Friday, 28 March 2014

March Madness Proves The Need For Background Checks!

Every year from March 20th through April 7th, millions of basketball fans are glued to their television sets watching the playoff progression of 64 starting college basketball teams that are eventually whittled down to one victor that is left standing at the end. This is the NCAA equivalent of the NFL’s Super Bowl. However, instead of just one big game in the case of the Super Bowl, there are 63 “Super Bowls” over a 3-week period to decide the...

Wednesday, 29 January 2014

3 Steps to Uncovering the Best Candidates for your Technical and Manufacturing Jobs

Despite last month’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report of the smallest jobs increase in the last three years, American manufacturing is scrambling to find qualified workers. Unlike service sector jobs, which offer only menial pay, manufacturing pays very well and offers a lot of benefits! After a decade of jobs declines, the U.S. manufacturing sector is booming, including the auto industry, which is experiencing its best year since 2007....

Saturday, 30 November 2013

5 Tips for Successful Job Recruitment

Whether you are making your first hire or recruiting multiple employees to fill vacant positions, if you have not thoroughly planned out ahead, then the recruitment process might be long, arduous and even fail! Taking essential steps before even posting a job or interviewing increases the probability that you will quickly find the right candidate for your needs.   I recommend 5 essential steps to ensure that your next recruiting assignment goes very smoothly and increase the likelihood that you uncover the right candidate for...

Friday, 22 November 2013

Falling Economies, Rising Disengagement Rates

The United States, as we all know, is the strongest and most developed nation on earth. However, with falling economies across the globe, some shocking figures might just throw you off guard and open your eyes wide enough to understand and accept that all that glitters is not gold. I’d like tossed light on hidden unemployment in the U.S., which is not always apparent to the media, government officials or the masses. The Bureau of Labor...

Friday, 25 October 2013

A Strategic Search in the Chicago Job market

What you call employment agencies, are actually “talent hunters”. Don’t you agree? How long is the technical position at your office lying vacant? Are you still looking for the best professional for your R&D department? This is the common issue with all companies, regardless of whether they are small or big. And a recruitment agency is the complete solution for all these hiring needs. The growing job market, created a wide gap between the employees and the employers. In appropriate advertising procedures and most importantly in...