Archive for 2010

She’s Baaaa-aaack…

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

…YAY! HireVision Group welcomes back Stacie Durman For those of you who have worked with hireVision over the years surely have missed the familiar voice of Stacie Durman when you called our offices, we have good news. And for those of you who have come to know us more recently, we’d like to let you [...]

Congratulations, EcoTech Marine, for Making the “2010 Inc 500″ List

Friday, September 10th, 2010

We are pleased as punch to announce that one of our clients, EcoTech Marine, has just been named to the prestigious “2010 Inc 500″ list of America’s fastest-growing entrepreneurial businesses. EcoTech Marine manufactures water pumping products primarily for salt water reef aquariums and has revolutionized reef aquarium propeller pumps with its award-winning line of VorTech products [...]

It’s the Internet, What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Don’t Miss Arbor Insurance Group’s “Cyber Liability & Employment Practices Liability” Seminar on Sept. 29, 2010 Arbor Insurance Group, one of our clients, is offering this terrific seminar at the end of the month that we highly recommend to anyone with questions or concerns about their company’s liability on the Internet. For more information, click [...]

Are There Tax Saving Benefits for Hiring Unemployed People Now?

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

If you are on the fence about hiring new employees (or ones you were forced to lay off when the recession hit your business) right now, you have got to check out the article “Hire Now, Save Later” on Entrepeneur.com ASAP. They discuss how some companies maybe able to save thousands in taxes by giving [...]

Don’t Dismiss the Benefits of Pre-Hiring Testing

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Looking to cut corners during the hiring process is understandable in the current economic climate. Who doesn’t need to reel in spending? But if you are considering skipping a solid pre-employment testing process before you hire your next employee, we ask that you consider the long-term costs that can result. What will it cost your [...]

Why We Love Employee Wellness Programs

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Before you sit down to do your regularly scheduled cost-cutting review of company expenses, please read “Leave Well Enough Alone! – The Case For Continuing With Wellness Programs”, a great article recently published at Daily HR Tips, one of our favorite blogs. The piece has some excellent points: In fact, wellness classes have proven to [...]

Who Asked That Excellent Audience Question on “Business Matters” the Other Night?

Friday, June 18th, 2010

Why, it was our intrepid leader, Tina Hamilton, that’s who! Tina participated in the live audience taping of “Business Matters”, which aired on WFMZ on June 7, 2010. The episode was entitled “Unions: Past their prime or now more than ever?” and turned out to be a very lively discussion about union pros and cons [...]

Is Your On-Boarding Program Welcoming or…Well..Crummy?

Monday, June 7th, 2010

We just read this excellent article on the importance of making a good first impression on your new hires during the first few days of their arrival at your company. Here’s one of our favorite points from the article “Does Your Company Welcome Policy Make Your New Hires Want To Stay Or Go?” on the [...]

Is Mediocrity Promoted in Your Office? Don’t Let It Be!

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

If you ignore, misuse, or demean talent within your company—even during this recession—they’ll move on to greener pastures. That’s the overall take home message from BusinessWeek‘s recent article “Five Ways to Ensure Mediocrity in Your Organization.” The magazine details “five of the most insulting leadership practices, the ones that virtually guarantee a business will end [...]

Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can come back to haunt you.

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Sure, you know the obvious words to avoid using around the office, such  as “&*(%^%$*“, “*(&*^&%$” and “%$$*^#@“. But do you know the more subtle words and phrases that might also be damaging your image at work? Yahoo! Hot Jobs recently posted “The Worst Words to Say at Work” that lists nine common words and [...]