In the old days, you often heard people suggesting that one way to get ahead involved ‘selling yourself’ aggressively, which could mean embellishing facts on a resume. There was the idea that people who wrote the ‘winningest’ resumes with the most impressive content often got jobs. With that in mind,… Read more
Temp Work May Not Be for Everyone, but it is Certainly Worthwhile
Too many times, temporary work gets a bad reputation — it’s seen as something inferior to a full-time 9-to-5, or something that’s not as valuable for businesses as an in-house employee. But, these perceptions really don’t tell the whole story, and in many cases, they’re simply flat wrong. Both companies… Read more
How the Night Shift Can Affect Safety Decisions
What’s the best way to address safety at work? Sometimes it helps to identify the most vulnerable points in the business when it comes to risk management and safety concerns. There are certain aspects of business operations that are going to be less safe. Identifying these gives the company a head… Read more
How to Prevent a Gap in Work History From Hurting You
You’ve probably heard that a job gap can be a real resume killer. In entirely too many cases, HR departments and computer resume readers pass over any application where the potential candidate has been out of work for more than a few months. Why do companies do this? It seems… Read more
What Should You Do If You Notice Unsafe Working Conditions?
At all companies, regardless of specific role or responsibility, safety is everyone’s job. With OSHA reporting over 4,500 fatal workplace injuries every year, safety is critical in all facets of the workplace. See something that doesn’t seem right? Follow these steps if you notice unsafe working conditions for yourself or… Read more
What Is the Best Way to Improve My Resume?
This is the million-dollar question for a lot of job seekers. A resume is your first impression in many cases. It’s your introduction to potential employers. So you have to spend time on it. But what’s important? What do you put in, and how do you optimize this type of… Read more
Four Mobile Apps That Can Help You Get More Done…In Less Time!
If you’re like many of us in the work world, you’re always looking for productivity solutions. People want to make sure they optimize the time that they have at work, to advance their career and get more on top of the many tasks that are part of their job roles.… Read more
The Secret to Identifying a Good Candidate for a Job…and Someone that can Simply Interview Well
At Full Steam Staffing, we know that hiring is a complex job, and figuring out the best candidate is a complex equation. We know it’s not as simple as just doing boilerplate interviews and easily agreeing that a given person is going to be the best pick. One of the… Read more
How to Increase Workplace Safety on a Budget
But I don’t have enough money! Do you hear this from cash-strapped businesses arguing about why they can’t afford to implement good safety policies on the job? Has someone you know been guilty of this kind of thinking? We understand that a budget is a serious limiting factor for any… Read more
Are These Time-Wasters Killing Your Daily Productivity?
What are the things that most impact your work day? How can you identify the time-wasting elements that drain your productivity and compromise your ability to get work done? Here are some things that we’ve found instructive in terms of time management, as we work with local companies on staffing… Read more