Increasingly more companies are realizing the benefit of supporting, or even encouraging, a remote or flexible workforce. Flexible working times and locations are what employees want, even over unlimited PTO, HSAs, or dog-friendly offices. Having a remote workforce can lower overhead costs, commuting emissions, and increase employee engagement.  This shift to off-site working presents a new and unique challenge to managers: how do you recruit for a workforce...

A Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) relationship can be one of the most advantageous things you can do for your business. In order to nurture this kind of relationship, you need to find the right RPO to partner with and set the groundwork for success. We’ve developed four ways you can ensure the relationship with your chosen RPO service is a success. Provide easy visibility into your business Your RPO partner will need visibility into your business to make informed decisions...

The US Department of Labor has finalized an update to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) on the minimum salary threshold in order to qualify as an exempt employee as of December 13, 2019. This update will be effective on January 1, 2020, so there is little time left to take proactive measures! As the previous minimum salary compensation was $23,660, employers must now compensate exempt employees $35,568 annually. The updated rule also clarifies how employers may determine when a bonus is discretionary...

No one makes a hire with the expectation that it won’t work out. Unfortunately, there is often a rush to fill a position as quickly as possible, and some things get overlooked. Instead of placing blame, it’s much more beneficial to break down your hiring process in order to find a fix. We have a few ways you can prevent hiring an underperformer. Skill Search Consider hiring based on potential success. Although previous successes in past roles are a good starting point, concentrating...

If your company has been using internal procedures to hire, there may be well-defined processes in place. In fact, you have probably been doing the same thing for so long, it seems like the perfect process. What if we told you that there was a much easier, cost-efficient and less time-consuming way to find the perfect candidate for your open positions? A recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) company can be the answer to a problem you never even knew existed. One of the main misconceptions with...