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By Elizabeth Catherine During the past few years, promoting workplace wellbeing has been a way for companies to retain top talent and maximize productivity. However, since the pandemic began, many companies have been forced into sudden work-from-home setups, and...

By Jennifer Roeslmeier, Sr. Digital Marketing and Brands Manager at Automated Business Designs Millennials, otherwise known as Generation Y, have now become the largest group of professionals in the U.S. Labor Force, making up 1/3 of employees. ¹ These are individuals...

Lynn Connor, COATS Staffing Software Hiring has grown more complicated with every passing year, but 2020 has brought an even more complex set of rules to employers.  Pre-employment exams, post employment questions, temperature screening, doctor’s note requirements and...

By Josh Tolan Your budget is always top-of-mind, but for many firms, it is a deciding factor now more than ever. For that reason, using tools you already pay for in multiple areas of your business makes sense. Often, that means using video conferencing services, like...

By Matthew Dowling Compliance is complicated. You won’t find anyone to argue with there. The combination of employment and compensations rules and regulations are an ever-changing challenge.  Just when you think you have a solid grasp of the most pertinent laws, a new...

By Matt Lozar It is easy to assume that in desperate times, job seekers will take anything they can get, but that’s not necessarily the case. No matter what is happening with the economy, it is important to remember that candidates choose you. Even during this period...

Love it or hate it, marketing is one of the core functions of every staffing and recruitment firm but it’s often the department with the least amount of dedicated resources, especially with the planetary crisis of COVID-19. When you’re short on budget, staff or...

By Lynn Connor, COATS Staffing Software As a prior staffing firm owner, temporary employees were always considered first.  When meeting with a potential client, the first question I would always ask myself was always, “what can we pay per hour?”  Some clients cared...