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The Staffers Blog is where you’ll find timely news and updates. It’s just one more way we support your business, your career and your goals.

When there is strong competition in the job market, too often candidates are tempted to stretch the truth on their resumes. Sometimes, they’ve been looking for work for a long time and are desperate to get an edge on other candidates. Sometimes, people want to advance their careers more quickly. How can you avoid those… Read more »

Employee motivation. It’s a very popular topic, because every company wants to know how to influence their employees to work hard, do their best and create profits. They also know that motivated employees are more likely to stay at their same place of employment. But instead of reading articles or books on the topic, or… Read more »

Running your own payroll takes time and experience—and the ability to keep up to date with payroll tax laws. If you don’t, you could be placing your business at risk for penalties and fines from the IRS. If you’ve decided it’s time to outsource your payroll operations, how do you choose the right company to… Read more »

As the new year gets underway, you may want to take a long look at your workforce and ask yourself the following questions: Do you have too much overhead? Are you having trouble finding employees with the right skills? Are you experiencing a high rate of turnover? Are your job requisitions not being filled quickly… Read more »

Whether you call it downsizing, rightsizing or laying off, the end result is the same: some people are going to lose their jobs, and it’s going to hurt them and damage morale at your company. Unfortunately, many of us are going to have to oversee workforce reductions at some point in our career. Here’s how… Read more »

Whether you’re starting a new full-time position or you’re making the rounds as a temporary employee, you’ll feel better and more comfortable on the job when you’ve started forming relationships with your coworkers. Here are five strategies that will make it easier: 1) Practice common courtesy When you’re walking down the hall and pass a… Read more »

Once again, the holiday season has come and gone and businesses everywhere are back to the grind in full force. For many of us, the winter weather can greatly affect our mood and sometimes, even our productivity. When left unchecked, the simple winter blues can evolve into burnout sticks around long after the snow has… Read more »

ne of your most important jobs as a manager is making sure your company is running efficiently and effectively. A key piece to achieving this desired workflow is fostering a sense of community within your team of employees. Your team should not only feel comfortable in working and producing quality results, but also empowered to… Read more »

The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to reevaluate and take stock of what is or is not working within your company. It is also the ideal time to strengthen the foundations you began building in 2013, such as your company’s corporate culture. As your company continues to grow and flourish, it… Read more »

Having a solid recruiting strategy in place is a vital component to your organization, especially when looking towards planning for 2014. In addition to ensuring your staffing needs are always met and within your budget, strategic recruiting builds a bridge between management and the direct goals of the company as a whole. While most mid… Read more »