Does Your Company Culture Encourage Employees to Think Outside the Box?

“We’ve always done it this way.” “That’ll never work.” “If it’s not broken, don’t fix it.” If sayings like this are common in your workplace, your culture might be stifling creativity and innovation. Is that a problem? If you want to ensure continued growth and success, absolutely! After all, if everyone within your organization continues…

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Preparing for January 2015 | Laws to Pay Attention to (part 2)

Will it be a truly Happy New Year for your business? It depends on how prepared you are for 21 new laws that may be affecting your business, that is! Staying up-to-date and compliant is essential to making the new year both happy and profitable for your organization. Today, Exact Staff offers some help. In…

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Number of Long-Term Unemployed Professionals Continues to Decline

America is getting back to work. According the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) latest data, our nation’s employment situation continues to improve. Here are a few key statistics from the BLS Economic News Release: The unemployment rate (5.8 percent) declined in October, down 0.8 percent since the beginning of the year. Currently at 9.0 million,…

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Preparing for January 2015 | Laws to Pay Attention to (Pt. 1)

The new year is just around the corner. Time to grab a handful of confetti… …and bone up on 21 new laws that may be affecting your California business. Employment law isn’t exactly a “festive” topic, but staying up-to-date and compliant is essential to making the new year both happy and profitable for your business.…

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3 Must-Know Tips When Hiring College Graduates

Many employers hesitate when it comes to hiring new college graduates, but they may be worrying needlessly. Sure, young prospects may not have corporate experience, but they haven’t been living in a cave for the last twenty-odd years. You may be surprised at how much they have to offer. Take the time to really analyze…

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Stop Losing Employees…Here’s What Top Managers Do Differently

Being a manager isn’t an easy task, and sometimes people are put in the position with minimal training or expertise. For those of you who are first-time managers, or managers who could use some refreshing, our team has created this post on what great managers are doing differently. Take notes, as being a good manager…

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Developing Top-Tier Employees in Your Organization

Every organization wants to have the best of the best when it comes to employees. This doesn’t necessarily mean only hiring top employees, but it means taking steps to develop top-tier employees. This post is designed to help your organization do just that, turn your current staff into top-tier employees. Four Main Stages of Coaching…

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Is Your Company Attractive to Potential Employees?

Finding the best talent for your organization is extremely competitive. Attracting top talent should be a priority for your company, but the top talent should want to come to you. Your company should actively recruit top talent on an ongoing basis. Our team at ExactStaff has compiled this post to help you make your company…

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3 New Trends That Will Change HR Technology

HR technology is becoming increasingly popular and extremely beneficial to organizations. As we have discussed in our recent HR related blog articles, there are already so many apps out there for the HR professional. It’s important to understand what drives these technologies, so our team at Exact Staff has created this post to help your…

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Traditional Performance Appraisals Don’t Work – Here’s Why

Performance appraisals are a traditional practice within most organizations, but when it comes down to it, they really don’t work. Forward-thinking organizations want their employees to be ingrained in the culture and they favor a participative work environment, but traditional performance appraisals say the exact opposite. A traditional performance appraisal consists of the manager writing…

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