Skill set and technical knowledge are imperative when selecting your team’s next engineer. Often overlooked when considering candidates for specialized positions are applicants’ soft skills. Even in highly technical roles where knowledge and expertise are essential, soft skills are vital in … [Read more...] about High Performing Engineers Possess These 9 Soft Skills
Applicants put a lot of trust into job boards and resume builders to present their qualifications and experiences to hiring managers in the best way possible. Even though job seekers rely on these tools to streamline the application process, what happens after someone hits “upload resume” is a … [Read more...] about Are “Intelligent” Resume Parsers Erasing your Chances of Getting an Interview?
The role of service technician can come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but across the board, service technicians are essential to keeping the heart of your business beating. For many, a business’s service team is the face of that company. Service technicians are responsible for ensuring client … [Read more...] about 6 Indispensable Soft Skills of Service Technicians
Every organization has a unique strategy for finding and hiring new talent. Even though strategies vary from business to business, those that are adept at this process are, at their core, the same. The common thread connecting all successful hiring methods is the emphasis on facets of evaluation and … [Read more...] about Unlocking the Secrets of Successful Hiring
Individuals enter the job market for a variety of reasons: maybe your company was recently acquired, you just obtained a degree and want to see what career paths have opened, or maybe you no longer feel challenged in your current role. Whatever the reason, the job-seeking process can be … [Read more...] about 7 Ways Recruiting Firms Show They Care
A lack of inventory at any manufacturing plant can cause operations to come to a grinding halt. Inventory related downtime is extremely costly and puts customer and employee retention at risk. Inventory planners are an essential part of inventory management at any company. Their role is vital to … [Read more...] about 8 Soft Skills in Ideal Inventory Planners
Over the past decade several states have passed laws permitting the use of cannabis and cannabis-based products to varying degrees. As the laws governing the use of these products change, questions surrounding the impacts of these new laws on pre-employment drug screenings are on the rise. One of … [Read more...] about THC, CBD and the Haze around Pre-Employment Drug Testing
Document control specialists play a key role in the flow of an organization. The documents they create and standardize are followed throughout a business, which ultimately results in increased operational efficiencies, product quality, and customer satisfaction. Additionally, document control … [Read more...] about 9 Soft Skills for Document Control Professionals
Plant managers oversee and organize the daily operations within a manufacturing facility. They manage employees, oversee production, and make sure all safety precautions are being followed. Without an effective plant manager, it’s easy for your operations to lack efficiency, have unmotivated … [Read more...] about 12 Soft Skills to Look for in Your Next Plant Manager
You received budget approval to add a new position to your team, and you were just given the green light to hire someone and start interviewing candidates. It’s a prosperous time for your business, and it’s easy to get swept up in the excitement that comes with growth. It is important, however, to … [Read more...] about Navigating the Employment Landscape: Communication is Key
You just heard back from the dream job you applied to last week and they want to meet! To prepare for the big day, you’ve memorized the job description and your elevator speech to the point you can recite both in your sleep. You’ve read so many articles and blogs on the questions interviewers ask, … [Read more...] about 22 Questions to Ask on an Interview to Show You’re Interested
For products and services, the quality assurance/approval process is pretty cut and dry: Either a product or process meets standards, or it doesn’t. Unfortunately, for many employers, finding an all-star candidate to fill their open Quality Manager position is rarely as simple as picking the person … [Read more...] about 5 Essential Soft Skills Successful Quality Managers Have
Hiring would be a piece of cake if we only needed to hire someone from their previous work experience. But it is not that easy. In the world of purchasing, it is important to assess people’s soft skills to determine whether or not they are a strong purchasing professional and would be an added value … [Read more...] about 10 Soft Skills Every Purchasing Professional Has
Supply Chain Managers play a very important part in any manufacturing or distribution organization. They must be someone who embrace change and are extremely motivated. Someone who is analytical and listens to suggestions. Supply Chain Managers can tell you everything “they” have done at their … [Read more...] about 8 Important Soft Skills in Supply Chain Managers
A strong staffing agency partnership relies heavily on the agency’s ability to perform. How you measure this performance can often be a source of confusion. Some companies evaluate performance based on limited parameters such as order fill rate, cost-per-hire, or simply the number of candidates … [Read more...] about “Quality Talent” and Getting Your Agency To Do Their Part
We’ve heard this story many times in discussions with client prospects: “I have 2 positions to fill and my staffing agency sent over 10 resumes and filled up my schedule for 2 days. Many of my interviews were a waste of time”. Under the guise of ‘giving you a variety of choices’, staffing agencies … [Read more...] about How to Stop Doing your Staffing Agency’s Job
The interview went well, and you found the perfect candidate. You made a strong offer and the candidate declines the offer. WAIT – WHAT – WHY???? Unemployment is lower today than it has been in the past 50 years. Which means there are more job opportunities than viable candidates available to … [Read more...] about Is Your Interview Process Sending the WRONG Message?
In the last 30 years, we’ve heard this story many times in discussions with client prospects: “We haven’t had very good luck with staffing agencies in the past. Our last experience was not good – we had a class of 18, filled just 9 and only 3 converted to permanent status.” When asked how many … [Read more...] about How to Be Treated as a Top Priority by Your Staffing Agency
