September 20th, 2010 by Kira
It’s hard to ignore when it’s time to start outsourcing your hiring, but you may feel so buried in your work that you don’t even notice that it’s time to start doing something a little different. Here are five signs it may be time for a change.
1. You don’t have time to fire – if you’ve postponed firing an unfit employee, or you’ve delayed keeping the wrong person in a position, it’s definitely time to seek some outside help.
2. Your team is suffering because they are doing an unfilled job. Is your team working overtime, filling in for a lost employee, or are their overwhelmed working on tasks that are out of their normal scope?
3. You haven’t made time to post an ad about your opening. You have a job opening, yet you haven’t posted it on the company website, outside sources, or other places where you normally find a new hire. If you aren’t looking for a new candidate, it could be a long time before they walk in your day.
4. You’ve got stacks of resumes to reviews and no time to review them. Resumes have come through, yet you haven’t the time to review them, schedule interviews, and move on to the next phase.
5. Your recent new hires haven’t worked out. If you’ve hired unsuccessfully and don’t want to make the same mistakes again, it’s a good time to consider working with an outside source.
A staffing service can take away the demands of these five symptoms of needing outside source. If you would like to know more about how our services could support your hiring endeavors, please visit our services page.
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April 19th, 2010 by Kira
The job boards are often flooded with work-at-home gimmicks and too-good-to-be-true employment offers, it’s no wonder there are so many of you wondering if there are any good jobs left out there. Well, we know there are – you just need to know where to look.
It’s not unheard of that a company will never even release their job opening out into the public. A lot of companies start with their own teams and resources – starting from hiring within and then from asking their current employees “who do you know” that could fit this new position.
A referral from an inside employee is highly regarded, and sets the stage for a faster interview and hire process 
based on the employee’s recommendation. But this scenario is just one place where the good jobs hide out. Before you throw your hands up in despair, don’t fret. The key to using this resource of finding new jobs is simple – network.
This means letting everyone you know and who is in your sphere of influence know that you are looking for a new position within a particular industry. Be sure to explain what type of jobs they should be on the lookout for and even include your resume for them to pass along to others. It’s not necessarily who you know, but who knows about you that will make all the difference in your job search.
Another resource for finding those hidden jobs is that of utilizing staffing agencies and recruiters. You see, most jobs that are given to these agencies aren’t publicized and the person who is looking for a new recruit taps into their database and resources on who they know that could possibly fill this position. It makes sense for you as a job seeker to make relationships with targeted staffing and recruiting agencies, let them know about your experience, and what you are looking for in a position and company.
Good jobs do exist; however, you may need to use more traditional means of finding them.
On top of these two reasons, we are sure there are many other ways to find the hidden jobs that do exist in today’s market – be creative, keep your ears and eyes open, and don’t give up!
If you’ve ever found a position through these avenues or even something different we’d love to hear about your successes here.
Tags: employees, job boards, job seeker, staffing agency
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