If you run a cleaning company, you know that the saying, “Good help is hard to find,” rings true. Whether you manage a carpet cleaning, housekeeping or janitorial company, it can be difficult to find quality employees that are willing to stick around and help make your business shine. If you’re looking for suitable candidates and […]
Category: National Trends
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released employment projections for 2020. Without further ado or an extended drum roll, the job winners are: Home Care Aid – While this job is on the lower end of the income scale – a mere average median annual salary of $21,309 – it is in huge demand with […]
With a robust economy, low unemployment rate and manufacturing at a steady pace, it’s no surprise the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), reported that employers projected to hire 3.4 percent more interns in 2017 than 2016. In fact, 2017 was the first year since 2013 employers revealed positive projections for hiring interns, co-ops […]
You may think that fast food restaurants and high turnover rates are synonymous with one another, which is usually right. However, a few fast food restaurants are bucking this trend and changing their company cultures to ensure that they retain good talent longer. Hire for Attitude, Train for Skill Fast food restaurants can take a […]
Are you looking to start a cleaning business? Whether you want to offer janitorial services, maid services or carpet and upholstery cleaning, Ninja Gig can give you 10 tips for starting your professional cleaning company. Resources – Tap into all your resources. Many associations work with professional cleaning companies. Additionally, there are also state and […]
Part-time employment for youths is a win-win situation. It’s cost-effective and productive for a business while providing youths with opportunities to develop particular skill sets and work habits in “the real world” after school hours. However, as an employer, before you start hiring youth and scheduling hours, there are several laws and regulations under The Fair […]
High turnaround among employees is challenging for any business. It’s time-consuming, cost-intensive and can be potentially unproductive when it comes to meeting company goals. It can also hinder a company’s reputation and the ability to keep or even hiring top talent. There are several reasons for having a high turnaround of employees. Yet, when it […]
School is out. The days are long. And thousands of high school and college-age students are looking for summer internships. If your company will be hiring a summer intern, here’s what you need to know. Avoid Hiring a Summer Intern Just to Fetch Coffee It can be tempting for a company to view an intern […]
Summer is the busiest travel season of the year. With kids on summer vacation and warm weather nationwide, hundreds of thousands of employees take time off to visit new places. Despite so many people taking off work at once, the economy never collapses and organizations keep humming along, which got us thinking about one of […]
About to extend an offer to a candidate? Maybe you should fire them first. Premortem firing—the hypothetical opposite of a postmortem firing—have been popularized in business media the past decade and a half. Made famous by Harvard Business Review (HBR) and Amazon, premortems are performed before a project starts and operate on the assumption that the […]