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Recruiting and Hiring: Candidates with Disabilities

By Taj McNamara on January 26, 2019

Recruiting and Hiring: Candidates with Disabilities

Twenty-nine years ago, Congress enacted the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) which prohibited discrimination on the basis of disability in employment and other aspects of community life. Since then, public policy at all levels has demonstrated growing support for the employment of people with disabilities, as part of a broad societal ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Hiring, Job Growth, Legal Issues, Management, Recruiting, Staffing, Veterans Employment

Seize top talent: Fast to hire, quick to inspire.

By Taj McNamara on January 17, 2019

Seize top talent: Fast to hire, quick to inspire.

  Being slow to hire often means keeping a job open until right person shows up, but the opposite approach is better: Cultivate top talent and wait for the right job to show up. Always be recruiting by advertising, networking, mining talent sites, keeping a presence in the market, asking for referrals, and hiring scouts. Staffing ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Employee Engagement & Motivation, Hampton Roads, Hiring, Job Growth, Legal Issues, Management, Morale, Recruiting, Staffing, Top Candidates

The V3 Program and Reliance Partnership

By Taj McNamara on October 3, 2018

The V3 Program and Reliance Partnership

Virginia has a unique opportunity to help Veterans gain career employment. Our Commonwealth has one of the youngest Veterans population in the United States, and the fastest growing Veteran labor force in the United States. Thousands of new Veterans enter Virginia’s workforce each year, and that number is projected to rise in the coming ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Hampton Roads, Hiring, News and Updates, Recruiting, Staffing, Veterans Employment Tagged With: holiday, veterans

Getting ahead using LinkedIn

By Margie Minnix on June 4, 2015

Getting ahead using LinkedIn

Many job seekers spend hours going through the most popular job hunting websites: Monster, CareerBuilder, Indeed, Linkup, and Simply Hired, to name a few. Theses sites will fill your hours by listing tons of jobs that desperately need applications; however, there is one professional networking website that outshines the rest – LinkedIn. LinkedIn ... [Continue Reading]

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Getting to work: May 10-16

By James Hoeft on May 19, 2015

Getting to work: May 10-16

Last week, Reliance Staffing helped 846 people find work. 47 candidates were placed in new positions: 16 in clerical, six in facilities, seven in warehousing, eight in hospitality, six in manufacturing, three in wholesale/retail, and one in the technical field. Additionally, one of our associates was permanently hired by a client! Check out our ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Hiring, Recruiting, Staffing Tagged With: employees, placement, temporary jobs

Hampton Roads Unemployment Trends through February

By James Hoeft on April 21, 2015

Hampton Roads Unemployment Trends through February

The non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February of this year ticked upward again in Hampton Roads to 5.6 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The rate when compared to last year is lower (6.1 percent in Feb. 2014). And, as has been the case the previous two years, the regional unemployment rate has increased the past ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Hampton Roads, Hiring, Job Growth, Recruiting, Staffing Tagged With: jobs, unemployment

Making sense of the ASA Skills Gap Index

By James Hoeft on January 30, 2015

Making sense of the ASA Skills Gap Index

As staffing professionals, we are all aware that some jobs are more difficult to fill than others. Previously, we had to rely on our intuition to know these occupations; however, beginning late last year, the American Staffing Association, in partnership with Career Builder, released its new Skills Gap Index. The metric is an aid for those who ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Management, Recruiting Tagged With: asa, human resources, skills gap

November Top Performers – Great Candidates Available For Hire

By James Hoeft on November 13, 2014

November Top Performers – Great Candidates Available For Hire

Banquet Server — ID #89992 (Peninsula) This applicant is a great banquet server that will add plenty of smiles and great customer service to any function. She not only brings with her years of experience, dedication and reliability, but also has earned a bachelor’s degree in human performance and wellness. She is able to carry large trays, always ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Hampton Roads, Hiring, Recruiting, Staffing

Recruiting: Meet Some of Our Top Candidates

By Catherine Cantieri on June 30, 2014

Needless to say, we stand behind all our associates. We put them all through a tough process before we assign them to a job: we check references, test for needed skills, interview them and make sure they can be punctual. So we’re proud of all of them. But there are always some candidates who have a unique combination of skills, abilities, ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Recruiting Tagged With: employees

The Challenge of Finding (or Being) the Right Job Candidate

By Margie Minnix on April 5, 2013

Today's post is by Margie Minnix, Placement Specialist in our Chesapeake office. How long will you have to search to get The One you are looking for? (You know, like Morpheus in The Matrix.) Talent acquisition is a trial-and-error game. Sometimes the most qualified candidate will walk right in ... and apply for a completely different job! They'll ... [Continue Reading]

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When the Weather Outside Is Frightful

By Tom Sarach, Jr. on January 25, 2013

We're scheduled to get some snow today, and since we get that so rarely in this area, there's probably going to be some closings. However, we don't want to make any decisions for you about when to stay open and when to call it a (snow) day, so Reliance leaves all snow and inclement weather closings to you, our clients. If you've got some of our ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Recruiting Tagged With: employing temporary workers, reliance staffing

High-Tech Hiring: Why Teleworking Can Work for You

By Catherine Cantieri on May 17, 2012

This month, we'll be looking at hiring and managing the folks who make all your technology work and stay working: information technology, hardware and software experts. Many IT and technology-related jobs must be done on-site, such as your company's network maintenance, hardware installation and technical support. However, just as many IT jobs can ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Recruiting Tagged With: technology, work from home

Marketing: Keeping Social Media in the Mix

By Catherine Cantieri on April 23, 2012

Just as sales and marketing should work hand-in-hand, social media should be part of your marketing, rather than a separate endeavor with a completely different staff. Perhaps back in 2007, we could kid ourselves that this social media thing was just for college students and geeks. But for several years now, social media has become an important ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Recruiting Tagged With: marketing, social media

Marketing: Direct Mail and Email

By Catherine Cantieri on April 19, 2012

When you want to create a campaign comprising the 7 to 10 "touches" you want to give each targeted company, one topic that you're likely to encounter is whether to use direct mail or email to reach your audience. Of course, the ideal answer to the "either/or" question is "both." A comprehensive marketing campaign will include many different means ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Recruiting Tagged With: marketing

Engaging Potential Employees with Social Media

By Catherine Cantieri on November 8, 2010

More and more companies are using social media for business. A recent CareerBuilder survey showed that, on average, 35% of employers use social media to promote their companies. Of those companies, 21% report using social media to recruit and research potential employees. The CareerBuilder survey also asked workers what they’d like to see on a ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Recruiting Tagged With: social media

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