreliable. #3—Not showing up for a face-to-face interview The same rationale applies to this interview as applies to the phone screen. The difference, of course, is that the face-to-face interview is more important. You can miss a phone screen and somehow remain in the hiring process, but if you miss this type of interview, then the company will no longer consider you for the position. #4—Showing up late for an interview Not showing up at all is a major mistake, of course, but showing up late can also damage your personal brand and reputation. This is even if you show up five, 10, or 15 minutes late and the reason for your tardiness appears legitimate. This is because you’ve “sowed the seeds” of doubt in the minds of the people tasked with making the hiring decision. So if you’re actively seeking a new job and exploring other employment opportunities, remember the golden rule for branding yourself as reliable: always do what you say you’re going to do. Last year, Time Staffing won ClearlyRated’s Best of Staffing Client and Talent Awards for providing superior service to their clients and candidates. ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing Award is the only award in the United States and Canada that recognizes staffing agencies that have proven superior service and quality based entirely upon ratings provided by their clients and job candidates. Time Staffing received satisfaction scores of 9 out of 10 or 10 out of 10 from 75.4% of their placed talent, significantly higher than the industry’s average of 45%. Contact Time Staffing today to find out more about our placement services for employers! A lot has happened in the job market and the employment marketplace during the past few years, not the least of which was the start of a worldwide pandemic.
Then there was the “Great Resignation” and a flurry of hiring across just about every industry. On top of that, the National Unemployment Rate has remained close to a historically low level. And now, as we hurtle toward the end of 2022, many companies want to hire, but they can’t find the job candidates and workers for which they’re looking. (And not just the companies that seem intent on finding the “perfect candidates,” either.) So while it may seem as though there’s a talent shortage, perhaps even in YOUR industry, what’s more likely is that there’s a solution shortage. Yes, it may be a logistical fact that there are more openings than seemingly qualified job candidates, especially within certain industries. However, what organizations need are solutions to help bridge the gap. In other words, companies should be more proactive in seeking solutions to their hiring problems, specifically their inability to fill a critical position in a timely fashion. So what solutions are available to companies that find themselves in this predicament? Below are three such solutions: #1—Perfecting the recruiting and hiring process. In today’s job market, the margin for error is razor-thin when it comes to hiring. There isn’t much room for mistakes. That’s why you must analyze your hiring process and identify areas of weakness. That way, you can improve those areas, which will result in more qualified candidates at the beginning of the process. And if you have more qualified candidates at the beginning of the hiring process, then you’ll have more quality hires at the end of it. #2—Hiring candidates who display potential. Unfortunately, many companies are looking to only hire candidates who don’t need training and who can “hit the ground running.” By hiring candidates who can do the job with some training and can grow into the role, the company could fill the position more quickly and quite possibly help develop that “perfect” candidate/employee it was attempting to find as-is. #3—Using a staffing agency. An experienced and reputable staffing agency can help you find the job candidates and workers you need for your open positions. When you use a staffing agency, you can devote more time and energy to other important tasks within your company while the agency works to help you reach your hiring goals. It is true that hiring is challenging at the moment. However, instead of focusing on what you can’t control (a talent and worker shortage), focus on what you can control (solutions that will help your company to hire well, anyway). Companies that devise hiring solutions are the ones thriving in this market . . . and the ones that will continue to thrive in the future. Last year, Time Staffing won ClearlyRated’s Best of Staffing Client and Talent Awards for providing superior service to their clients and candidates. ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing Award is the only award in the United States and Canada that recognizes staffing agencies that have proven superior service and quality based entirely upon ratings provided by their clients and job candidates. Time Staffing received satisfaction scores of 9 out of 10 or 10 out of 10 from 75.4% of their placed talent, significantly higher than the industry’s average of 45%. Contact Time Staffing today to find out more about our placement services for employers! Personal branding is an important part of your career, as well as your current employment situation.
You brand yourself by the experience that you provide for other people when you interact with them. This applies to both your personal life and your professional life, but for the purposes of this blog post, we’ll be addressing the professional setting. One of the best ways that you can brand yourself is as being reliable. This means that in the minds of the people with whom you interact on a consistent basis, you’re a person they can count on. Keep in mind this is important whether you’re looking for a new job or not. It’s important if you’re in the interviewing process of a potential new employer or if you’re satisfied in your current position. Below are five reasons to brand yourself as being reliable: #1—You’ll be seen as more valuable. Your employment or prospective employment is all about value. Specifically, it’s all about the value that you can offer to an employer, either your current one or a new one. And when you’re seen as reliable, your value will increase. #2—You’ll be given bigger assignments. An employer is not going to trust you with bigger assignments unless company officials believe that you’re reliable. They only give such assignments to employees they know will come through for them. #3—You’ll be viewed as having leadership potential. This is tied directly to receiving a promotion. It might go without saying (but we’ll say it, anyway) that the best leaders are those who are reliable. After all, that’s partly how they became leaders in the first place. #4—You increase your chances of a getting a raise. What’s the only thing better than getting a promotion? Getting both a raise and a promotion. A company is investing in you by employing you, and it’s making an even bigger investment by giving you a raise. It wants a return on its investment, and reliable people are more likely to provide such a return. #5—It’s the first step to branding yourself as trustworthy. Trust is a valuable commodity in life, and that applies to the world of work. It’s difficult to gain and easy to lose. And since, by and large, many people believe there is a shortage of people they can actually trust, you can more easily stand out from the crowd if you’re seen as trustworthy. Last year, Time Staffing won ClearlyRated’s Best of Staffing Client and Talent Awards for providing superior service to their clients and candidates. ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing Award is the only award in the United States and Canada that recognizes staffing agencies that have proven superior service and quality based entirely upon ratings provided by their clients and job candidates. Time Staffing received satisfaction scores of 9 out of 10 or 10 out of 10 from 75.4% of their placed talent, significantly higher than the industry’s average of 45%. Contact Time Staffing today to find out more about our placement services for employers! |
