Posts by Work With Your Handz

When many people hear the term “skilled trades” their minds go toward low-wage jobs for high school kids who couldn’t hack college and settled for a no skill required, easy future. However—while that stereotype couldn’t be further from the truth—it has managed to keep millions of young adults from pursuing rewarding, lucrative careers; and the…

Many companies spend tremendous resources making sure their customer’s journey is fluid and 5-star from beginning to end; but can they say the same about the attention they pay to their candidate’s journey? In a highly competitive job market, businesses should consider how to improve the candidate journey for those applying for open positions.

For most people a New Year’s resolution is a vow to change something: an unhealthy lifestyle, not enough self-care, bad relationships, changing jobs, saving money, you get the idea.  If you are one of the many who have vowed to find your dream job in the new year, you are pretty much set for success;…

Unfortunately, it has become a common occurrence for candidates to ghost interviews in today’s world. Sadly, we are now seeing more and more candidates ghost start dates and offers in addition to interviews.

  Competition for new employees is fierce among Residential Home Service Companies, and what can make you stand out among the many is your company’s culture, values, and mission. Usually, this is evident from the atmosphere in your office, the way your employees speak of the company outside of work, and even employee referrals.

The employment landscape right now is a minefield for employers. It’s a candidate’s market and the competition for hiring is fierce. Due to a number of factors, the candidate pool is not as full as it was a few years ago, but your hiring needs are as urgent as ever. This means that good candidates…

It may not seem immediately apparent how, but using a recruiter can actually help boost your image within the industry. I’ll explain how. Imagine your residential service company used to be a commercial construction company 20 years ago. You decided to move your business model to strictly residential, but it didn’t go quite as planned.…

Economies of scale are cost advantages that can occur when a company increases its production scale and becomes more efficient, resulting in a decreased cost-per-unit. This is because the cost of production (including fixed and variable costs) is spread over more production units. For example, this is accomplished when outsourcing recruiting by decreasing the dollars…

Find Out What a Dedicated Recruiter Can Do for Your Staff Morale. Dedicated recruiters do more than just recruit; they can also help you retain staff and improve the morale of those employees you already have and may risk losing.

What You Can’t See from the Inside. You’ve opened a new location, and it’s time to start hiring. However, penetrating a new market isn’t instantaneous. A lot goes into finding just the right staff for your location, even if it’s close to an existing one. To hit the ground running it helps to hire an…