Your employee handbook is an important part of the communication between you and your staff. A well-written handbook clearly lays out the expectations for employees in a wide range of areas. When written carefully and comprehensively, your handbook can also help protect your business from liability and provide a productivity “boost” by explaining what exemplary …
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Hiring in the Pacific Northwest is competitive. The best candidates often find themselves facing offers from companies promising to support their careers, provide good benefits and pay them well. In this fast-paced hiring world, how can your business attract the best candidates? Here are several strategies for helping candidates accept your job offer: Research the …
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2015 is wrapping up and 2016 is fast approaching. With the holidays and sleepy winter days ahead, hiring may sluggish. Many hiring managers are waiting for a spring rebound to work on hiring strategies – when, in fact, just a few hours spent looking at recruiting and retention now can mean a better 2016 for …
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The candidates you interview come in with some nerves about the risk of making a mistake. But they aren’t the only ones who might goof during an interview. Interviewers can slip up just as easily as a candidate can, and the worst mistakes can lead to missing or losing an outstanding candidate. Here are a …
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Staples. Alibaba. Nordstrom. Costco. Zulily. As more and more companies place their e-commerce teams in Seattle, within easy reach of the burgeoning talent of Silicon Valley, the race for local companies to grab the best available talent has become tighter. And the big companies have big clout. Amazon hired 1,700 Seattle-area engineers in just the …
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Experienced staffing firms have extensive networks and a deep knowledge of your local industry. They’re in touch with the best talent in the area – whether those candidates are actively combing the job market or already employed, just waiting for a prime opportunity to open up so they can make a lateral move. If your …
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Seattle’s employment data continues to outpace national employment numbers – which is great for both businesses and job seekers, but it means stiff competition for the best talent. Contributing Factors: Formerly stagnant sectors are now seeing substantial growth, including construction, finance and the tech sector. Continued growth in business then powers expansion throughout the service …
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Attracting and retaining high-quality talent is critical to your organization’s success. As the market improves and competition for talent increases, how can you be certain that your recruiting strategy will provide you with a consistent stream of talented potential employees? Predict Demand Based On Objectives Look at one, three and five year corporate objectives. Is …
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True or false: Using a temporary staffing agency can absolve me of the responsibility of paying for healthcare under the Affordable Care Act. Answer: It depends. Adding temporary staff to your workforce can be a great way for smaller businesses to keep headcount down and remain under the threshold of fifty or more full-time and …
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The right job can unlock something that you didn’t even know you were passionate about. That’s what happened to Erika Hillman. We’ll let her share her story. Back in 2021, I was living in Florida where I worked at Disney World in a few different roles. I worked in a restaurant as a Hostess, I …
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