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Fear of the unknown. The first thing that often comes to a candidate’s mind when considering working with a staffing firm is uncertainty. Before jumping into business with them there are several factors you should consider, including their company’s culture, their reputation and their process. Choosing to try working with a good staffing agency can sometimes be just what is needed to advance your career. From college graduates to senior-level professionals, job seekers can gain great opportunities when they utilize the right company to get them in.

Starting the hunt for a new job? Or putting feelers out to see what's available? Whatever the case may be, your resume needs to properly reflect not only the jobs and work you’ve done but also targeted on what you are looking for.

Recruitment and staffing should seem like an easy fit for a company. Companies that require a third party often will just send out jobs to an agency, then said agency seeks out qualified candidates. However, some things tend to get lost in the translation. Why? It’s a fair and simple question.

"Ghosting" has been a term many on the dating scene are familiar with, but did you know it’s more and more prevalent regarding hiring as well? For the sake of a definition, we look at ghosting as when a candidate suddenly no-shows interviews, does not return voicemails or worst of all doesn’t show-up after accepting the job offer.

A recent CNN Business piece declares, “The job market is so good, new hires aren’t showing up for their first day of work.” They cite candidates receiving multiple offers and then simply no-showing on their first day of work. As if you needed further convincing that we are in a job market firmly in the favor of the candidate.

These days, communication has evolved to be more technical. The days of multiple phone calls between people personally or professionally has moved to electronic forms to include texting, messaging and emailing. It is easy to type a quick message or note and move on to the next task. We sometimes do this without proofreading the message and it can lead to confusion and on occasion autocorrect can kick in and distort a message.

Let’s say you’re an Engineering Manager or Human Resources Manager and looking to fill an urgent void for your company. You have your job description, but you can’t seem to find any proficient matches. Many of our clients know this struggle all too well. The choices seem slim to none and the prospect of filling roles with qualified candidates seems insurmountable.

There are many certification programs that can increase your probability of working in a specific industry. However, they range from programs that only require you to study some information and pass a test to receive the certificate, to more in-depth programs that require years of industry experience to qualify for the certificate. 

Ten years after the recession no one would have thought that the American economy could yield this much growth. In our current economy, hiring for such a rise has become an obvious challenge for many companies. The staffing industry stands as the obvious answer for businesses who share this struggle. For recruiters and managers alike there are some transparent tips and tricks that can help lure the right talent and reduce mistakes in the hiring process. The importance of an accurate job description is one such device that the industry leans on to keep unqualified candidates from applying and to start a star player on the right track.