January 25, 2022 – TERRA Staffing Group, a top staffing and recruiting firm headquartered in the Pacific Northwest, named its Seattle office both "Branch of the Quarter" for fourth quarter and "Branch of the Year" for 2022. The awards, based…
Technology will continue to change the way hiring managers attract and screen prospective employees, but there are some things that stand the test of time, like the importance of a simple thank-you note after your interview. It's not just a…
Sometimes, people assume “big name” companies are guaranteed to be great places to work. That’s what Jay Robinson thought when he started a Warehouse Associate role with a globally-recognized employer. What he discovered, unfortunately, was quite the opposite. The work…
Performance reviews typically happen once or twice a year at most companies:mid-year and end of year. Regardless of whether this is your first performance review or your thirtieth, an upcoming performance review can cause stress and uneasiness. And that’s common. …
Linda Guy worked for three years as a Material Handler at a medical company, and over time she found the work to be tedious. Her job required a lot of documentation, signatures and other rigid protocol. And she realized this…
In 2003, Rory Monroe was working at a blinds manufacturer in Washington when his company decided to relocate to Utah. Wanting to explore where the job would take his career, he took a chance and made the move. A few…
HR and business leaders understand the importance of safety in the workplace. But maintaining a safe workplace and instituting a long-term, sustainable safety plan can be challenging. The proof is in the numbers. There have been 3,250,000 workplace safety incidents…
Most leaders in an organization are high-performing problem-solvers. But the transition from top-producing individual contributor to effective leader isn’t always an easy one. It means helping people learn rather than teaching them; focusing on the team instead of the problem. …
Suliana Holokaukau quit her job as a Barista—without another lined up—to remove herself from a work environment that kept her on edge. I had been working in the food industry for three or four years. At first, I loved it.…
We are in the midst of a very unique moment in time, where the amount of employment opportunities outnumbers job seekers. So far this year, manufacturing jobs have grown by 456,000 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics—32,000 of which…
When Iyahna King’s family moved from Virginia to Portland, OR, she decided she’d move too, in order to be with them. She also saw this a great opportunity to break away from her retail job and start fresh in a brand new city. Here’s what Iyahna shared: My mom got a job out here about … Continue Reading
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“Best Practices” That Are Crushing Your Culture
This activity has been submitted for HRCI and SHRM recertification credits
When: April 21, 2023
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST
