The most pressing challenge for leaders today is determining how their organizations should work in this new environment. We look to data to help us make decisions, and no matter what a leader’s feeling is about working from home versus in the office, they are bound to find some survey, graph or chart that will […]
Cutting-edge Businesses in a Robust Job Market
Located in the sun-drenched, Southern California metropolitan city of San Diego, Boutique Recruiting is headquartered and centered around job opportunities in cutting-edge businesses in life sciences, genomics, biotechnology, telecommunications, Smart City technology, software, electronics and other major innovative industries.
The Job Market Is Solid
In October 2020, US employers added 638,000 jobs to the market, and the unemployment rate dropped a full percentage point to 6.9%. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones were expecting a payroll gain of 530,000 and an unemployment rate of 7.7%. The increasing number of jobs and decreasing unemployment rates imply that economic recovery still is taking place. Although the increase was lower […]
Taking Someone from Temp to Full-Time: How You Know You’re Making the Right Decision
Because of the high costs involved in hiring employees, you need to make sure you’re bringing aboard the best possible workers. One way to do this is by offering a temp-to-hire position rather than a full-time role. With a temp-to-hire position, you’re able to see how a worker performs for a set time, typically 3 to 6 months, before deciding […]
Reading Between the Lines – What the Resume Isn’t Telling You
As a hiring manager, you don’t have more than 15 seconds to scan a resume. As a result, you need to know what to look for to gain an idea of how qualified a candidate is for a position. Since you want to know more about a candidate than just their knowledge, skills, and experience, you must be […]
3 Signs It’s Time to Hire
As a small business owner, you may be unsure of when an appropriate time is to bring new staff members aboard. You need to assess your workload, budget, current employees’ skills, and company goals to determine whether it makes sense to hire additional team members. The value another employee can add must justify the cost […]