Your Flexible Workforce – A Temporary Annoyance or Strategic Opportunity?
You’ve likely noticed that the number of temporary and contract workers in your workplace has been steadily increasing and probably more than ever since the start of our last recession in late 2007. In...
View ArticleRetain Employees. Manage Turnover. Which Is It?
Okay…while not a pure play contrarian, I’m finding myself reacting less than enthusiastically to all the talk on employee retention that has been hitting the airwaves lately—apparently the hot topic in...
View ArticleLeaders, Recalibrate Your Course for 2015
By Lori Young Millions of people watch the Times Square ball drop during the last 60 seconds of every passing year. According to the Official Site of Times Square, the actual notion of a ball...
View ArticleCall Them Temps. Call Them Contractors. Call Them Consultants. Whatever You...
Call Them Temps. Call Them Contractors. Call Them Consultants. Whatever You Call Them – You Need Them! Employers who have mastered the management of large and strategically focused flexible...
View ArticleTen High Impact Staffing Trends – 2016!
January 4 launched the New Year, and for our readers who are Hiring Mangers, HR professionals or recruiters, chances are the scenarios you faced last week had elements in common. There are trends in...
View ArticleHiring Trends – More Employers Hiring in 2016!
According to a recent study by a leading job board, Career Builder, US employers will be turning towards flexible workers at a slightly higher rate in 2016 than they did in 2015. While 36% of the...
View ArticleWhich Staffing Solution Makes the Most Cents to You?
When it comes to purchasing staffing services in the Seattle marketplace (including Seattle, the Eastside, Tacoma, Everett, and all places in between) words matter. For purchasers of staffing services,...
View ArticleSix To-Dos for Hiring Managers In a Candidate Short Marketplace!
I’ve been blogging on staffing trends for some time, in particular the impact of a very tight candidate marketplace our clients, and all employers, will experience in 2016. For readers who’ve been...
View ArticleManaging Your Temporary Employees
Companies are turning more and more to temporary and contract workers in order to fill short term gaps in workforce needs. However, focus needs to shift to ways these employees can be managed in order...
View ArticleHow Do I Compete With the Big Guys?
Question – I own a small tech company located in Redmond. How do I compete for employees against the big technology companies in our area? Answer- The bad news about your scenario is all too familiar....
View ArticleHow long can I keep a temporary or contract employee on assignment?
How long can I keep a temporary or contract employee on assignment? The short answer is, there are no “hard stop” boundaries for how long a temporary or contract employee can remain on assignment. The...
View ArticleWhen Does a Temp-to-hire Staffing Model Not Work?
Question - PACE often suggests a “temp-to-hire” staffing model. When does that model NOT work? Answer – That is a great question. We suspect you caught us being so enthusiastic about all the reasons...
View ArticleQuestion: I have always been willing to spend whatever time it takes to hire...
Ask PACE! Question: I have always been willing to spend whatever time it takes to hire right. How can I avoid the downside of that approach in this candidate short marketplace? What a great question!...
View Article10 Things You Can Do to Find the Right Staffing Solution for Your Company!
A Seattle Staffing Agency “Point of View” Selecting the right vendor to support your needs for temporary and contract staff has become an increasingly important purchasing decision for many Seattle...
View ArticleWhat Do I Need to Pay in Order to Recruit the Best Talent?
The PACE team now has access to up to date LOCAL JOB MARKET information on the competitive pay rates for jobs you are hiring for NOW! In partnership with Career Builder, our team can provide you with a...
View ArticleAre Temp or Contract Workers Eligible for Overtime?
Ask PACE Q: One of our accounting department team members has worked over 40 hours in one work week. I just learned our staffing agency has not paid them an overtime rate for the additional hours, is...
View ArticleTry Before You Buy Staffing Model
PACE Staffing Network knows this trend first hand. Over 65% of the “temp orders” we fill are being tagged by our client as “possible hires”. Over 35% of the employees we place into “temporary roles”...
View ArticleHow Many Employees are Available to Hire NOW?
How much do you know about the local talent marketplace? How many employees with the skills you need are available in the local marketplace? How many and what kind of employers are looking for the same...
View ArticleHiring is Taking Longer than Ever. How Do Successful Managers Deal with That...
Ask PACE! Question: I have always been willing to spend whatever time it takes to hire right. How can I avoid the downside of that approach in this candidate short marketplace? What a great question!...
View ArticlePACE Announces a New Connection
PACE Staffing Network announces and new connection with a long standing network partner, All StarZ Staffing! We have formed a new company, Staffing Partners Network (SPN) The post PACE Announces a New...
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