Staffing Partners’ blog

Industry news, information on careers and hiring, updated regularly.

What’s Your Worst Staffing Shortage Nightmare?

Every HR department and manager has a dread staffing situation lurking in the back of her mind. For some it’s seasonal upticks in business that make covering all shifts a challenge. For others its cascading extended employee leaves for medical or other reasons. In some organizations, it’s merely weekends, when getting enough employees on the… Read more »

Three Must-Have Qualities of the Modern Manager

From ever-changing employment laws, an economy that’s sputtering toward improvement and a diverse workforce, today’s managers are facing challenges that taken alone would make things difficult, but taken together can be almost overwhelming. Essential qualities for managers in today’s workforce are a bit different than those managers in the past needed for success, but they… Read more »

Questions to Ask Your Interviewer

When we think of job interviews, most of us think more about potential questions we may be asked by interviewers than what questions we should ask. But asking the right questions during job interviews is almost as important as giving the right answers. Ask the right questions, and interviewers know you’ve done your homework. Ask… Read more »

Is Your Social Media Presence Keeping You From Getting Hired?

When you’re live-tweeting the NCAA basketball tournament, posting status updates all weekend, or tagging yourself in friends’ photos, the last thing on your mind is your job search, but it should always be at the forefront. Your social media presence is increasingly important to your chances for getting hired, as employers turn more and more… Read more »

How Long Is Too Long Between Application and Job Offer?

You may think your organization’s long, drawn-out hiring process is an example of due diligence, but to applicants, it signals the opposite: indifference. A long wait between taking applications and making job offers means a higher risk of losing top talent to your competitors. If it routinely takes more than three weeks to make an… Read more »

Red Flags to Watch For During an Interview

Every hiring manager has experienced it, the hiring equivalent of buyer’s remorse: you hire a candidate based on a great interview, only to find that they are better at talk than action. You won’t weed out bad job candidates every single time, but if you learn to watch for common red flags during interviews, you’ll… Read more »

What Interviewers Wish Every Job Seeker Knew

Ever wish you knew what interviewers were thinking during your interview? They’re wishing you knew what they knew about the process, other applicants — even the job and the organization. If interviewers could tell you what they wish you knew, here’s what they’d say: Their Time Is Valuable Not returning emails or messages in a… Read more »

Should Your Company Be On Social Media?

With all you have to do in order to fill your company’s open positions, social media may be pretty low on your list of priorities. It’s time to move it to the top. Social media is increasingly an important way for employers to reach great job candidates, and lack of a social media presence can… Read more »

Four Reasons You Didn’t Get the Job (And How to Fix the Issues!)

You sent in a great resume, crossed all your ‘t’s and dotted all your ‘i’s on the application, maybe even got an interview that you aced, but you still didn’t get hired. What gives? It could be one of four common pitfalls job candidates trip on when applying for jobs. Good thing Staffing Partners’ staffing… Read more »

Four Benefits of Outsourcing Your Talent Acquisition

In a perfect world, finding the best candidates to fill all your open positions would be easy. In the real world, it’s often a matter of careful sifting through applications and resumes, contacting references, and strategic interviewing – all time-consuming activities that can cut into the too-few hours in the day you need to fulfill… Read more »