How To Go From Temporary Worker to Permanent Employee
Temporary employment has seen quite the increase in the last couple of years. Many employers in various industries are hiring temp workers, freelancers and contractors to fill positions for a few weeks or months at a time. Hiring temporary employees makes a[…]
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Retention Strategies: 3 Ways to Keep Employees From Job Searching on Snow Days
The “winter blues” seem to be in full swing, and apparently it has some professionals giving their current employers the cold shoulder. For example, during the week of February 1, 2015 there was a 45 percent jump of job searches by professionals[…]
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Where does the U.S. Rank in Top Talent?
With 2.95 million jobs added in 2014—the strongest year of growth since 1999—and unemployment rates in the mid-five percent range, it may be easy to believe that the labor market challenges of the last few years are a thing of the past,[…]
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Job Market Update: Employment Increases in Metro & Regional Areas
Looking at the latest BLS “Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment – December 2014” report, we see that unemployment was lower in December than a year earlier in 341 of the 372 metro areas. Unemployment was higher in 25 areas, and stayed the[…]
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4 Clear Signs a Work Relationship Is In Big Trouble
Recently, I had the displeasure of having to end a long-term relationship with an agency partner. If you know me, you know that I’m extremely loyal to people, brands and companies that do great work, give it 100% and have a positive,[…]
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Job Market Update: 2015’s Leading Industries
Source: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics “The Employment Situation – January 2014″ The highest employment gains occurred in retail trade, construction, health care, financial activities and manufacturing, however, the unemployment rate saw little change, finishing at 5.7 percent. Taking a closer look at[…]
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