Are Your Employees Holding Back Your Progress?
When you run a business, you want your employees to be the face of the company, and the cogs to the wheels. So it can seem counter-intuitive that the very people who should be the champions of your cause and the core of your team, could be preventing you from moving...
Where do I begin the hiring process?
Ready to start the hiring process or make a positive change to your current hiring process but not sure where to begin? Hiring in today's age can be a serious challenge. With the rise of technology, we have seen a change in employment strategies and even the way...
Three advantages of objective hiring
The hiring game has changed. The practice of simple resume glances and taken chances is long gone. Today, employers want employees who will stay around for the long term, fit in with their company's ideals, and yield results. Yet in a rapidly changing world where...
Pre-Employment testing is on the rise
We live in an ever evolving world. Long gone are the days of placing an ad for a job in a newspaper or even posting flyers. Today, millions of people are able to send their resumes all over the world with the click of a button. With this change has come an abundance...
Five reasons to work with a niche agency
All too often, recruiting agencies are about numbers. How many positions they can fill, how quickly they can fill them, and meeting quotas set by their management. As a result of this many details are over looked during the hiring process. How well can the candidate...
Your Bottom Line
Do you struggle to find employees willing to invest themselves in their work? Are you struggling with a high turnover rate? This is a common problem faced by businesses worldwide. And you are not alone. Every day, hundreds of employers set out to find employees...
Why Pre-Employment Testing Matters
Your business is growing, you have decided to change direction or you need to replace an employee that let you down. What do you do next? Hire a new employee. For so long the typical hiring practice has been, put out an ad for the currently open position and then...
The REAL Recruiting Solution
Solutions...It may just be the most overused buzzword in the history of biz-speak. I.T. solutions, enterprise solutions, green solutions…it’s enough to make you reach for an alcohol-infused solution just to cope. In the case of Painless Hire, however, the shoe fits....
The Price of Doing Business
How Much Does an Employee Really Cost You? Most people old enough to run a company are familiar with the phrase “Freedom isn’t free.” Well, neither is doing business. It takes money to make money, and a perpetual overhead is just part of the game. When it comes to...
Cost of a Bad Hire
Inconvenience could best be described as having to take a short detour to reach your destination, or having to don your slippers to avoid a cold floor during a midnight trip to the restroom. Hiring the wrong person for a job is certainly more than just a hassle or an...
The High Cost of Employee Recruitment
Finding the right person who is a good fit for the job costs money. That is why many businesses are turning to staffing agencies, or adopting "promote from within" policies to help ease the burden. Unfortunately, neither of these will guarantee that the person you...