Most light industrial managers dream of leading a thriving team of employees who all work together like a symphony orchestra. However, great light industrial teams don’t happen by accident, and you can’t just impose great teamwork on a group of people. You need to understand the components of a good team, put those elements… Read more »
As an Economist and seasoned staffing industry professional, I’m regularly asked to participate in a number of monthly surveys and discussions that predict key elements of the next Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (“BLS”) press release describing The Employment Situation. The next release revealing August’s statistics will be out on Friday, September 2nd (typically the… Read more »
The cover letter can be the most daunting part of a job search. It’s a blank canvas that you can mistakenly fill with cookie-cutter copy ripped from the web, folksy appeals, technical jargon, or anything else – and the big problem is: One wrong move can sink your chance of getting hired. There are… Read more »
Cornerstone Staffing Solutions, a commercial staffing company with branches across the United States, has recently donated $12,500 to Ponte Vedra, Florida-based K9s For Warriors. The monies were raised during a National Safety Month contest held company-wide during the month of June. Along with the monetary donation, one of Cornerstone’s clients offered to donate a… Read more »
Hiring employees to work remotely can save your company a lot of money. The problem is, since you can’t check up on them physically, they require a high level of trust. The telecommunting trend isn’t going anywhere, either. A 2015 Gallup poll found about 37 percent of Americans telecommute from time to time, up… Read more »
Invaluable to the salesperson starting out their career, a mentor is one person who you can trust to guide you and help you to cultivate your career. What sets a mentor apart from others in your network is their long-term commitment as well as a deep-seated interest in seeing you succeed. For instance, someone… Read more »
On Friday August 5th, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”) released its monthly summary of labor market activity covering July 2016. The consensus expectation called for job growth to moderate from June’s surprisingly strong increase originally reported as 287,000 new jobs. The consensus expectation for July’s job growth was in the neighborhood of 180,000… Read more »
You might fancy yourself a leader of men and women, and even have a position of authority, but simply having confidence and a title won’t always lead to your ideas getting traction with your team. In order to get people to follow your lead, you need to exhibit the qualities of a leader. People… Read more »
Whether it’s in the company warehouse or in the midst of a company meeting, we all feel the need to give constructive criticism to those around us. The trick is getting the other person to consider your point and not simply dismiss it as wrong or even a personal attack. Effectively giving feedback is… Read more »