Do you marry someone the first day you meet him or her? Do you not take a car out for a test drive before purchasing it? Do you try on clothes before buying? That’s the same premise — the “test drive” — of Winston Resources’ “temp-to-hire” service. A temp-to-hire assignment is when you tell us… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Management Best Practices
Tips for Bringing on New Employees: Effective Training Programs
Now that you’ve hired someone to fill a position, you’ll want to get your new working relationship started right. Which means you’ll need to begin his or her time with your company with something of a bang. Below are some tips on how to get your new employee started at your company with a positive… Read more »
Writing Effective Recruitment Ads
Write a poor recruitment ad and you’ll get weak applicants. You’ll also probably receive too many applicants, leading to you or your human resources staff spending far too much time culling resumes and even possibly conducting first interviews with people who aren’t a good fit — or even qualified — for the job. What’s more,… Read more »
Manage Rising Benefits Costs with a Payrolling Service
If you are a small- to mid-size business, outsourcing your payroll and benefits administration may be the way to go to save money. When you think about the time and money you spend on payroll and benefits processing, it makes sense to use a payroll provider. For a small company, an in-house payroll department can… Read more »
Spotting Rising Stars in Your Company
Today, hiring and keeping talented and high performing people in your company is an economic imperative. It starts at the top with the company leadership. Your rising stars want to know that the leadership has a direction they want to take the organization, and clear cut goals they want to reach. The plan does not… Read more »
How to Kill Productivity Killers
If you want your business to grow, you want to get the most from your employees because it’s their productivity that will lead to growth. What stands in the way of generating greater productivity, and what can you do about it? Employee productivity can be tied to one thing – motivation. What motivates your employees… Read more »
Getting Employees to Set Personal Goals
Are there companies you admire, businesses you would like to emulate? If so, chances are these successful enterprises have an ethos of goal setting and achieving among employees at all levels. Here are some tips to help you get all of your employees to set personal work goals: You may have to require that all… Read more »
How to Keep Your Younger Top Performers From Leaving
If your top young talent doesn’t stay with your company for more than a few years and you’d like to keep the brains, creativity, work ethic and chutzpah these young top guns have brought to your business, here are some tips to help you do so. Watch your rules. Too many corporations have too many… Read more »
Reduce Resume Overload: Using a Staffing Service to Help Screen Candidates
Is this your situation? Job seekers desperate for work — any type of work — apply willy nilly to just about any job opening you have, whether they are qualified for a position or not. Are you receiving hundreds of resumes for a handful of positions? Are you wondering how you’re going to cull through… Read more »
The Value of High-Level Contract Staff
When you think of temporary employees, don’t forget about high-level professionals such as accountants, human resources directors, managers, computer network administrators, engineers, even doctors. Winston Resources can provide companies with these types of professionals, and more. More and more companies are finding that bringing on high-level professionals, even executives, to their sites for short- or… Read more »