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In an Uncertain Market, Should You Hire Contract or Contract-To-Hire Employees?
How to Decide Whether a Contract or a Contract-To-Hire Is Right for You & Your Company The economy is still under the cloud of Covid-19. While there are signs the worst may be over, it is still a challenging environment for companies to navigate. People are redefining what they want from their work life, and…
Read MoreWhat the Pandemic Has Taught Us About Hiring Trends in 2022
5 Things We Have Learned About Recruiting in an Uncertain World After nearly two years of a jobs market directed largely by the covid pandemic, until recently we were looking forward to some sort of normalization. However, with the new omicron variant, the world appears to have once more been turned on its head. How…
Read MoreWhat Soft Skills Should Your Next Software Developer Possess?
Technical Prowess Alone Does Not Produce a Successful Software Developer Generally speaking, software developers are responsible for the development and testing of software. They must also interact with their team in a meaningful way. The job is not all about technical prowess, but requires a range of soft skills that help build strong working relationships…
Read MoreAre You Overpaying for Talented Creative Staff?
Hiring 101: Never Overpay for Creative Staffing Companies are in need of more creative input to keep up with the fast pace of change in marketing and sales. Consequently, hiring managers often make financial offers that they believe ‘can’t be refused’ to ensure the offer is accepted. This strategy not only leads to overpaying for…
Read MoreCreative Staffing: How Long Should Candidate Screening Take?
A Walk Through a Successful Candidate Screening Process In creative staffing, the importance of hiring the right candidate is crucial to a company. The best-fit candidate will increase productivity, improve team motivation, bring innovation to the table, and help to maximize your company’s potential. Hire poorly, and you won’t see any of these benefits. Quite…
Read MoreTips to Hire for Clearance Jobs Faster
Your Expertise and Solutions Are Right Here Filling clearance jobs will always be more challenging than ‘regular’ hiring. What should you be doing to fill your clearance jobs quick and with quality? There are many factors working against you, including: First, the tech skills shortage leaving only 29% of regular tech companies with the IT…
Read MoreWhat Skills Should You Be Hiring Art Directors For?
The Staple Ingredients to Your Hire Search You need skilled Art Directors to join your creative team – perhaps to onboard permanently, or to oversee a project. Title aside, do you know who it is you’re really looking for? Your hiring strategy must begin with knowing what skills you must seek, attract, and identify in…
Read MoreHow to Develop Your Hiring Process for DevOps Jobs
Fill DevOps Jobs with a Winning Hiring Strategy Hiring for DevOps jobs is more than just filling a staffing void. You don’t want to risk the damaging consequences of hiring the wrong person. A poor hiring process can cost your company thousands, if not more every year. A Harvard Business Review article reveals that as…
Read MoreMake Extra Time for Your Employees, Especially During Work-From-Home
Inc. magazine has an interesting article about how employees are adjusting to remote work and how managers can help. While TECHEAD has been partial or fully remote for the last several years, the pandemic still has had an effect on my team. After all, most of us didn’t have our spouses at home with us…
Read More7 Tips to Manage Stress in Your Creative Jobs
Create a Resilient Workforce to Thrive During a Pandemic Stress in creative jobs is high at the best of times. But this problem has been made even worse by the changes created by the pandemic. For example: The University of Toronto research found that those in creative jobs are more likely to experience feeling overwhelmed…
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