How to Build a Bigger, Better Talent Pool – Idexcel Staffing/Talent Roundup

1. How to Build a Bigger, Better Talent Pool

In an ideal world, when a job order comes in you always have the perfect candidate in mind and ready to go. The reality is that finding and placing quality talent isn’t usually that simple. Fortunately, there are plenty of fish in the sea — you just have to bait and catch them. Read more…

2. The Road More Traveled

Mobility programs have become a key talent management strategy in today’s war for talent, giving companies a way to deploy the best people to the right locations in support of their business goals.

And as more of these organizations expand globally, the need to mobilize their employees has steadily increased — especially as they expand overseas. Company growth and lack of local talent tied for the top factors that affected relocation volumes in 2014, according to Atlas World Group’s 2015 Corporate Relocation Survey. Read more…

3. Trust Me, the Sharing Economy Is Changing Staffing

It’s no secret to the staffing industry that trust is the cornerstone of all good business. Our clients trust us to send them good people. Our employees trust us to find them better jobs.

So what happens when someone else finds a more efficient way to create that trust? Or what if they compete with legit staffing companies unlawfully and without our cost structure? Read more…

4. How To Get Your Career Unstuck

You’re bored out of your mind and can’t see an obvious next step within your current employer. You might be stuck behind an ungrateful boss, or perhaps you’ve just been doing the same job too long. No matter the details, that feeling of “being stuck” saps your energy and makes you feel like there is no hope for your career.

“THBPBPTHPT!” as they say in the cartoons. That’s sheer nonsense. You just need to break out of your rut. Here’s how to get started. Read more…