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How To Use AI Tools In Staffing Agencies

Published: Feb 29, 2024 11:27 AM
By Judy Collins  |  Viewed: 1579
Category: Uncategorized  |  Tags: Candidates, Marketing, Sourcing, Staffing, Clients, Sales

Dear Just Ask Judy, AI is taking the world by storm! How can I use AI tools in my staffing agency, and how do they contribute to efficiency and cost-effectiveness? Flo from Florida Dear Flo, AI is ...

Are Staffing Agencies Still Relevant Today?

Published: Jan 30, 2024 2:20 PM
By Judy Collins  |  Viewed: 2046
Category: Columns, Expert Advice  |  Tags: Interviewing, Candidates, Job Market, Placement, Staffing, Search, Hiring

In the rapidly evolving landscape of the modern job market, the role of staffing agencies has been a subject of ongoing debate. With the rise of online job boards, social networking platforms, and art...

Business Relationships - Jana Fichtner

Published: Aug 28, 2023 11:52 AM
By Judy Collins  |  Viewed: 2391
Category: Columns, Productivity, Recruiting  |  Tags: Candidates, Staffing, Clients, Search

Dear Just Ask Judy, As a recruiter, I understand how important good client relationships are. What do you suggest I do to maintain good relationships with my clients to retain their return business? ...

Take Business To The Next Level

Published: Jul 26, 2023 8:37 PM
By Judy Collins  |  Viewed: 2406
Category: Columns, Expert Advice  |  Tags: Leadership, Staffing, Clients, Search, Hiring

Dear Just Ask Judy, I have been in business for a while now, but I need some ideas on how to take my business to the next level. How do I go about it? Inquiring in Indiana Dear Inquiring in Indiana Y...

Working with a Career Coach

Published: Jun 29, 2023 12:58 PM
By Judy Collins  |  Viewed: 2460
Category: Expert Advice, Recruiting  |  Tags: Job Market, Placement, Search

Dear Just Ask Judy: As a job seeker, how can I help my recruiter to make the best placement for me? Job Seeker in Florida Dear Job Seeker: There are a lot of career coaching service providers availa...

THE CHANGING DYNAMICS OF BUSINESS CARDS

Published: May 24, 2023 5:49 PM
By Judy Collins  |  Viewed: 2475
Category: Columns, Expert Advice  |  Tags: Social Media, Marketing

Attend any conference and you will find everyone happily swapping business cards. This normal feature of in-person networking that we take for granted has its roots in ancient Visiting Cards used in t...

International Contractors … Are They Right For Me?

Published: Apr 26, 2023 11:17 PM
By Judy Collins  |  Viewed: 2401
Category: Columns, Expert Advice  |  Tags: Remote Work, Sourcing, Clients, Jobs

The US workforce is rapidly becoming globalized. Baby Boomers are mostly washed out of the force with a few stalwarts gamely carrying on out of necessity or perhaps boredom. The younger crew has embra...

The Four-Day Workweek: Can It Work?

Published: Mar 26, 2023 9:27 PM
By Judy Collins  |  Viewed: 2414
Category: Expert Advice, Productivity  |  Tags: Jobs, Law

The traditional five-day, forty-hour work week is being challenged. New trends favor the four-day, thirty-two-hour work week, mostly in white collar and high-tech fields. The tradeoff involved is that...

Differentiate Your Staffing Agency From the Competition

Published: Jan 10, 2023 2:36 PM
By Judy Collins  |  Viewed: 2162
Category: Expert Advice, Productivity, Recruiting  |  Tags: Social Media, Candidates, Job Market, Staffing, Search

Dear Just Ask Judy: There are a lot of staffing firms looking for the same candidates that I am. How do I differentiate my staffing agency from the competition? Tentative in Tennessee Dear Tentativ...

Collecting on Past Due Accounts

Published: Nov 27, 2022 4:43 PM
By Judy Collins  |  Viewed: 2222
Category: Columns, Expert Advice  |  Tags: Recruiting, Staffing, Clients, Search

Dear Just Ask Judy: I am getting concerned with some past due accounts. When should I take collection action? Anxious in Atlanta Dear Anxious in Atlanta: Collections issues are becoming ever more...

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