When companies need extra help, many turn to temporary employees. Whether you require additional people during the holidays, or you need to expand your staff for a special project, temporary employees are the perfect solution. The problem? Some organizations find that temporary employees are not as engaged as their permanent staff. How can you, as… Read More »
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Become a Better Manager with These 5 Strategies
If you want to be a great leader, there’s no set formula to follow. However, there are some specific strategies that you can incorporate today and in the future to not only become a better leader, but also positively impact your organization in the process. Here’s a look at five of them: Aim to talk… Read More »
How to Help Top IT Talent Succeed
At 2.2 years, Facebook has what’s considered a “long” retention rate for new hires. Google isn’t far behind with 1.9 years and Apple with 1.85 years. It’s an unfortunate reality of the industry that often the best tech professionals are the ones who are always searching for new and different opportunities. So if these tech… Read More »
Understanding Generational Differences in the Workplace
For the first time in history, there are more Millennials than Baby Boomers in the workplace. To effectively work together, it’s important that each generation understands the others. To do so, the Morgan Hunter team got together to discuss the values, desires, and motivations of each generation. Here’s what we discovered: Identifying the… Read More »
Five Traits to Look for When Hiring a Recruiting Firm
Whether you don’t have the time or internal resources to keep up with your hiring needs, you know you need to partner with a recruiting firm. But not all staffing agencies in the Kansas City area are created equal. How can you pick one that’s right for your company? By looking for these five key… Read More »
Are You Losing Candidates Because of a Poor Background Check Experience?
Background checks are vital to your business. You need them to verify a candidate’s previous employment and ensure you’re not hiring someone with an unsavory past. But what happens if your background checks are not only helping you avoid bad hires, they are also causing you to lose high-quality candidates because of a poor user… Read More »
How to Effectively Handle Negative Publicity (So It Doesn’t Affect Your Recruiting)
After United Airlines forcibly removed a passenger from an overbooked flight in April, shares of the company dropped as much as 6.3 percent. When allegations of sexual harassment were made against Uber, #DeleteUber started trending and their CEO was eventually forced to resign. Negative publicity not only has lasting consequences for your company, it can… Read More »
4 Interview Questions to Evaluate a Candidate’s Growth Potential
In today’s “new normal,” companies need employees who can do more with less, adapt quickly to change, and initiate creative solutions to solve tough problems. It’s certainly a tall order. But as a staffing services firm serving Metro Kansas City, Morgan Hunter can tell you that one way to fill it is by hiring employees who… Read More »
How to Manage a Team with Conflicting Personalities
The American Management Association once surveyed 250 executives and managers and found that they spend approximately 24 percent of their time dealing with conflicts. That’s a huge investment of time — which equals a huge amount of payroll dollars being wasted! Let’s not forget the potential effects of conflict on retention and turnover. Poorly managed… Read More »
Make Them Think: 8 Thought-Provoking Job Interview Questions to Ask
Your staffing partner has sourced and vetted a handful of high-quality candidates. Now it’s up to you to interview them and make a final decision. But how can you get behind the candidate mask and gain real insight into each candidate? Beyond the typical “tell me about yourself” inquiries, here are 8 thought-provoking job… Read More »