Tag Archives: hourly recruiting the achilles way
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Fair Labor Laws: Establishing Employee Rights in America
Posted on 08.31.2018
According to the United States Department of Labor, “The vital force of labor added materially to the highest standard of living and the greatest production the world has ever known and has brought us closer to the realization of our traditional ideals of economic and political democracy.” Fortunately on Labor Day, we don’t just celebrate … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance
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Employee Reflections: Monica’s Journey With CloudNine
Posted on 08.28.2018
The following is Monica Scott’s write-up about her experience working with CloudNine. Monica is a Human Resources Director at Achilles Group. When it comes to acquisitions and mergers, it can be challenging to marry two company cultures into one. The different values, expectations, management styles and benefits of each company need to be reviewed and … Continue reading
Posted in Strategy Alignment
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Recruiting Effectiveness: Expand Your Recruiting Megaphone
Posted on 07.10.2018
At Achilles Group, we encourage and even insist on recruiting effectiveness becoming a vital component of your business strategy. Recruiting is no longer a buyers’ market. The tables have turned, and today you must sell careers to candidates. In order to be successful in today’s recruiting landscape, it is necessary to move away from the tried and … Continue reading
Posted in Recruiting Effectiveness
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Is Your Recruiting Strategy Paying Off?
Posted on 02.26.2018
So, if your company works really hard to identify your mission-critical talent needs, produces targeted ads, sorts and screens the responses, selects the top candidates, then extends the offer and closes the deal, you’ll be successful, right? No, not necessarily. In fact, more often than not, management teams fail in their recruiting efforts due to … Continue reading
Posted in Recruiting Effectiveness
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Effective Recruiting Is More Than Meets the Eye
Posted on 02.21.2018
Sometimes you can’t see a problem until someone from the outside points it out, and that’s particularly true in the recruiting process. What may initially be a good recruiting strategy for your company could also slow you down as the company gets larger. We wanted to provide you with an example that you might be … Continue reading
Posted in Recruiting Effectiveness
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Peanuts, Cracker Jacks®, and People Performance
Posted on 12.04.2017
When you think about winning teams in professional baseball, the New York Yankees are one of the first teams that come to mind. But have you ever thought about why that is? Maybe lots of great players? Well, while they’ve certainly had many amazing players throughout the years, they’ve also been led by fantastic coaches, … Continue reading
Posted in People Performance
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Recruiting Effectiveness at First Presbyterian
Posted on 10.23.2017
Recruiting the right candidate for your organization doesn’t always mean filling the position with someone similar to the person who you had in the role before. Instead, it should depend on the future direction of the company, so always remember to keep the big picture in mind. Character and experience are just as important as … Continue reading
Posted in Recruiting Effectiveness
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Achilles Recruiting Effectiveness “Playbook”
Posted on 05.17.2017
At Achilles Group, we encourage and even insist on Recruiting Effectiveness becoming a vital component of your business strategy. Our Motivation We bring the expertise and resources to install Recruiting Effectiveness as a competitive advantage. We partner with your leaders to build a solid recruiting game plan and then help you make the plays that … Continue reading
Posted in Recruiting Effectiveness
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A Client’s Perspective on People Performance
Posted on 03.15.2017
We don’t just want you to take our word on the importance of People Performance at your organization, but read below a Success Story from our client, Crest Management. We were so busy growing our business that we didn’t take time to stop and figure out what we needed in regards to investing in and inspiring our … Continue reading
Posted in People Performance
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How Fractional HR Can Help You!
Posted on 02.22.2017
Can you relate to any of the scenarios below? There are only two of us handling everything from operations to accounting to legal to HR. With everything on our plates, it’s challenging to adequately handle HR issues when they arise, especially if we are in the middle of another important project. Our current HR Director … Continue reading
Posted in Fractional HR
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The Perfect Fit
Posted on 12.14.2016
“Erwin Distributing Co, Inc. owns and operates Wally’s Party Factory stores. At Wally’s, we offer an extensive selection of party supplies, balloons and costumes for all of life’s celebrations. When we first heard about Achilles Group, there were only two of us handling everything from operations to accounting to legal to HR. With everything on … Continue reading
Posted in Client Success Stories
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Helping Precision Task Group with their ‘Achilles Heel’
Posted on 02.08.2016
Precision Task Group is a mid-size IT solutions firm based in Houston that came to Achilles Group in 2007, at a time when human resources was their “achilles heel,” according to PTG Human Resources Director Vanessa Villarreal. “Human resources tends to be something that companies forget about while they chase things around in the whirlwind … Continue reading
Posted in Other
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Interviewer: What Is Your Body Language Telling Your Candidates?
Posted on 10.07.2015
Picture it: You are interviewing a great candidate whom you want to fall in love with your company. Be careful of the message you’re conveying via your body language. You don’t want to scare off the very person who could be a great add to your company and make you a hero in the office! … Continue reading
Posted in Recruiting Effectiveness
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To Sell or Not to Sell – Fundraising in The Workplace
Posted on 10.01.2015
When employees occasionally sell or solicit fundraisers during work hours it is usually noninvasive and doesn’t necessarily need to be addressed. These sort of activities typically involve parents selling their children’s school fundraiser items or employees seeking pledges for participating in a charity walk. However, if selling or soliciting in the workplace is causing disruption, it may be time … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance, HR Risk Mitigation
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Sourcing the Right Employees
Posted on 08.26.2015
Talent Acquisition should be one of the most important components of your business because hiring the right people can be one of your company’s biggest competitive advantages. Great employees contribute to and enhance your company’s brand, culture and overall success. Now the question is, where do you find these outstanding employees? At Achilles Group, we … Continue reading
Posted in Recruiting Effectiveness
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How NOT to Hire!
Posted on 04.29.2015
Sometimes the person with the most knowledge and skills is NOT the best for the job! Many recruiters focus on telling their clients how to make the right hire at the right time, but do not always point out how NOT to hire. Many managers focus solely on finding the best person for the job, … Continue reading
Posted in Recruiting Effectiveness
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The Costs of a Bad Hire
Posted on 12.10.2014
Recruiting and hiring good employees can be the most critical aspect of running a small or medium-sized business. If you don’t hire the right people to begin with, your chances of success are slim to none. It’s easy to make the mistake of relying on the same methods that you’ve been using for years. Everybody … Continue reading
Posted in Recruiting Effectiveness