It can often be difficult for hiring managers and human resources professionals to handle the complex task of employee retention. With ever-changing job market conditions, it’s important for businesses to stay competitive when it comes to keeping their best talent. In addition to offering competitive salaries and benefits, companies can also focus on training and development strategies to show their employees that they care about their growth. A solid training and development plan is essential for ensuring job satisfaction amongst current employees while attracting future candidates. Read the rest of this entry »
Employers
Employee Retention: Strategies to Promote Job Satisfaction
by Veronica BlattManaging Remote Workers: 4 Tips For Success
by Veronica Blatt
Today’s guest blogger is Mark Arrow. Mark is the CEO/President of Headcount Management. Besides being an NPAworldwide vendor, speaker and staffing industry advocate, Headcount currently services multiple NPA clients. Headcount is a leader in back-office solutions designed specifically for staffing agencies.
Headcount makes doing staffing deals (also known as: contract, temp, contingent) simple for NPAworldwide members. Essentially, once candidates are placed, Headcount will professionally onboard, insure and payroll employees. Headcount also invoices clients (with your agency’s branding), accounts for all monies, provides detailed KPI’s and profit reports…and of course, profits. The Back Office, their newest initiative, is the industry’s easiest way for agencies to produce weekly payroll, invoices, and profit reporting via agency insurance and funding.
Since 2008, Headcount has helped staffing firms across all 50 states mitigate liability, reduce costs, and maintain full hiring compliance. Here are some testimonials.
The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated lockdown restrictions served as a catalyst for the remote work trend. In the pre-pandemic landscape, only 6% of the workforce exclusively worked from home, while approximately 25% engaged in remote work on a part-time basis, meaning 75% of employees had little to no experience with remote work. Read the rest of this entry »
It Takes Too Long to Hire
by Dave Nerz
The saying is “that time kills all deals.” That may be true and yet employers are taking too long to hire. According to data collected by the Josh Bersin Company, data from a half million hires in 2022 and 2023 shows an increase of a full day being added to the average time to hire in the first quarter of 2023 alone. So, what is the cause?
The shift from hybrid and remote work can cause candidates to consider employment changes more carefully. Employees who were working from home may see the move to an in-office requirement as a concern. Concerns and questions lead to extended conversations and reassurance takes times. Obviously, you still want top candidates and if it takes a few days to overcome concerns, it is time well spent. Read the rest of this entry »
Benchmarking in Hiring: What is it and Why is it Important?
by Veronica Blatt
Today’s guest blogger is Rachelle Mire, senior account executive at McQuaig, a global leader in talent management solutions. McQuaig assessments are designed to provide a deeper insight into a candidate’s personality, cognitive, and behavioral attributes. With over 50 years of experience, McQuaig assessments provide a comprehensive view of a candidate and their potential to succeed in a organization while shedding light on the most important areas of employee development. This post discusses how to use benchmarking in hiring to identify the right-fit candidates.
Hiring the right candidate for a job is critical to the success of any organization. However, the process of identifying the right fit can be difficult, time-consuming, and prone to human bias. One way to streamline the process and reduce costs is through job profiling, or benchmarking. In this article, we’ll explore what benchmarking is, why it’s useful, and how McQuaig can help organizations define the ideal characteristics required for a specific role. Read the rest of this entry »
The role of AI in Performance Reviews
by Veronica Blatt
Today’s guest blogger is Oorwin, a leading SaaS-based platform for AI-driven talent acquisition & management and recruiter productivity & effectiveness. Oorwin’s platform is used to manage your entire talent intelligence lifecycle. In this post, learn how AI can play a role in performance reviews.
One of the industries that has been revolutionized by artificial intelligence (AI) is performance management. It is now used in the performance review process, which managers have traditionally carried out manually. Research conducted by McKinsey shows almost 50% of businesses today have implemented Artificial Intelligence in one of their operation sectors. The use of AI in performance review has proved to be a game-changer, enabling organizations to automate the process, reduce errors, and provide real-time analysis. Read the rest of this entry »
Fix Your Candidate Experience!
by Veronica Blatt
Candidate experience is a trendy buzzword in today’s recruitment environment. Do you know what it is? More importantly, do you know how job seekers view the experience that you offer? Candidates that come into your recruitment process only to be treated poorly are likely to drop out of your talent pool. That’s bad enough, but do you want to take the risk of them getting on Glassdoor or some other public site and sharing that experience? You may not even be aware of gaps or broken parts of your process. Here are just a few examples of real situations that have happened in recent weeks to people I know: Read the rest of this entry »
What is Cost-per-hire in Recruitment – Formula & Definition
by Veronica Blatt
Today’s guest blogger is Armaan Akbany, CEO and Co-Founder of Shortlyst AI. Shortlyst AI is an all-in-one AI-based outbound multi-channel sourcing platform. Shortlyst AI provides 650+ million professional database, automation and contact finder features to cater to the needs of modern recruitment. In this article, Armaan and the Shortlyst Team what cost-per-hire is and how to measure it accurately.
Cost-to-hire is a valuable metric that helps organizations across sectors understand and manage expenses related to the recruitment process. It also leads to more effective and efficient hiring. Read the rest of this entry »
The Great Renegotiation – Are You Ready for 2023?
by Veronica Blatt
Today’s guest blogger is Bill Benson with WilliamCharles Search Group located in Grand Rapids, MI. WilliamCharles is an executive search and professional recruiting firm specialized in finding managerial and executive talent in finance, HR, operations, sales/marketing as well as president/CEO roles. They have a concentration of clients in Michigan but they also work across the US. Bill is a past chairman of the NPAworldwide Board of Directors. Today he discusses how “The Great Resignation” is really “The Great Renegotiation.”
Wow – loaded question? If you have been on your heels reacting to recruiting and retention challenges, you are not alone. Let’s look at six major factors as we roll into the new year. Read the rest of this entry »
5 Reasons to Offer Your Small Business Health Insurance Benefits
by Veronica Blatt
Today’s guest blogger is MyHealthily. NPAworldwide has partnered with MyHealthily to offer access to complete health insurance options. MyHealthily works with 130+ carriers across the United States to ensure the most plan options possible.
One of the biggest dilemmas facing small business owners today is whether to offer health insurance as an employee benefit. Each year, small businesses are faced with the task of weighing the pros and cons of offering group health insurance to their employees and themselves. “I guess because of the pandemic I have to offer insurance.” “Will this help my business?” “Can I afford to offer these benefits?” “How will this affect my bottom line?” “I don’t know anything about insurance, how would I answer my employees’ questions?” Read the rest of this entry »
Top 4 Tips for Managing Remote Workers
by Veronica Blatt
Today’s guest blog is from People 2.0, a leading provider of back-office solutions for staffing and recruiting organizations, nationally and globally. We offer a variety of support services, including payrolling, payroll funding, risk management, etc., and serve as a strategic resource in helping you efficiently and profitably place talent. www.people20.com Today’s topic is about effectively managing remote workers, which requires unique skills.
Though the remote work phenomenon may have been jump-started by the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown restrictions, more and more workers are choosing to work remotely—and more businesses are choosing to hire remotely. Read the rest of this entry »