The #1 Way You’re Harming Your Employment Brand

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Looking for a new job can not only be a challenging process for candidates, but it can also be a profoundly overwhelming, emotional, and frustrating experience. As one of the leading staffing agencies in Northern California, Pacific Staffing knows this is especially true for an unemployed candidate. What makes the process even worse, though, is… Read more »

5 Signs It’s Time to Jump on the Temporary Staffing Bandwagon

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According to Staffing Industry Analysts, the use of temporary staffing will likely hit record numbers in 2013. Why? Because most employers are still gun-shy about hiring full-time. Hiring temporary workers gives them the capacity to take on new projects and meet deadlines, all without adding to their permanent overhead. Plus, nowadays, most employers know that… Read more »

8 Employee Handbook Mistakes Your Healthcare Organization Could Be Making

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Most employers view employee handbooks as an afterthought. Something that needs to be created or updated, but that repeatedly ends up on the back burner as other, more important tasks come along. However, as one of the top medical staffing agencies in Sacramento, Pacific Staffing knows an employee handbook is critically important for every healthcare… Read more »

Can You Tell When a Candidate is Lying?

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With today’s tight job market, a number of candidates are resorting to drastic measures in order to land a job – they’re lying. And some seem to even be lying about whether they’re lying or not. Consider the facts: According to a Career Builder survey, just 8% of the 8,785 U.S. workers polled admitted to fudging… Read more »

How to Ramp Up Your Interviewing Process in 2013

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If you’ve ever had an employee walk off the job, or experienced a big increase in demand, you know how stressful hiring under pressure can be. But, as one of Sacramento’s leading staffing firms, Pacific Staffing knows that one way to make the situation a little less painful is to have an effective interviewing process in place… Read more »

Curing Passive Aggressiveness at Work

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You thought you left passive aggressiveness behind when you graduated from high school. But alas, it’s alive and well in the workplace many years later. And unfortunately, as one of Florin’s top staffing agencies, Pacific Staffing knows it can undermine the success of your team and your organization. So what are some signs of passive aggressiveness? And… Read more »

Why You’re Hiring Bad Candidates

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As a leading staffing services firm in Rancho Cordova, Pacific Staffing knows there’s nothing more frustrating about the hiring process than when you hire someone who looked great on paper and performed well during interviews…only to find out they’re a dud. They’re simply not performing to expectations. While the disappointment will fade, the cost in… Read more »

4 Common Sense Tips for Better Hiring

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Is your hiring process taking up too many resources? Are you wondering why the last few candidates you hired are floundering at best? Do you wish there was an easier way to recruit and hire better employees? Well, as one of Woodland’s leading staffing agencies, Pacific Staffing knows there is. And it’s all about injecting… Read more »