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Welcome to the May issue of the Todays Staffing client newsletter,
designed to keep you up to date on the latest and greatest news and
trends in the staffing industry.
In this issue, find information on
Current Employment Statistics, On-boarding tips and more. We hope you enjoy the issue!
On-boarding Tips and Ideas
Making the move to a new company is always a shock to the system for a
candidate. Get that new employee into a productive frame of mind quickly
with these tips:
1.
The immediate supervisor of the new hire should contact
that new hire with congratulations on the same day the offer is
accepted.
2.
If you have company paraphernalia such as hats or shirts,
get one to the new hire ASAP.
3.
If there are any training manuals the new hire can be
looking over (nothing too proprietary), get those things in their hands
quickly so they can make an initial pass
through the materials.
4.
Arrange for the new hire to go to lunch with a peer or
two the first day—but not the manager.
5.
Also on the first day, all physical equipment the new
hire needs, laptop, cell phone, etc., should be ready to go and handed
over to the new hire.
6.
Don’t schedule anything heavy the first day or two—let
them set up their office, play with their new “stuff,” and get the
chance to introduce themselves to their co-workers. Likewise, the
immediate supervisor should schedule lightly so they will be available to
answer any questions from the new hire.
7.
At the end of the first week, the immediate supervisor
should have an informal chat with the new hire, i.e. “well, how’d it go
this week?”
8.
At the end of the first 30 days, the supervisor’s
supervisor should check in with the new hire and ask the same question.
Source - The Howard Group
Six Tips To More
Productive and
Successful Business Meetings
Business meetings can be a great way to get your team on
board with their goals and hear about new ideas; however,
they can waste everyone's time if they are not managed
properly. To help you have more successful and productive
business meetings, we've listed below six tips about getting
the most out of your meetings. They are:
Tip #1. Plan Ahead And Be Prepared.
Before you head out to your next meeting, prepare the
questions that you would like to have addressed, and think
about what you would like to accomplish during the meeting.
It's also helpful to send a quick e-mail to ask everyone else
to go through this same process.
Tip #2. Open Your Mind To Someone Else's Ideas.
Go into a meeting with the attitude that you'll learn
something new. Fully listen to others before speaking.
Instead of interrupting, write your thoughts down and
address them at an appropriate time. Be careful not to
criticize someone for their thoughts and ideas.
Tip #3. Take Good Notes.
Taking good notes will help you organize what you're
learning as well as make a permanent record of what you've
learned for reference. They're also great to summarize (see
tip six below) at the end of the meeting too.
Tip #4. Ask Questions To Clarify Action Items.
Do not hesitate to ask questions to clarify what has been
said or agreed to. Be sure to keep your questions clear and
concise so everyone can be on board with both the question
and answer(s).
Tip #5. Offer Ideas and Solutions.
Offering ideas and possible solutions will make you feel
more involved in the meeting - it's also a great way to help
prevent your mind from wondering. If you have an idea that
you feel is important, share it! Sharing often sparks new
ideas and energy into a meeting.
Tip #6. Summarize Action Items.
When the meeting is finished, review your notes openly as a
way to not only reinforce what was discussed in the meeting
but also assign action items and due dates to the project.
If your notes are all over the place, rewrite and organize
them. This is a great way to not forget important details.
Use these tips to make the most out of your meetings as
successful meetings lead to successful organizations.
Source:
Dale Carnegie Training
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President’s
Corner
 As
the candidate market continues to tighten, it will become increasingly
challenging for companies to identify qualified candidates to fill open
positions without the help of outside experts. Todays Staffing has
continued to develop creative ways to attract talent and we are proud
that we’ve maintained industry leading levels of client satisfaction as
a result. We look forward to continuing to provide you with the highest
quality candidates and customer service.
Thank you for your
continued business. We hope the remainder of 2007 is a great year for
you!
Best Regards,
Dan Neuburger
News You Can Use:
Current Employment Statistics
Nonfarm payroll employment edged up in April,
and the unemployment rate was essentially
unchanged at 4.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported.
Job gains continued in several service-providing
industries, including health care and food services,
while employment declined in retail trade and
manufacturing.
The number of unemployed persons and the
unemployment rate were essentially unchanged
in April. The jobless rate has ranged from 4.4 to
4.6 percent since September 2006.
Help Soldiers Get Back to
Work
Citizen soldiers returning from Iraq,
Afghanistan and elsewhere are no doubt relieved to find their civilian
jobs waiting for them. But while federal law guarantees reemployment for
those serving in the Reserves and National Guard, the transition from
battlefield to workplace can be fraught with difficulties not addressed
in any policy manual.
Many employers and soldiers will soon be
entering this uncharted territory. Of the 1.2 million people serving in
the Reserves and National Guard, 400,000 have been mobilized since
September 11, 2001, with 140,000 of them currently serving in Iraq and
elsewhere, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.
"It’s a hardship on everyone — the
employer, the employee and temporary workers," explains Angelika Lamie,
a senior master sergeant with the Montana Air Guard. "When [employers]
have an employee called to active duty, most of the questions are about
what the law is."
That law is the
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).
It was passed by Congress in 1994 to provide reemployment protection and
other benefits to those engaged in military service. Now, for the first
time since its passage, the Department of Labor has issued proposed
regulations interpreting employer responsibilities under USERRA. These
provide reemployment rights to veterans and reservists returning from
active duty and require that reservists and service members returning
from active duty to their previous civilian employers be given all the
benefits of employment as if they had been continuously employed.
Employers Doing Their Part
U.S. Department of Defense officials say
that overall, employers are doing their part during these difficult
times.
"They are doing a tremendous job," says
Dave Patel of the
National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)
in Washington, an agency within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Reserve Affairs. "Hundreds of employers are going above the
requirements of USERRA. They are really supporting what our Guard and
Reserve folks are doing in Iraq."
But Patel still has concerns over some
issues veterans returning to the workplace face, such as post-traumatic
stress disorder. The National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
in Washington says that issue could affect more than 30 percent of
combat veterans.
"It’s hard for those who have never
served to understand the mind-set," Patel explains. "And most HR
professionals in this country don’t have a great understanding of
post-traumatic stress." With modern travel, a reservist can be in
Baghdad Friday and back in his hometown by Sunday. But that doesn’t mean
he should be back at the job on Monday, Patel says.
How to Help
The most important thing for employers to
remember is that returning to work is a radical shift, experts say. Some
soldiers have spent months at war, encountering life-and-death
situations on a daily basis. Some have seen their close friends and
comrades killed or seriously injured. When they return to civilian work,
it’s a big adjustment.
Source:
Monster.com; Author: Vince Hinkel
Happy Memorial Day!
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