Most companies spend a lot of time on their customer-facing brand, but fall short when considering the merits of paying attention to their brand as an “employer.” Strategic companies place as much importance on boosting their employer brand to attract the best job candidates (for them) and increase their chances of hiring and retaining talent. … MORE >
Why Employers Should Build a Team-Culture vs. Family-Culture
Categories: Leadership, Management Tools, Recruiting, Workplace CultureMany employers like to brand their organizations as a “family” thinking it will help people feel like they belong and inspire loyalty. But it can backfire in the long run for many reasons. Here’s why building a high-performance team is a better business strategy than relying on the “We’re a Family” Cliche: Employees get … MORE >
Preparing for a Promotion
Categories: Interview Tips, Leadership, Skills Upgrade, Workplace CultureMost people aspire to an upwardly mobile career path, with a well-defined promotion ladder to climb. Promotions are a typical way to measure success, which includes ascending to higher ranks with an increase in salary, position, responsibilities, benefits, and status. It sounds great, but do you understand all that is involved, are you prepared, … MORE >
How to Create a la Carte “Benefit Buckets”
Categories: Diversity, Leadership, Management Tools, Recruiting, Workplace CultureTraditionally employers like to keep things straightforward and offer all their employees the same package of benefits. It’s done with the best intentions, but in light of the current labor shortage, it’s actually an unfair policy that doesn’t recognize the diversity and humanity of the evolving workforce. Employees are diverse in age, culture, finances, marital … MORE >
What Employers Need to Consider with the New Salary Transparency Law
Categories: Diversity, Leadership, Management ToolsTags: recruitment, salary transparency lawEffective November 6, 2022 a new Wage Transparency Law in Westchester County that requires Westchester employers with at least four employees to provide salary range disclosure and has potential consequences for non-compliance. Employers must now publish a minimum and maximum salary range for job, transfer, or promotion opportunities “performed within Westchester County, whether from an … MORE >
A Shift in the Hiring Mindset
Categories: Leadership, Management ToolsTags: business owners, business tips, employee benefits, employee recruitment, finding top talent, hiring, hiring process, management, recruitingYou’ve been searching for the right employee(s) to join your organization, but due to the national labor shortage it’s been more of a challenge than expected. You increase wages and beef up the benefits package in the hopes it will increase qualified applications, but still no luck. So what do you do now? How do … MORE >
Developing a Pipeline in a Tight Job Market
Categories: Leadership, Management Tools, RecruitingTags: human resources, pipeline, recruiting, workforce developmentThere is much currently being written about the labor shortage that is occurring and the natural tendency has been to blame generous Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) for demotivating job applicants. This explanation, perhaps, is overly simplistic as it doesn’t take into consideration that the labor shortage has been going on for … MORE >
The Importance of Training Employees
Categories: Leadership, Management Tools, RecruitingThe workplace changed drastically since COVID-19 with rapid technology advances and flexible hybrid staffing models implemented to protect employees while maintaining efficient operations. Employers are still scrambling to craft new procedures and policies to keep pace, but what’s become increasingly evident is the need for employers and employees to get in sync regarding specific … MORE >
Job Descriptions: Effective Tools for Management and Strategy
Categories: Leadership, Management ToolsTags: #annualreview, #jobdescriptions, #smallbusiness, managementBy Allison Madison, President, Madison Approach Staffing, Inc. There are many reasons to have up-to-date and accurate job descriptions, especially when there is some sort of disruption or change in the business environment happening—like COVID-19! When business is slow, hiring managers look to reduce staff costs. When business is ramping up, business owners are … MORE >
Managing the Virtual Meeting/Work Session
Categories: Leadership, Management Tools, Remote Virtual Work, Work From Home, Workplace CultureTags: Leadership, remote workforce, staffing agency westchester, Virtual Work, WFH, workforce, Workforce ManagementAs owners, managers and HR leaders contemplate planning for 2021, they’re finding that what used to be the exception for managing their workforce, has now become the rule. They’re transitioning from the temporary “make do” mindset and implementing permanent management policies and procedures that accommodate the flexible hybrid staffing models that sprung from the COVID-19 … MORE >