With the unemployment rate hitting record lows, employers are having a hard time locating skilled workers, and with the economy continuing to chug along, the current talent shortage could be here for the foreseeable future. In addition to the low number of people looking for work, employers desperate for talent are trying to grab it… Read more »
Safety training is critical in any organization, but efforts to maintain a safe workforce shouldn’t start with training sessions; they should start with a hiring process that focuses on hiring people who will work safely. For one reason or another, some people have better safety track records than others. Maybe they are less likely to… Read more »
Fatigue is commonly used to describe a range of conditions, but is typically known as feeling tired, exhausted or sleepy due to sleep deficiency, overwork or prolonged periods of stress. Mundane or repetitive tasks can feed into feelings of fatigue. With safety being especially important in warehouses and other workplaces that involve heavy machinery and… Read more »
A good drug testing program can help companies promote a safe workplace and support a productive environment. Research has persistently shown that workplace drug screening can discourage drug use among workers. In addition to making a workplace safe, a drug-screening policy can positively affect productivity and quality of products and services. One of the many… Read more »
The job history, or work history, section of a resume is an account of the applicant’s current and/or previous jobs. For each position listed, an applicant typically includes the title, dates of employment and the name of the employer. Employers normally ask for job seekers to supply their work history on their resume, a job… Read more »
Locating the proper talent, whether for temporary or long-term needs, is not a simple undertaking. While there are numerous resources accessible to help organizations source and hire talent, recruitment agencies are still critical to the strategies of many companies. Whether you are regularly hiring for different jobs or trying to find specialized talent, there is… Read more »
Companies aren’t legally required to give employees time off for federal or state holidays. In fact, an employer can mandate that workers come in on Christmas Day, Thanksgiving or other traditional holidays. However, many employers do give employees these days off from work and many companies actually give their workers extra time off. For instance,… Read more »
Cornerstone Ranked on the Following Book of Lists: Largest East Bay Women-Owned Businesses, Largest Bay Area Staffing Firms, and 100 Largest Bay Area Women-Owned Businesses Cornerstone Staffing Solutions, a national staffing firm that delivers high-quality workforce management solutions, recently received three awards for its revenue and staffing services in the Bay Area business community. Cornerstone… Read more »
The nature of a temporary position puts a barrier between these workers and full-time staff, and if your company wants to get the most out of its temporary workforce, it should make every effort to include temporary employees in its company culture. Including temporary employees in the culture makes sense on the most basic level…. Read more »
Some hiring managers check an applicant’s references after the in-person interview, just to confirm information the candidate has given them. Other hiring managers check references right off the top, thinking it is a good way to spot red flags and more efficiently eliminate candidates from the hiring process. Regardless of when in the process you… Read more »