The Battle for Temporary Help
Can’t find temporary or temp-to-hire candidates? It may be obvious why skilled candidates most often receive the offers for direct-hire positions. What employer wouldn’t want to hire someone skilled rather than unskilled? Sometimes, however, you just need a candidate to perform work on a temporary basis. Or, maybe you want to “try” before you hire to make sure of fit and ability. Just because it is an employees’ market, it doesn’t mean you have a plethora of candidates available for temporary positions even though you may need to fill those jobs immediately. So, what do you do? Use the temporary…
Why Are Mid-Level Manufacturing Jobs Harder to Find?
What good is an “employee’s market” if the jobs one is qualified or searching for are quite limited? Why is it so challenging to find jobs “in-between” or mid-level? If talk among manufacturing firms overflows with the topic of “skills shortage” then why should mid-level employees have difficulty finding positions? The likelihood is this challenge encompasses a variety of reasons, each complex and intertwined, and none with a simple solution. Five reasons include: 1. The economy While the majority of Americans consider manufacturing critical to the country’s prosperity, standard of living, and national security, less than 20% of Americans would…
Are You Working with the Right Staffing Firm?
Which of the following is true for you? You don’t have time/resources to sieve quality talent from an ever-widening You need contingent staffing for seasonal or project demands, and you need workers right away. The talent you’ve been finding has a poor fit with your needs. If you answered “true” to any or all of the above, working with a staffing firm could be the solution to your issues. But how do you choose a staffing firm that matches your interests, needs, and specific industry? How do you find the right partner? Check out these four evaluative tips below. Ask…
Does Your Precision Manufacturing Company Utilize Leadership Strategy?
A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. ~ John C. Maxwell It’s not enough to know how to drive. A leader has to have a clear vision, a navigable road, equipment to handle breakdowns, a map to chart straight ahead paths as well as detours, and sufficient fuel to reach the destination. Furthermore, the leader must communicate with and motivate managers and employees from the top to the bottom of the organization while leading them to the next milestone. Three Tactics for Leadership Strategy Communicate a strong brand Uphold a brand image…
Four Strategies to Keep Your Temporary Workers from Job-Hopping
Ask any employer who hires contingent or temporary workers what two problems continue to crop up and they would likely say: 1) temps leave the job for even the slightest bump in pay, and 2) temps lack a commitment not only to their job or employer but also to their work. There may be a number of reasons for this job-hopping behavior, not the least of which can be competitive firms wooing away talent, but this article will focus on potential strategies for keeping a temporary worker on the job – without increasing pay. Here are four strategies for meeting…