Lead by Example: The Importance of Accountability
Accountability. It may not sound like the most glamorous of business concepts. But in my experience, accountability is one of those few make-or-break traits that defines true good leadership. Simply put, a workplace without accountability cannot succeed. It needs to be instilled in the company’s culture and values. Why? Think of it as one of […]
Wake Up! We’re in a ‘Digital Pandemic’
Have you noticed that everyone around you — the colleagues you work with on a daily basis, the clients that you’ve had for years, and even your closest friends and family members — have seemed stressed out lately? All of us have dealt with anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic, but recently many of us have […]
How to Hire for Tomorrow
If you’re running a business, you’re either constantly looking toward the future, or you’re a dinosaur. Yet companies that are constantly innovating their business plans to capture shifts in technology and the market are content to stick with a hiring plan from a bygone era — and then scratching their heads when they cannot replace […]
Unplug…As a Way to Be More Productive
Before the pandemic, working remotely from home sounded like a luxury. A year in, the reality has turned out to be, well, a little bit different. Many workers are finding that work from home has meant working more and caring for ourselves less. Losing the separation between the spaces where we live and work has […]
How to Get Along, Even When You Can’t Get Together
It is hard to believe that it’s already been a whole year since office life went remote. By now you’ve probably figured out a home setup that rivals your old office, with all the tools you rely on to get through the workday. But there is one aspect of office life that cannot be reproduced […]
Thoughts From A Recruiter During COVID-19
We’re going to go out on a whim and say that we don’t believe there’s a way to adequately discuss in full, the topic of COVID-19. Our hearts go out to all of those who have been negatively impacted. In many ways, we all have been affected and arguably changed forever, but it would be […]
You CAN Work from Home! (But You Gotta Put in Work)
It’s your first time working from home extensively, and you’ve probably clicked on every article and blog post that have appeared in the past few days with tips for how to work from home. We can certainly tell you that when it comes to working from home, there is no “one size fits all” or […]
The Importance of Hiring a Recruiter
Thinking of getting a new job, but feeling hopeless and confused on where to begin? We feel for you! It’s not an easy feat having a full time job while looking for a new full time job, but what if that was someone’s actual area of expertise? What if you could have someone take on […]
How Do Recruiters Operate?
A pretty straight forward question with a rather complex answer. The thing is recruiting is truly an art. An art that works differently for each individual person. What works for one person may not for another. That’s because in order to succeed in our space (I mean really kill it, not just get by in […]
5 Trends Affecting Staffing Firms in 2017
Identifying seasonalities is key. And it’s crucial that mature, or at least established, staffing firms excel at it. At JPSearch, we typically know within days or weeks when we will have highs in volume and when we will have lows. This knowledge typically allows us to know when we are going to be busy and […]