Search Results for staffing

How to Use Social Media to Your Advantage

In the past there were many ways to be successful in a business. Now social media is one of those key factors in order to help grow a company. When a consumer wants to learn more about a company, they research the company through the internet to read reviews and receive feedback from other consumers. … Continued

Reporting and Inconsistent Data

I would like to get better reporting but my system data is very inconsistent. Is this because the system does not offer drop-downs that offer a consistent way of capturing data or is it that people are not using it in that way? If your current staffing software solution does not offer this capability, you … Continued

Smartphones vs. Tablets

I want to get into mobile computing and am torn between a smartphone or a tablet? What’s the best option? The best option is reliant upon what information you would like to access. If you are looking for email, internet access and mobile app usage then go with a smartphone. If you are looking to … Continued

Tactical Economic Storm Survival

I had lunch with a friend of mine a couple of weeks ago.  There was a huge storm the night before with trees knocked down and a bunch of carpet carnage.  As I drove through the neighborhoods which modeled war zones, I figured that I should maybe give her a call to make sure everything … Continued

Why Importing Resumes onto Software is Important

What’s the big deal about importing resumes into staffing software? Time and money. Imagine quickly and easily pulling resumes from popular career sites and importing candidates & resumes into your system in moments. No more searching for resumes in your inbox. Simply process all of them with one click. Blind and brand them with your … Continued

One Particular Monday…

“I like to be the first to get to the office, especially on Mondays. Before the week gets crazy, I have an opportunity to get all of my planning done for the week. On one particular Monday something seemed a bit strange when I opened the office door. It seemed especially quiet, even though it … Continued

I Love Traffic! Who Knew?

I hail from Chicago, city of almost 3 million, with over 9 million in the Chicago Metropolitan area making it 3rd largest in the US. Along with people comes traffic – lots of it. Usually I leave the office a little later in order to avoid the “heaviest traffic” but it’s still always busy. As … Continued

Tips for Marketing in Challenging Economic Conditions

What is the best type of marketing approach during times when the market can be challenging? Targeted marketing campaigns are best all of the time. The better you can target your campaigns, the more successful. The misconception is that during good times candidate marketing should be prevalent and job order marketing should prevail during weaker … Continued

Alternative Time Entry Options

Temp Time Entry is very time consuming for my staff. What better ways are available? There are certainly better options that can also be used as marketing tools for your company. Web time entry preferred method for both applicants and clients. Applicants can key in their time easily and quickly and clients can authorize time … Continued

Markup vs Margin

 What’s the difference between Markup and Margin, and which should I use to figure pricing for my staffing company? Mark-up and Margin are different views of the same information. Mark-up is the amount we increase pay rate by to arrive at a bill rate. It represents the amount over cost that is profit. The formula … Continued