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Positive recruiting practices
April 1st, 2025
Image: Dreamstime.com/© Fizkes As the recruiting manager for Made in the Shade Tent Rentals, I embody the first hurdle on the road to employment. If 100 people apply for one job, close to a quarter will make it to the first interview with me over the phone. Of that quarter, fewer than half will make […]
Hiring the right talent
August 1st, 2022
Regardless of size, companies rely on human capital to function and provide value to their stakeholders. An employee who is a good fit for your company can increase productivity, customer satisfaction and the quality of services delivered. In the textiles industry, workforce shortages and the challenges of how to make the workforce grow is a […]
How to use the H-2B program to hire legal temporary guest workers
June 1st, 2018
For tent and event rental companies, the busy season not only brings the promise of more work, it also ups the need for more workers, a worry for businesses facing potential labor shortages. In response, some U.S. businesses turn to the H-2B program, hoping to fill their seasonal needs by employing legal temporary immigrant labor, […]
How to attract and hire exceptional employees
August 1st, 2017
In the buyer’s market of recent years, it was probably easy for you to attract top-notch job candidates. Not so much today. With new job creation being healthier than expected in 2016, and further increases so far this year, finding and hiring the best candidates for your shop will no longer be a slam dunk. […]
SCORE releases infographic on recruiting, hiring trends
April 17th, 2015
New statistics on how small businesses find new employees and keep them happy. Small business mentoring organization SCORE has released an infographic displaying new statistics that report on how small businesses are finding new employees and keeping them happy. According to the data, 42 percent of small business owners cite hiring new employees as a […]