World Health Day Regaining Health and Economic Strength in 2021

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World Health Day has been celebrated each year since 1948 on April 7th. The World Health Organization promotes this celebration yearly to promote awareness of health concerns. If we learned anything in the last year, it is that most of us take our health for granted. Whether you are recovering from COVID-19, or managed to avoid it, you may […]

Stay Healthy with National Handwashing Awareness Week

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  Did you know the first week in December is National Handwashing Awareness Week? And, with COVID cases spiking around the country, keeping our hands clean is one of the best lines of defense. So, get your workplace involved and have everyone brush up on their handwashing knowledge. Why Handwashing Works When you wash your […]

Update: Location Change

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On 9/11/14, our Oak Lawn office, located at 5450 W 95th Street, had a fire. It is closed for now and we are planning on moving to a new temporary location soon. We are currently taking applications next door to us at BJ McMahon’s, located at 5432 W 95th Street. You may enter through the […]

Is It Bad To Have Temporary Employment On A Resume?

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As you continue to search for a full-time job, you might be filling your free time with temporary jobs. This is an excellent way to keep busy, improve your skills and show potential employers that you are committed to your career. When it comes to adding the temporary employment to your resume, there are some […]

Candidates: Should You Talk Money in an Interview?

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One of the many things job candidates think about prior to a job interview is whether or not they should bring up the topic of money in an interview. In some cases, the discussion can happen in the first or second round of the interview process. In other instances, the subject of money should never […]

Employer Tips for Managing Workplace Bullies

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There is absolutely, 100 percent,  no room for bullies in the workplace today. Yet, cases of workplace bullying that ends in violence seem to make the 5 o’clock news every week somewhere in the nation. Human resource managers do their best to police the office and make sure everyone is happy, but they can only […]

We’re Moving!

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Due to the tremendous growth we have had during the past year, our Hometown, Illinois branch has outgrown its office space!  On June 18, 2013, the branch moved to larger quarters and is now located at 5450 West 95th Street, Oak Lawn, Illinois, 60453.  Our new “home” will afford us the opportunity to recruit, screen, […]

Recognize Why Your Employees Leave | Employee Retention

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Many small and large business owners alike find themselves wondering why they’re struggling to keep talented employees on board. In some companies, it feels as though employees stay up to a certain point or a specific number of years and then there’s a sudden revolving door beyond which few employees hang around. The first thought […]

Advice for Compensating Outside the Box

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With employee performance reviews on the horizon and a new batch of new hires coming this year, many businesses are looking for alternative ways to increase compensation to employees besides giving raises. There are many factors that motivate employees outside of their basic salaries and benefits. By providing thoughtful incentives year-round, your company can increase […]

After the Interview Checklist for Candidates | Temp Agencies

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The big day has come and you’ve gone to a job interview with a company you’ve been dreaming about working for. Now that you’ve completed the interview, and did your very best to “wow” the hiring manager; now what? For many candidates, this is only the beginning of days and weeks of waiting for a […]