Employers
Hiring great talent is one of the most important tasks any company undertakes, and also one of the most complex. If you’re finding it hard to attract the right candidates or feeling frustrated with lackluster results, it’s time to take a closer look at your hiring process.
Anyone who has spent time networking will tell you – it isn’t always easy. It takes energy, dedication, and a bit of bravery. Many people avoid networking at all costs, but with a bit of practice and the right approach it can bring amazing value into your social life and career. If you thrive on making connections and love learning about people – what they do and more importantly, why they do it – you’ll connect with awesome people. Becoming a networking pro takes time, but if you follow these essential principles, you’ll be well on your way towards networking effectively and authentically:
Staffing Services can give you great flexibility to increase your workforce for seasonal peaks, provide coverage for planned absences, or help with well-defined projects that require unique skill sets. When you need temporary staff, it’s almost always best to work with an agency to find candidates and fill these positions. Most temp placement fees are billed as a markup on the employee’s hourly rate.
It is always challenging to evaluate someone’s technical skills and cultural fit in a relatively brief and highly-charged interview process.
Some agencies provide “managed services” (aka “statement of work” or “outsourcing”) to do work outside your core business – for example, janitorial services, security services, IT services or web development services. Services like these can be short-term or they can last for years. It all depends on your organization’s needs.
In theory, hiring on your own is a good way to save money. In practice, discovering the best talent, establishing a consistent process, and finding the time to do it all can be a huge headache for companies without internal recruiting and HR teams.
To hire on your own, you’ll need existing internal resources that can commit the necessary time and skills to filling your open positions. Depending on the size of your company, this could be you, your HR team, or the hiring manager.
The global market for mobile applications keeps growing and growing, creating a huge and steadily increasing demand for new app developers. Portland, OR, has become a hotspot for these developers.
Beaverton, OR (12/9/14) – Cinder Staffing announced today that the company captured the #9 spot on the Portland Business Journal’s (PBJ’s) list of Top 10 Metro-area Staffing Firms for 2014. The PBJ article announcing the results cited an expanding economy as part of the challenge for the regional job market. It also shared feedback from its “Top Staffing Firm” surveys that IT and engineering industry positions, in particular, can be the toughest to fill.
Beaverton, OR (6/18/15) – Cinder Staffing announced today that it has been named the Portland Business Journal’s Fastest-Growing Private 100 Company (PBJ100) for 2015. Cinder’s status as #1 on the list was revealed during a live countdown at the popular annual PBJ100 event, held on 6/17 in Portland. Click here to see the live video.