By Sharlyn Lauby When I worked in the hotel industry, the company’s labor attorney made a lunch reservation in my hotel’s restaurant every New Year’s Day, and at the start of each year he and his wife would talk about their future over a long lunch. I liked the idea of this annual discussion so […]

  Like many people, I have been a new employee several times. My very first job as a teenager was a hostess at a pancake restaurant. After I got my new uniform I was ushered into a “break room” that very closely resembled a storage closet. The manager on duty propped open the door, popped […]

Feedback.   Just hearing that word can make someone’s blood pressure rise—and his or her defenses go up. Many people consider it a dirty word associated with bias, politics, resentment, and self doubt. With such a negative reputation that’s been built one lousy experience at a time, feedback definitely has a branding problem. Yet anyone […]

Because many employers are not well versed in the Americans with Disabilities Act, they are often uncertain about whether a requested accommodation must be granted. The good news is that an accommodation does not have to be granted if it does not actually allow the employee to perform his or her job. The purpose of […]

Have you ever applied to a job on a big job site, like Indeed or ZipRecruiter? Did you ever wonder what happens after you press that magic button? Does anyone even get your information?? In the end, the answer is yes, but it’s a little more complicated than that. Modern technology has transformed job-seeking into […]

We’re a staffing company- so we’re known for placing people in jobs at different clients we represent. But like any business, we have our own internal team of recruiters, sales representatives and corporate staff that make it all happen! Our staffing specialists though, are the bloodline of our organization! Without them, we wouldn’t be able […]

We all know how it physically feels to be nervous- it’s not great! Sweaty palms, a racing heartbeat, and feeling like you’ve got a lump in your throat are all tell-tale signs that your body is reacting to something in your environment that’s got you feeling anxious. Feeling nervous from time to time is a […]

Take a pinch of creativity, a dash of forward thinking, and a splash of safety mixed with heaps of experience and you have the recipe for successful employee recruitment and retention concocted by the partnership of Rodelle, Inc. and Employment Solutions. Located in Fort Collins, CO, Rodelle, Inc. is one of the world’s largest vanilla […]

Your first encounter with Hudson Bearings, LLC will most likely go back much further than this formal introduction, a meeting you would have been unmindful of at the time. Whether you are involved in air cargo, material handling, robotics or even military logistics, you’ve probably “met” Hudson Bearings. Perhaps you’ve even seen them walking through a retail store with fixtures […]

Bart Denney, general manager at Rinker Materials, runs a tight ship, and safety is his number one concern. In fact, fostering and implementing a safety culture is so important to Denney and Rinker Materials that it leaves little to no time to deal with the hiring process. Therefore, the company relies heavily on the staffing […]