Diversity is imperative to all workplaces. People with completely different backgrounds and experiences, who come close together as a team, will develop innovative ideas that may keep your…

Being able to work remotely takes a unique set of skills – it’s a different experience than working in an office so it’s important to look for specific qualities when looking for a remote employee so you can build a productive and reliable team.

What skills should you look for in remote candidates?…

Oakstone International are experts in hiring salespeople for top SaaS and technology companies globally – we’ve been doing it for 24 years, and there are key steps in being successful when hiring strong sales people.

These simple steps are key to developing a process that will increase your consistency when hiring strong sales…

Day 1 of Sourcecon was Peer to Peer and a special Linked presentation, so I will be starting with day 2. I will focus mostly on tools of course, with the main session of day 2 first.

With that first up: “the Real World (and Not MTV) with Angie Verros. The gist of this session is messaging. After finding candidate you have to be able to…

Artificial Intelligence is a buzzword for quite some time in the HR industry. The advent of AI is simplifying the process of hiring candidates. In the last few years, many recruitment software have shown their capability to reduce recruitment cost and time.

Over a period of time, the HR industry is witnessing several significant…

I had the great pleasure of speaking with David Searns, CEO at Haley Marketing while at the 2019 California Staffing Professionals conference. Haley Marketing serves a number of our mutual clients and is a frequent contributor to our blog.  We talked about why vendor neutrality is important for staffing agencies…

According to a recent study by Leadership IQ, the biggest statistical driver of workplace satisfaction for workers between the ages of 21-30 is whether their supervisor recognizes and praises their accomplishments. 

Only 30% of workers ages 21-30 would strongly recommend their organization as a good place to work.  Interesting contrast is that 47% of…

I can't remember the last time I wrote a post on Recruiting Blogs.  I've been pretty quiet the past couple of years.  My blogging career really started around 2012 right here on this site!  I didn't have anywhere else to write or express my opinions.   It was a popular thing to do and I shared more content than most people write in years.  It got to be a little bit of an obsession.  

I stopped because I was tired of talking about recruiting.  I also realized that people got tired of…

Resumes and in-person interviews have always been the quickest ways to evaluate candidates and assess if they are fit for a job. But not anymore. 

As digital transformation creeps into the recruitment process, skills…

When we discuss analytics it is very easy to get lost in an ocean of data, graphs, and reports. Most ERP software or HRIS (human resource information systems) present a long list of graphs and reports that can be accessed and still we will always have some request to the database admin to extract some or the other data from the backend. And yes this luxury is available to only large firms that use enterprise software and have a…

A growing number of companies are now offering sabbaticals for their employees.

In this article we dispel some of the myths surrounding sabbaticals, discuss the main types, and explain how to increase your chances of securing one.

Q. What is a sabbatical?

A sabbatical is an extended break from work agreed with your…

Becoming a welder can be a great career path. Welders continue to be high in demand to either help with the production of new real estate or other products, or to repair existing ones. When you are looking to become a professional welder, there several things that you need to do to ensure that you receive the right education and certification.

Research the Job

The first thing that you need to do when you want to become a welder is to spend time researching the job. While the…

When it comes to hiring, it’s imperative that you get your process right. Whether you have an in-house hiring team, or you’re relying on a staffing agency to source top talent; the cost of making a bad hire can be pretty substantial. 

In fact, an article in Forbes reports…

There is a new emerging generation of employees entering the labor force – bringing different values, experiences, and expectations to the mix. 

I’m starting to see quite a bit of research, books, articles, blogs, podcasts, and discussions focusing around the differences with Generation Z. There is a lot of research that outlines the differences and…

The largest segment of the economy and with a workforce that's growing much faster than the job sector at-large, healthcare remains a vital component of the economy. As larger percentages of people are living longer lives and the number of people alive is increasing with each passing year, it's no shock that this crucial segment of daily life is seeing rapid growth in economic terms.

Most people are familiar with the “bread and butter” occupations in the healthcare…