In light of the most recent jobs report that disappointed many analysts, I sat down with William McKissock with Schooley Mitchell to talk about staffing and the Tampa Bay market. We had a great conversation about our respective franchises, but also what it is like in the employment market today, specifically here in… Read more »
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Where Are The Job Candidates?
Where are the job candidates? What is going on? I can’t tell you how many times I have had this conversation with business owners in Tampa Bay recently. Depending on your political persuasion, you may have very definitive ideas on what the “correct” answer to that question may be. I have seen suggestions all over… Read more »
The Importance of Prioritizing Inclusion In Your Company
Diversity and inclusion have been popular human resources topics for several years now. Most organizations are looking for ways to create a more diverse team and be more inclusive in their business. Having an inclusive company culture can impact your employee and customer experience in a huge way. Prioritizing Inclusion Improves Retention When your employees… Read more »
5 Tips For Motivating Employees in 2021
Effective management teams know how to motivate their employees. Typically, those are the things that will keep them motivated will change over time. To continue to motivate your employees, you may consider offering flexible scheduling, team-building exercises, and other methods. Here are five sure-fire ways to help motivate your employees in 2021. Create a Pleasant… Read more »
2021 – The Year Of The Small Business!!
I’m calling it now! Get on the bandwagon! 2021 must be the year of the American small business!! Collectively our small business community is critical to our employment base, tax base, and non-profit communities. While so much focus has been on the pandemic, I believe we have lost sight of the critical value small businesses… Read more »
Giving Thanks…Even In 2020!
I am going to make a confession, I am absolutely exhausted from the emotional turmoil of 2020. I have a sneaking suspicion I am not alone with that feeling, many of you probably agree with me. For Thanksgiving though, I wanted to reflect on 2020 in a positive way. In today’s social media world, we… Read more »
Personality Testing Does Not Identify A Great Hire
This is going to be a cathartic post for me. There are few things, in my opinion, more useless and misleading than personality testing in the hiring process. Yet, inexplicably, we are seeing more and more clients trying to turn a mystic exercise into a scientific one. They…do…not…work. All you are doing is wasting your… Read more »
These Tips Will Help You Improve Your Mood at Work
Even if you have the worst, most depressing job ever, you can boost your mood at any time during the day. And the rest of us also hit those momentary lulls at work—when we hit an obstacle, disagree with a coworker, have a looming deadline, or just run into that late afternoon wall, when all… Read more »
Meet Our New Recruiter, Laura Beckner
PrideStaff St. Pete Clearwater is the local franchise for the national staffing brand, Pridestaff. With over 75 offices nationwide, PrideStaff is considered one of the top 100 largest staffing firms in the United States. PrideStaff is also the only nationwide commercial staffing firm in the U.S. and Canada with over $100 million in revenue to… Read more »
Recruiting Today: It’s The Best And Worst Of Times
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it… Read more »