The Affordable Care Act and Your Temporary Employees

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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“I Want to Work for Them!” Reputation Management Tips to Attract Top Talent – Part 2

When most companies think about online reputation management, their first concern is preventing negative comments from rising to the top of a Google search. When you manage your organization’s reputation proactively, however, you do more than eliminate the negative: you also create a positive “brand” that draws top talent to your organization. A strong online …

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Top-Down Transparency: How Important Is It To Your Company’s Success?

“Transparency.” The word has been repeated so often that in some circles, it’s become just another business buzzword. But behind this buzzword is an idea that can be crucial to a company’s success. When the doors are open and communications flow freely, everyone from the executive board to the entry-level staff can do their jobs …

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Sometimes You Have to Replace Talent – How to do so Discreetly

Hiring managers never plan a bad hire. Unfortunately, even hiring decisions that seemed excellent at the time can turn out to be a poor “fit” for any number of reasons. When communication, training, and workplace adjustments aren’t enough, it may be time to replace a member of the team. Here’s how to do so discreetly …

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Your Top Job Candidate Bombed the Interview. Now What?

Interviews play an integral role in helping hiring managers decide whether a candidate is a good fit for the position. While a candidate’s resume or initial screening phone interview can provide a glimpse into the candidate’s potential fit for the position, the face-to-face interview is how hiring managers can fully assess their skills and capabilities. …

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Great News! 15.6 Million New Jobs Projected by 2022

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that employment in the United States will increase 10.8 percent between 2012 and 2022, adding over 15.6 million jobs to the economy.  Healthcare-related occupations and industries are expected to add the most jobs, although nearly every economic sector will be affected by the need to hire more people. …

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