Interim hiring is on the rise. According to Chris Martin, senior vice president of Randstad U.S., “In 2012 less than 11 percent of our job openings started as contract-to-hire—in which the company states at the outset that it’s looking for someone to eventually hire permanently. This year, we’re at 19 percent.” Get Consultations with expert […]
If you’ve decided to go the route of hiring interim workers, you probably know there can be pluses and minuses to such staffers. On the positive side, these temporary employees can be more affordable than permanent staffers—and can also fill some personnel gaps quite adeptly while you continue to seek out the ideal long-term professional. […]
Hiring temporary workers might not be the best solution for every company, but for any organization struggling to find the ideal candidates for their vacant positions it can be a serious boon. Get Consultations with expert professionals in Legal, Business, and more at HireJar There are countless factors that can make hiring interim staffers a […]
Millennial individuals, also known as Generation Y, are people born between 1980 and 2000, so they are becoming a more and more prominent percentage of most professional staffs. And while there is a danger to stereotyping any group, most experts agree there are traits generally common to this demographic that it would be unwise […]
It’s no secret that technology companies attract a talented pool of job candidates. The industry is fast-paced, dynamic and creative. Unfortunately, in recent years, the same technology companies that have changed the world with computers, smartphones and social media, have also developed a reputation for a lack of diversity. Despite calls from industry leaders […]
There are two unemployed individuals in the U.S. for every current job opening. Below is a top-down, back-of-the-envelope calculation to put employment statistics in context. Get Consultations with expert professionals in Legal, Business, and more at HireJar The current population of the U.S. is 319 million; The number of working age persons is 250 million; […]
A study conducted by Intuit recently predicted that 40 percent of American workers may be independent contractors by 2020. That is about 60 million people. It is much higher than the last count we had back in 2006 when another report indicated that the proportion was 30 percent of workforce. The number of independent […]
Having worked in both large and small companies, one common phenomenon that I have observed in both types of companies is that a number of jobs can remain unfilled. These open voids can have a number of negative fallouts for an organization, including: Important projects remaining in a holding pattern; Crucial decisions remaining unresolved while […]
Writing a job description for contract-to-hire position is uniquely challenging. This is because the writer (typically the hiring manager) has to straddle the worlds between (1) requirements of a permanent job and (2) requirements of a contract job. Each one is uniquely different as described below: Job description of a permanent position has to […]
Flexibility wasn’t something hiring managers dwelled on a decade ago, but a new economic landscape has brought the strategy to the forefront of the recruitment world. Companies today offering flexible working arrangements for their employees—such as telecommuting options and scheduling flexibility—are finding numerous rewards from that approach. Get Consultations with expert professionals in Legal, […]