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How Lean Manufacturing Principles Apply to Manufacturers Today

Lean manufacturing systems were created by the Toyota Production system in Japan in the 1990s. They encompass five steps that aim to eliminate waste in a manufacturing process, leading to better customer value and reduced costs.  While Lean methodology has been around for decades, how to apply these principles to manufacturing are new. Manufacturing faces …

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Job Offer Letters: 4 Things to Avoid

You may be eager to get the ball rolling when you’ve chosen your top candidate and may want to send out hiring paperwork ASAP. But it’s important to create a job offer letter thoughtfully, because there are some mistakes you’ll want to avoid.  If the letter contains illegal, voidable, or just mistaken terms, for example, …

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How HR Leaders Can Help Drive Excellence Around Recruitment

Though experts are predicting a more “normalized” market, hiring is not expected to get easier. Job openings are still at historic highs, workforce participation remains low, and unemployment is only predicted to rise slightly. But employers who are being smart and strategic in these uncertain times can find great opportunities. And HR leaders are in …

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How Employers Can Respond to Employee Turnover

Many employers are feeling the impact of The Great Resignation, the trend where employees are continuing to quit their jobs in record numbers, following the COVID-19 pandemic.  But the good news is that turnover is not a lost cause. There are actions employers can take to reduce employee turnover and create sustainable and realistic changes.  …

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Job Ghosting: Why Do Job Candidates Quit Responding?

An increasing number of employers are seeing their job candidates stop responding. Some applicants stop responding after one email, while others stop deeper into the hiring process, even abandoning their job after their first day. This phenomenon has become common enough to earn a modern nickname: “job ghosting.” According to a 2021 Indeed survey, job …

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Recovering From the Great Resignation

The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the way we live and work. With all the adjustments and accommodations we’ve had to make, it’s no exaggeration to say the pandemic has reshaped the world. It’s changed how we interact with our families, the way we buy groceries, and the way students attend school. But perhaps the starkest …

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Hire Like a Pro: What Staffing Experts Look for in Quality Candidates

Finding quality candidates to fill open positions has always been a challenge. According to data compiled from “The America Works Report: Quantifying the Nation’s Workforce Crisis” by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, there is a shortage of qualified workers on the job market, which makes recruiting talent harder than ever. The same report found that …

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HR Trends in Manufacturing: 4 Changes in 2022

The past years have seen accelerated changes to American manufacturing, and human resources professionals have faced mounting challenges. The global pandemic revealed how important the manufacturing industry is to the safety and national security of global populations, and manufacturing demand has increased and faced new challenges along the way. The outlook for manufacturing is promising. …

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Upskilling or Reskilling for Manufacturing Success

After two years of turmoil, supply chain disruption, and rapid changes in the way the world does business, the U.S. manufacturing sector is in rebound mode. And while this is welcome news, the industry is still confronting staff shortages and a massive skills gap in its existing workforce. Despite spending more than $26 billion to …

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