Temporary Employment Bounces Back in Middle Tennessee – and Across the Nation
It’s a good news, bad news scenario. The bad news, we already know. According to a recent usatoday.com story, just under half of the 8.8 million U.S. jobs lost during the recession have been recovered during the last three years. Construction and manufacturing were devastated, while healthcare and education were relatively unaffected. Government employment continues […]
How Middle Tennessee Employers Can Effectively Use QR Codes in Recruiting
QR codes are everywhere – on product labels, billboards, and buildings, inviting passers-by to pull out their mobile phones and uncover the encoded information. Sure, they make sense for linking consumers to product websites. But did you know that those funny-looking little black-and-white boxes can also be a valuable recruiting tool? Integrated properly, QR codes […]
Assessing Your Hiring Needs, Part 2: Should you DIY or use a direct placement service?
Once you’ve determined that it’s time to hire, you face another critical decision: should you do it yourself, or work with an experienced recruiting service like Wood Personnel? It would be easy (and logical) to use this question as a launching pad for a sales pitch. The true answer, however, is more complex. What’s right […]
Five Ways Direct Placement Services Can Simplify Your Job
With unemployment near record highs, you may question the value of direct placement services. If job applicants are plentiful, can recruiting services really help you? In a word, yes. Here are just a few of the ways search and placement services can simplify your job and help both you and your company be more successful: Save […]
