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Searching for jobs hiring near me is never “fun.” (“No, duh, Einstein!” we hear you say.) But it needn’t be a slog, a bear, an awful experience. In fact, there are definite steps you can take to make it go faster. Please note that we said “faster,” not “fast.” A job hunt probably will take …
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Right now, as we’ve moved from winter to spring and anticipate the warmth of summer, the job search pretty much is a good one for candidates: Employers added 455,000 jobs in March (according to the payroll services firm ADP), about 20,000 fewer than the number added in February. This means more than 1.5 million jobs …
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ March Job Report showed some great news: the U.S. economy is “this close” to recovering from the pandemic, the fastest ever! Yet staffing challenges remain: employers may want to consider prioritizing hiring talent from nontraditional talent pools. We discuss this and other recruiting strategies in this March 2022 Workforce Insights. …
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Overdraft charges – the fees your bank charges you when you don’t have enough money in your checking or savings account to cover a purchase or withdrawal – can be real killers when it comes to your family’s finances: The charges are substantial: a new record high is the average overdraft penalty in the U.S. …
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The BLS’ February Jobs Report was filled with terrific news: 678K jobs were added last month, which means the U.S. economy is close to recovering all the jobs lost since the start of the pandemic almost exactly two years ago. Just 2.1 million positions are needed to close that gap. Still, the labor market remains …
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You undoubtedly know how much it can cost your company to replace full-time employees when they leave: SHRM in 2019 estimated that the cost to replace an hourly worker was an average of $1,500. That was 2019. Today – early 2022 – we calculate that it’s far more. Our clients, for example, are paying about …
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You’ve worked at your employer for several months (at least a year). You’ve received what’s called a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) raise of a small percentage to your pay rate, but you feel you deserve more. Now you need to prove so to your manager. That’s right: Raises of any substance don’t happen every year automatically …
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Continuous learning, skills enhancement, and an extra helping hand. These were the hallmarks of Sherita Jackson-Gardner’s approach to the talent coordinator role in the Nashville branch of Hire Dynamics. When she passed away suddenly in 2018, Hire Dynamics sought to honor her memory while continuing her commitment to helping people build great futures. The Hire …
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Economists had expected to see just 150,000 jobs added to U.S. companies’ payrolls in January. But the month surprised everyone: 467,000 jobs were added. Happy news, yes! But challenges remain when it comes to hiring hourly workers. Read on for hiring tips that work now. Click here to view the report.
Total nonfarm employment rose by 210,000 at the end of the year while the national unemployment rate declined notably to 4.2 percent. The shortage of candidates continues to be a headwind across many skill segments of the U.S. staffing industry, but the overall economic growth environment remains strong and will provide a solid footing for …
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We offered tips recently on how to help your family’s budget cope with the country’s current inflation worries. We used the term “budget” in that post, but that term sounds harsh; it’s a word that many of us believe means “hardship,” “scarcity,” or “I don’t have enough money.” But another word for budget is “spending …
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