Difficult people exist everywhere, even in the workplace. Because you are spending 40 hours per week with them – and unable to simply ignore them – dealing with angry co-workers can pose an especially unique challenge. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to calm the waters and create a more pleasant working environment. If… Read more »

It’s no secret a professionally developing team of employees directly benefits your business; however, did you know when employees feel they are growing within their workplace, they are much more likely to find fulfillment and stay with their employer? Today more than ever, it is important to continually hone employees’ skills and provide opportunities for… Read more »

Recruiting firms can be the best utilized resource when it comes to hiring top talent in Odessa, Texas. Even companies armed with a skilled in-house HR department can take advantage of the many advantages working with a staffing agency can offer. If you are looking to recruit, hire and retain Odessa’s best job candidates, consider… Read more »

Spending each day in the workplace focusing on your job at hand is important and what you are paying your employees to accomplish. It also makes it all too easy to forget the nitty gritty of company policies when they aren’t something that is dealt with or even thought about on a daily basis. With… Read more »

Workforce attrition is something faced by even the best employers. Knowing and accepting this can be two very different things, especially when it’s your top performers who are leaving. When it comes to retaining your best employees, the first question is why they are leaving; then determine how to remedy the issue. When taking stock… Read more »

2017 is just around the corner, which means it’s time to start making plans to move your business in the direction you want to head in the coming year.  A strategic staffing plan can help you grow both your business and your company culture in unprecedented ways. What Is a Strategic Staffing Plan? A strategic… Read more »

Effectively delivering constructive criticism to employees is a challenging but necessary task that many managers find to be a struggle. The ultimate goal of constructive criticism is to motivate while still maintaining employee morale and confidence. Momentum lies in the way the constructive criticism is delivered, so next time you need to provide your employees… Read more »

As a devoted business leader, you take a hands-on approach to running your company, but there’s only so many hours in the day. If you’re starting to realize you don’t have the time or expertise needed to recruit the caliber of finance and accounting talent you want to hire, partnering with a staffing firm might… Read more »

Over the past several years, the small business boom has really taken off. While the small business umbrella covers companies of all shapes and sizes in different industries with unique niches, one common ground all successful small businesses share is embracing a strong corporate culture within their smaller business walls. If you are a small… Read more »

Hiring managers know how one mistake in a job application can throw a candidate’s credibility into question.  But fewer managers recognize that this uncertainty goes both ways.  A mistake in the application system can also drive away top candidates. Here are some of the biggest mistakes you can make in the application process, and how… Read more »