 A leopard, as they say, can’t change their spots.
And for many job seekers, the same is true with the type of decisions that they make. When it comes to job seekers, their skill set, their talent level, and their experience are completely separate from their ability to make sound decisions. Just because somebody possesses a top-notch set of skills doesn’t mean they’re automatically able to make good decisions most of the time. This is of the utmost importance for hiring managers and companies, because their success or failure is predicated upon the decisions that their employees make on a daily basis. This, more than anything else, is why a job seeker’s decision-making skills are ultimately more important than their skills, talent, or experience. That’s because what they do with their skills, talent, and experience ultimately determines how successful they—and the company—will be. The problem that often arises is that hiring managers are blinded by a particular job seeker’s raw ability and talent, causing them to overlook the potential for danger. A resume is more than just words written on a page or a series of facts or events. There is a “hidden resume.” The trick is to figure out the pattern that exists within this “hidden resume” and decide if that pattern is one that you want to bring onboard with your company. The rule of thumb is rather simple: Somebody who has a history of making questionable decisions is likely to continue making those types of decisions in the future. Conversely, somebody who has a history of making sound or good decisions is likely to continue making those types of decisions, as well. A great job seeker is certainly desirable, but one who makes good decisions is the crème de la crème—the potential for all upside and no downside. But can you predict what kind of decisions a job seeker will make if they become part of your company? With 100% accuracy, no, but you can identify patterns of decision-making, and your ability to do that could save you headaches down the road. 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 U.S. and Canada that recognizes staffing agencies that have proven superior service quality based entirely on ratings provided by their clients and job candidates. Time Staffing received satisfaction scores of 9 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! The end of 2020 is almost here, and what a year 2020 was!
You’re probably as eager as everybody else to put this year in the “rearview mirror” and move on to what will hopefully be a better year and a much better future. And as part of that, you’re more than likely planning for the success of your company or organization. The key to your success in the coming year will boil down to the strength of your team. But how do you know if you’re on the right track and planning in the correct fashion? Here’s a quick checklist to help ensure success in 2021. #1—Retaining key employees. Have you implemented systems, incentives, career development plans, career paths, evaluations, and clear direction that will keep your key people with you for another year? Have you created a work environment/schedule that helps them to keep their life and work in balance? #2—Hiring top job candidates. Hiring great candidates is just as important as retaining great employees. If possible, set a goal of interviewing one person each month to build your team. Ideally, you should be able to hire one great job candidate from this list. Consider how much easier your life would be with another top performer on your staff. #3—Building your employment brand. Make certain that you and your people can articulate your company’s goals, vision, mission, and culture quickly and honestly. Use this information in all of your employment advertising, on your company’s website, and during your interviews. #4—Raising the bar. Determine how you’re going to help the least effective person on your team find another position in your company (or outside of it) so that they can enjoy a more rewarding career and so you can replace them with someone better. #5—Training and developing. Create a list of ways that you’re going to increase the skills (and therefore) the productivity of your team through training in the coming year. #6—Incentivizing pay. Review the current compensation plan and make certain that it encourages the members of your team to reach their highest productivity levels. If you need temporary or direct employees for your workforce, then Time Staffing can help! We have experience identifying and screening top-notch candidates in numerous fields for a variety of employers. Our goal is help you hire the right employee at the right time to get the right results. Earlier this 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 U.S. and Canada that recognizes staffing agencies that have proven superior service quality based entirely on ratings provided by their clients and job candidates. Time Staffing received satisfaction scores of 9 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! There are plenty of challenges in the employment marketplace when there isn't a pandemic raging across the country. That's why the hiring process is even more important during times like these. And when we say that, what we really mean is your organization's hiring process.
Because that's the one you really care about... is it not? With that in mind, below are two good reasons to make sure that your organization's hiring process is timely: #1 - How you handle the interview process is a reflection of your company. Remember that the job candidate is forming an opinion of you during this process, just as you are evaluating them. If the process is long and cumbersome, the candidate may think to themselves, "If this is what the interview is like, what will working for them be like?" An interview process that is concise, targeted, and efficient will not only be effective in finding the right person for the position, but it will also impress that person and create in them an even greater desire to work for your company. #2 - Time is money. The longer it takes for you to fill an open position with a candidate, and more importantly, the right candidate, the more productivity your company will lose. So - if a great candidate gets away because the interview process dragged on too long, not only did you lose that person, but you also lost an undeterminable amount of money in terms of productivity. You must find another candidate, who may or may not be as good as the one who got away, and you also have to invest more time into the process. Neither of those are attractive options. Refining your process is a wise investment of time, one from which you can reap many benefits. Dragging out the process, for whatever reason, is not. Quick decisions are a two-way street, and the last thing you want is to be run down in both directions. If you need temporary or direct employees for your workforce, then Time Staffing can help! We have experience identifying and screening top-notch candidates in numerous fields for a variety of employers. Our goal is help you hire the right employee at the right time to get the right results. Earlier this 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 U.S. and Canada that recognizes staffing agencies that have proven superior service quality based entirely on ratings provided by their clients and job candidates. Time Staffing received satisfaction scores of 9 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! If there's anything that's become evident in the employment marketplace during the past five to 10 years, it's this:
No matter the size of the candidate pool, big or small, finding and hiring the right people is as difficult as it's ever been. You don't want to hire just anybody. You want to hire a great candidate, the kind of person who will turn into an employee who can make an immediate impact and continue making an impact throughout their tenure with your company (which will hopefully be a long and prosperous one). However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic and prevailing economic conditions that exist in this country, there are many people who are averse to making a change - or entering the workforce at all, for that matter. That doesn't mean they won't do these things. It just means that they're hesitant to do so. When you get right down to it, there are certain things that job candidates want in a potential employer. And when you think about it, your current employees want these things, as well. If you don't provide these things to them, then they might think about making a change. And in terms of your best employees, that is something that you do NOT want to happen. Remember, the best job candidates in the market are very confident in their abilities. (That's part of what makes them great in the first place.) And if you want them to come work for you and your organization, then there are five things that you must offer to them. Those things are as follows:
If you need temporary or direct employees for your workforce, then Time Staffing can help! We have experience identifying and screening top-notch candidates in numerous fields for a variety of employers. Our goal is help you hire the right employee at the right time to get the right results. Earlier this 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 U.S. and Canada that recognizes staffing agencies that have proven superior service quality based entirely on ratings provided by their clients and job candidates. Time Staffing received satisfaction scores of 9 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! |
