Why is Staffing Software Training Important?

By Terri Roeslmeier

May 5, 2022

Hiring good people for your organization is a challenge, but training is an even greater endeavor.  When a new person comes on board they have to learn your culture, processes and procedures, and software.  Culture is fairly easy because much of the culture, unlike anything else, can be picked up by osmosis.  Everything else has … Continued

Impressive Customer Service Wins Business

By Terri Roeslmeier

March 22, 2022

Great service is one thing but impressive service that goes beyond expectations is quite another. Impressive service can make the difference in securing and cultivating ongoing long-term relationships with our customers. Service must be such that it makes customers anxious to do business with you. You want customers to be so impressed that they walk … Continued

Revenue, Profit and Business Analysis

By Terri Roeslmeier

February 17, 2022

Everybody loves talking about soaring revenue.  Doubling revenue, tripling revenue, and having such and such % better revenue than last year are all nice songs to sing.  It sounds great to everyone.  Prospects enjoy hearing about it.  Your employees get a sense of pride.  Your marketing and sales people have a field day with it.  … Continued

5 Ways to Use Your ATS to Improve Your Hiring Strategy in 2022

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

January 25, 2022

With 2022 in full swing, you’ve probably spent a lot of time thinking about your hiring strategy in the new year.  Whether it’s combating the Great Resignation, finding the best candidates in a time when candidates have the upper hand, incentivizing your job offers, or finding a way for candidates to trust you as an … Continued

Learning Sales Techniques from a 7-Year-Old

By Chris Dousmanis

December 8, 2021

I am learning a lot from my 7-year-old and not just the routine stuff like how to get red crayon stains out of an entire load of laundry. Some of it pertains to sales techniques. How do people process new information? What extrapolations do they make? What erroneous assumptions do they make that seems perfectly … Continued

Combating a #1 Cause of the Great Resignation

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

November 30, 2021

The “Great Resignation” has been a buzz word we have all talked about now for the past several months and it doesn’t seem to be going away. Just recently reported by the BLS, the Great Resignation reached an all-time high in September with 4.4 million workers quitting their jobs. What is the cause of the … Continued

A Guide to Finding Seasonal Workers This Holiday Season

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

October 26, 2021

With Christmas a few months away, companies are ramping up their holiday hiring needs. Amazon, FedEx, UPS, Target, Macy’s, Kohl’s, and USPS are among just some of the companies that are hiring thousands of seasonal workers this year. PeopleReady, a division of TrueBlue Inc., reported that 19 million jobs were posted in the U.S. between … Continued

Not Your Ordinary Staffing Owner and Executive Retreat

By Terri Roeslmeier

September 20, 2021

October 14th – 15th, 2021 When was the last time you experienced an owner/executive retreat that had a lasting effect on your success as a business owner or manager?  If nothing stands out, you may want to look into the Midwest Staffing Owners and Executives Retreat, sponsored by the Illinois Search & Staffing Association and … Continued

A Match Not Made in Heaven: The Disconnect Between Job Seekers and Companies Hiring

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

August 3, 2021

This week I came across a new survey published by FlexJobs that revealed 48% of unemployed job seekers are frustrated in their job search because they are not finding the right jobs to apply to.  That survey also showed that 47% are actively looking outside their current career to find employment, 85% are willing to … Continued

Automated Business Designs and Sense Bring AI and Automation to the Staffing and Recruiting Industry

By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels

May 17, 2021

Developers of the staffing and recruiting software solution, Ultra-Staff EDGE, partner with Sense to help staffing companies transform the talent experience, increase engagement, and grow business. CHICAGO, IL—Automated Business Designs, developers of Ultra-Staff EDGE staffing and recruiting software, have partnered with Sense to bring the twin powers of AI and automation to the staffing and … Continued