The pace of innovation in manufacturing has accelerated significantly in the last few years, and 2018 has seen many companies adopt new technologies with the capacity to disrupt the industry as a whole. During the second half of 2018, we can expect to see massive changes in the global manufacturing industry as a result… Read More »
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How to Break the Bad Management Habits That Are Holding You Back
Management is a complicated task that bridges the production goals of a team with the interpersonal interactions of team members. Your job as a manager is to maintain productivity; in most cases, you may not be actively teaching your team members how to do their jobs on a daily basis. Instead, you’re teaching them… Read More »
How to Forge A Better Relationship with Your Boss
One of the greatest factors contributing to happiness and success at work is how good, or how bad, your relationship with your boss is. A bad relationship with your boss can stagnate your career and prevent upward mobility with your employer. To create and maintain a healthy, productive, and successful working relationship with your… Read More »
Preparing for a Future Without Baby Boomers in the Workplace
What’s often called the Greatest Generation is preparing to retire. Baby Boomers make up nearly 27% of the entire manufacturing workforce, and 10,000 are retiring each day. While this may bode well for creating more job openings, younger generations lack the skills and experience to pick up the slack in certain industries. Thankfully, there… Read More »
Safety First: Making Your Workplace Safer in Celebration of National Safety Month
Businesses are under intense pressure to produce high-quality products and services in an increasingly competitive economy. While the backbone to a successful business may be in offering great products or top-notch services, businesses must also devote time and resources to ensure their work environment is safe for their employees. Following industry safety standards does… Read More »
The Essential Skills Employers Take for Granted
5 Leadership Styles that Improve the Manager-Employee Relationship from ReservesNetwork Graphic designers are experts in graphic design. Programmers know how to code. Marketers understand how to promote their organizations. These skills are also known as “hard skills”—specific abilities that can be taught to employees and measured, such as math, reading, the ability to use… Read More »
Skills vs. Requirements: How to Highlight Both in a Job Posting
When the right job seeker comes across your job posting, you obviously want that person to turn into a potential candidate. This only happens with a job description that has the right information; otherwise, you won’t compel them to hit the “Apply Now” button. “A job posting with comprehensive information on skills and requirements… Read More »
Finding and Working with a Phenomenal Direct Placement Recruiter
Hiring is hard. That’s why many companies turn to direct placement recruiters, whose services supplement the internal efforts of their clients. The right recruiter can identify your staffing needs, spot gaps in the workforce, and launch a targeted and efficient search for qualified candidates. “Recruiters also screen potential employees, ensuring that any candidates processed… Read More »
5 Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives Any Good Employer Can Embrace
While the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is typically associated with philanthropy and charity work, it now encompasses many aspects of a company’s long-term game plan, including public relations, marketing, and even recruitment. Now more than ever, job seekers don’t just want to apply for the highest-paying jobs – they want to be… Read More »
Creating A Sustainable Pay Scale for Your Employees
How much you pay your employees is one of the primary factors affecting your company’s ability to attract and retain top talent. It’s critical to create an employee pay scale that not only helps your workforce management and recruitment efforts, but also controls your costs. Too high a scale makes it expensive to hire… Read More »