Every business owner with job openings today is feeling the pinch when it comes to finding candidates who have the right technical skills. But don’t let that fact push you into offering a job to the first person who seems to have the right skill set – you could end up in a worse position. […]
By Jeff Davidson For small business owners finding competent workers can be a continuing challenge. By now everyone has variety of approaches to hiring via the Internet. It makes sense to employ other approaches concurrently. For example, when is the last time you posted a help wanted advertisement on a library public bulletin board? Have […]
By Sara Sugar Whether you’re hiring your first, fourth, or fourteenth employee, brushing up on how to effectively hire the best staff is never a bad idea. Beyond being a kind and generous boss that employees will appreciate, learning how to leverage your strengths as an entrepreneur and hire for the gaps in your experience […]
Many factors impact how recruiters should go about doing their jobs, and the housing market is particularly important. Depending on how confident people feel in their housing situation, including wanting to stay in the area and believing that they are making good investments, recruiters should adjust their strategy accordingly. Here are some simple variations in […]
We’ve been chronicling the ups and downs of small business optimism for many months and sometimes it resembles one of those championship prize fights where the spunky challenger refuses to be beaten by the champ: He’s down! He’s up! He’s down! He’s up! All in all, I’ll stick by the prognosis I made at the […]