Archive for December 2010
Stick Around Awhile: Retaining Your Employees
Although we are an executive staffing and recruiting firm and specialize in finding the best fit for candidate and employer, we feel we’d be doing our readers a disservice if we don’t address an issue many companies would like to be better at: employee retention. Executives and HR representatives are always looking for ways to…
Read MoreThe Bad Hire Blues
Admit it—bad hires come back to haunt you. You may have a well-organized and rigorous interview process, but once that new hire signs on the line, it’s out of your hands. In a year where unemployment has ebbed and flowed around the 9.5 percent mark, many companies were bitten by the “bad hire” bug and…
Read MoreWhere Are Your References?
This question certainly will send chills down any student’s spine. From high school history papers to your final thesis in graduate school, nothing is worse than dealing with references. Ironically enough, however, the word “reference” can be the word (in a different sense, of course) that lands you that dream job down the road. Too…
Read MoreJob Hunting During the Holidays
For all the beautiful decorations and soft, white snow, the holiday season can be frustrating. Maybe your in-laws are coming for the long weekend or you’re working until midnight on Christmas Eve with the boss breathing down your neck. Even more frustrating, however, is spending the holidays wondering how to deal with the pressure and…
Read MoreHow to Avoid Employment: 4 Costly Interview Mistakes
Each week we try to provide some of the most relevant and timely tips, news and insight about small business, interviewing, job searching, the CPA exam, and more. Being a staffing and recruiting firm for finance and accounting, we are able to share our experiences and knowledge across a few different industries. But one thing…
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