Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream Speech." As President Obama remarked "His words belong to the ages, possessing a power and prophecy unmatched in our time."
Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream Speech." As President Obama remarked "His words belong to the ages, possessing a power and prophecy unmatched in our time."
Labor Day is only a week away. That signals the end of summer vacations, the beginning of school and that the pace in business will pick up again with only four months left in the year.
Topics: Career Advice
Posted by Lauren DiChiacchio on Aug 22, 2013 3:11:00 PM
You did it. You managed to bring on a great recruit and you can’t wait for them to get started.
Topics: Staffing & Onboarding
Posted by Brian Spence on Aug 21, 2013 8:54:00 AM
An engaged employee is one who is fully involved in and enthusiastic about their work. Their actions in and out of the office furthers their organization's interests and impacts the bottom line. Employee engagement is a measurable degree of an employee's positive or negative emotional attachment to their job, colleagues and organization that profoundly influences their willingness to learn and perform at work.
Topics: Performance Management, Infographic
Posted by Lauren DiChiacchio on Aug 19, 2013 9:37:00 AM
There is an old saying that “it’s not what you know, but who you know that counts.” That is why a great network is one of the most powerful tools you can have in your arsenal when you are going through a job search or want to move your career forward.
Read MoreTopics: Career Advice, Self-Improvement, Job Search Advice
When you served in the armed forces, you were a member of the best-trained military in the world. You may have learned how to fly helicopters, repair Navy ships or operate sophisticated computer systems. However, when your deployment ends and you return to civilian life, making a transition from military service to the civilian job market can be daunting.
Topics: Career Advice, Benefits of a Staffing Firm, Job Search Advice
As the employment rates continue to move at a glacial pace, there is one area that has shown growth – temporary, contingent and independent workers. Between 2009 and 2012, according the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of temporary employees rose by 29%.
If you're working and raising a family, chances are the conversation about work/life balance has come up once or twice or a thousand times. There is a lot of pressure to find the time and resources to have a happy and fulfilling life.
Topics: Career Advice
Posted by Lauren DiChiacchio on Aug 5, 2013 12:03:00 PM
In our July 5 post Key Provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Delayed for One Year, we explained that the employer mandate that was due to take effect in 2014 had been delayed for one year.
Summer weather poses interesting challenges for employers. It's hot outside and your employees want to dress a little more relaxed. So crisp blouses give way to short sleeves, hemlines may get shorter and ties comes off to be replaced with more casual shirts.
Topics: Employee Relations, Performance Management
Staffing Plus is a premier healthcare staffing firm that provides temporary, per diem, temp-to-hire and permanent Staffing Solutions for Behavioral Health, Education, and Healthcare settings. We have leveraged decades of experience to assist organizations with the challenges of managing their HR and Recruiting needs.