National Staffing Employee Week is a time to celebrate the stars of our workforce – YOU, our temporary and contract employees. CEO Geno Cutolo takes a moment to thank our contract and temporary employees for the outstanding work they do each and every day!
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You’re certainly not alone if you’ve been managing an increased level of stress and anxiety lately. Nearly 7 in 10 employees reported that COVID-19 is the most stressful time of their professional career. Your mental health impacts all aspects of your personal and professional life. Now, more than ever, each of us need to make it a priority.
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COVID-19 has underscored the importance of resilience. This crisis is unpredictable and complex, and it has deeply impacted our personal and professional lives. Recovery will require hard work, patience, and strength.
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Budgeting can be difficult enough on a steady paycheck. But when your income varies from one month to the next, getting your finances in order can feel like a daunting task. Here are seven tips to help you organize your finances.
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COVID-19 forced many businesses to temporarily close their doors or change the way they work, and I know that many of you were impacted by these changes. The good news is that many areas are beginning to reopen, and so now is the time to take control of your job search.
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How are you using LinkedIn? If you're simply updating your profile every now and then, you’re missing out! There are a number of things you can do on LinkedIn to catch the attention of recruiters, employers, and former coworkers.
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We're excited to announce that Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) has named two of our company's executives to their 2020 40 Under 40 list: Julie Litteral, VP of field human resources, and Justin McCollum, director of sales. The list, now in its third year, is a shout-out to those moving the industry forward.
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While in-person interviews are often preferred, there are a number of benefits that virtual interviews provide, including reduced time to hire, cost savings, and scheduling simplification. We have been conducting virtual interviews for quite some time, and so we recently gathered our top tips into a new resource.
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COVID-19 has disrupted lives, livelihoods, businesses, and communities. This is a challenging time, but it is also an opportunity to strengthen our connections and rely on teamwork. Here are three strategies that are strengthening our teams.
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With everything going on in the world today, more and more companies are meeting with candidates by phone or video rather than conducing in-person interviews. To help you make a great first impression, we put together a virtual interview checklist. Check it out!
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Whether you're onboarding employees for a satellite office, opening a new location from afar, or adding work-from-home employees to the team, it's important to provide a warm welcome and an organized process, even if you can’t do it in person. If you’ve been tasked with onboarding remote workers, consider these ten best practices.
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No one needs to tell you that one of the keys to staying positive in the workplace is to enjoy what you’re doing. However, each of us is bound to face personal or professional challenges that will impact our attitudes and productivity at work. Regardless of your circumstances, there are a number of tactics that you can use to stay positive, and many are actually quite simple.
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One of the most amazing things about great customer service is that you don’t have to go to extravagant measures to please and delight your customers. It’s the small things – the attention to detail, a gentle tone of voice, genuine kindness, the giving of your time – that make the biggest impact.
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Taking periodic breaks helps maximize productivity and is critical to mental, physical, and emotional health, but it isn’t always enough to just take a break. What you do during those breaks can be just as important!
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What are your goals? Do you want to earn a professional certification? Do you want to be a part of a special project? Do you want a promotion? The best laid plans can’t be accomplished without first identifying the steps that must be done to achieve your goals. And time management is an important part of the equation.
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We’re excited to announce that Staffmark has received ClearlyRated’s 2020 Best of Staffing® Client Diamond and Talent Awards for providing superior service!
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Few people really know how to find the right mentor. Their search often starts with the misconception that the only person for the job is a seasoned professional with years and years of experience. While this can certainly help, your choice in mentor isn’t about age so much as who will best suit your needs — and suit your needs at that particular time. So, we suggest you consider the following...
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The market has changed and hiring strategies must follow. These tips will help you create a hiring blueprint to better attract talent in today’s competitive market, make job offers that will get accepted, and retain new employees.
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As we prepare to ring in the New Year, most of us have a grocery list of resolutions. We want to exercise more, lose weight, get organized, and live life to the fullest. If 'make a career change' is on your list, consider the following!
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You couldn’t pick a better time of year to show your team appreciation. While gift-giving isn't mandatory, and may not even be allowed in your organization, you should know that there’s a right way and a wrong way to show your gratitude during the holidays. The following are some of the best holiday gifts to give employees.
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