Nail Down Recruiter Screening Questions

How do you know if your recruiter asks the right screening questions? If you are not in the room, and why would you be – that’s why you have engaged with a recruiter. There are methods to nail down recruiter screening questions. Like anything, if it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well. To be sure, […]

5 Reasons Why Temporary Employees Quit Right After They Start

There are many personal reasons why temporary employees quit a job right after they start on your assignment. However, as the host employer, there may be reasons under your your control that you can adjust in your on-boarding process or other factors. Here is the short list from our observations. Pay. Believe it or not, […]

Well-planned Interview Questions Identify Talents and Abilities

Many hiring managers struggle to develop interview questions that drive a face-to-face interview toward a conclusive hire decision. Often, this struggle results in a poor interview experience for both the candidate and the employer. As a search and placement firm, we often we hear candidates say after an interview debrief: “I couldn’t get a word […]

Training For Future Competitive Advantage

From an operations standpoint, employees get done what we place on the production schedule. They improve efficiency and effectiveness making current products with training and experience. Equal emphasis on training for future competitive advantage is key to sustainable industry leadership for any company. Operational managers and human resource leaders must look one, two, and more […]

Treat Temporary Employees Like You Want Them to Treat Customers

As the Bureau of Labor statistics show, the temporary staffing job sector is growing faster than most other job types. Increasingly more evident is the shift companies are making to use a contingent workforce to support and accelerate corporate objectives. Your company is probably also making this adjustment. One thing that hasn’t changed is that it takes […]

Practice Makes Temporary Workers Better Job Seekers

At Barton Staffing Solutions, we have a sister division, Barton Professional Placement. A recent general observation about who makes the best job seekers was made. As it should be, in most ways, you cannot tell a temporary worker apart from an internal full-time worker. However, practice makes temporary workers better job seekers. Here are the […]