2017 | Bradley Staffing Group

July 2017

Five Ways to Keep Top Applicants from Walking Out the Door

You’ve probably encountered quite a few articles lately about employee satisfaction and employee engagement. Both are major concerns of employers in today’s market. Many organizations are not placing sufficient value on the need to enhance the candidate experience during the application and hiring stages. There is a grave imbalance that is occurring between the talent shortage in the current market, and the hiring processes of many organizations. Both the American Staffing Association and the Society for Human Resource Management have...

07/13/2017

By AdminEmployersattraction based job post, Bradley Staffing Group, Candidate Experience, Hiring, Hiring Manager, hiring process, Society for Human Resource Management, Talent Pipeline, talent rediscovery, Top Talent0 Comments

June 2017

Out of Office: Planning for Summer Vacations in the Workplace

Rarely is summer fever more prevalent in the U.S. than around the Fourth of July. In nearly every industry, employees are planning their summer getaways and family vacations. Even if a full blown summer vacation is not in the cards for everyone, most people will take a long weekend at least once throughout the summer, opting to take off on Friday, or extend their trip to include Monday. According to Statista, the July 4th weekend was the most popular weekend...

06/28/2017

By AdminEmployersAmerican Staffing Association, Bradley Staffing Group, Bureau of Labor and Statistics, Dress Code, Employee Retention, Flexible Work Environment, Hiring, PTO, Remote Work, SHRM, Society for Human Resource Management, Summer Fridays, Summer Vacation, Temporary Employees, Vacation Policy0 Comments

Artificial Intelligence in Hiring and the Candidate Experience

We use the term Artificial Intelligence quite liberally these days, maybe without fully having an understanding of what it means, and how we are already affected by it in 2017. In his book The Quest for Artificial Intelligence: A History of Ideas and Achievements, Nils J Nilsson describes Artificial Intelligence as “that activity devoted to making machines intelligent, and intelligence is that quality that enables an entity to function appropriately and with foresight in its environment.” We have seen this...

06/22/2017

By AdminJob SeekersArtificial Intelligence, Bot, Bradley Staffing Group, Candidate Experience, Job Seekers, Machine Learning, Robot, Society for Human Resource Management0 Comments

Why you should hire overqualified candidates

Above and Beyond: 5 Reasons You Should Hire Overqualified Candidates

With the unemployment rate at 4.3% in May 2017, the current economic situation is forcing many employees to apply for positions that don’t match their skills and salary level. Yet employers in practically every industry are having difficulty finding candidates to fill open positions. The number of open jobs as reported by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics hit a record high of 6 million on the last business day of April. There is a general imbalance in candidate skill...

06/15/2017

By AdminEmployersBradley Staffing Group, Bureau of Labor and Statistics, Candidates, Employee Retention, Experience, Hiring, Hiring Manager, Job Seekers, Overqualified Candidates, Society for Human Resource Management, Staffing, Talent Pipeline0 Comments

When your resume portrays you as a specialist rather than a jack of all trades, hiring managers will find you easier. You can land an interview and quite possibly a job.

5 Ways to go from Jack of All Trades to Specialist using your Resume

You’ve probably heard the phrase “jack of all trades” to describe a person who has a vast quantity of skills. While this can often be viewed as a high compliment, unfortunately the second part of that phrase, “master of none,” is the element that keeps many candidates from getting an interview. As recruiters, we have yet to receive a request from an employer for someone who has dabbled in a little bit of everything. Employers want specialists who will bring...

06/07/2017

By AdminJob SeekersBradley Staffing Group, Certifications, Employment, Hiring, Hiring Manager, Jack of All Trades, Job Search, Job Seekers, Resume, Resume Help, Specialist0 Comments

Job Boards vs. Job Search Engines Infographic

Job Boards vs. Job Search Engines: What You Don’t Know May Cost You (Infographic)

Undoubtedly, job boards and job search engines are invaluable tools for recruiters and hiring managers. HR software company Silkroad reported that job boards and job search engines were the second most common source of hire in 2016. While the use of these types of websites is not likely to decline in the coming years, it is definitely projected to change with the evolution of artificial intelligence. Online statistics and analytics company Statistic Brain reported that the average cost for posting...

06/02/2017

By AdminEmployersBradley Staffing Group, CareerBuilder, Glassdoor, Job Boards, Job Search, Job Search Engine, LinkedIn, Monster, Professional Networking, Simply Hired, Snagajob, Society for Human Resource Management, Zip Recruiter0 Comments

May 2017

From Fired to Hired: How to Explain Your Termination in an Interview

Being fired from a job is among the top ten most stressful life events an adult can experience. Besides the obvious financial concerns that come with being dismissed from a positon, it’s a huge blow to your ego and self confidence. No one wants to be told that they are not good enough, but it happens to the best of us. According to Business Insider, some very successful people were let go from their jobs before they went on to...

05/24/2017

By AdminJob Seekersexperienced recruiter, personal website, Research0 Comments

How do You Keep Your Top Performers…and Attract More of Them?

In Part 1 of this 2 part blog, we talked about how to identify those key players on your team; the force multipliers that literally keep your business running, growing and innovating. You may have been surprised to learn that the top performers in your organization are up to 400% more productive than the average performers. With that kind of productivity on the line, keeping those top performers needs to be a top priority. A study by Future Workplace and...

05/17/2017

By AdminEmployersBenchmarking, Bradley Staffing Group, Employee Retention, Engagement, Flexible Work Environment, Force Multiplier, Glassdoor, Hiring, Hiring Manager, Society for Human Resource Management, Top Performers, Top Talent0 Comments

Hands typing on laptop in the grass to illustrate spring cleaning your resume

Spring Cleaning: 5 Ways to Enhance Your Resume

As the weather gets warmer and we get more hours of daylight, we get a little more motivated when it comes to housekeeping and organization. We clean out closets, cars and garages to prepare for summer, dust off the cobwebs and get out there into the world. While you’re feeling this new sense of motivation, it’s great time to do some resume maintenance. A study by online job search service provider, The Ladders revealed that recruiters spend an average of...

05/10/2017

By AdminJob SeekersBradley Staffing Group, Career Coach, Employment, Hiring, Recruiter, Resume Length, Resume Refresh, Resume Tips, Spring Cleaning0 Comments

How Important are Your Really Important Employees and How do You Keep Them?

Similar to professional sports teams, in practically every corporate organization there are key players. They are identified by their ability to exceed expectations and provide innovative solutions to challenges. They are self-motivated, and very reliable. Often referred to as force multipliers, top performing employees are able to work independently as well as with other employees to produce high quality work consistently. You may be wondering just how much better your best employees really are. According to the Harvard Business Review,...

05/03/2017

By AdminEmployersBradley Staffing Group, Competitive Base Pay, Education Reimbursement, Employee Retention, Force Multiplier, Harvard Business Review, Performance Based Rewards, Promotion, Salaries, Society for Human Resource Management, Top Performers, Top Talent0 Comments

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