May 31, 2019
On May 22nd-23rd, 240 staffing and recruiting professionals gathered together for what turned out to be the most attended Midwest Staffing Conference yet! The conference featured 10 different speakers, 17 dynamic presentations/breakout sessions, and 23 vendor sponsors. The atmosphere was bustling! The conference is the largest in the Midwest and is co-sponsored by the Illinois … Continued
May 28, 2019
Commission is absolutely the most incredulous foolery in the business world! It’s absurd, irrational and in more simple terms – lunacy. Some plans are so complex that even the sales reps who are the recipients don’t understand them. Others take banks of accountants to figure out. Many are computed manually because due to the outrageous … Continued
March 6, 2019
Attending an industry conference or seminar may not be at the top of your company’s to do list. However, it is important to keep in mind what you GAIN from attending these events and how ultimately, it can help your bottom-line. At the end of the day, profit is important to any business. We … Continued
February 19, 2019
Are you using e-communication for your benefit or for your demise? It’s approximately 2pm on a Sunday and I have probably sent 50 e-messages today. This includes Facebook®, LinkedIn®, Text Messaging and Email. In comparison to other people, that is more than likely a very low number. Yet, it made me think about the high … Continued
January 24, 2019
How to recruit stellar candidates! EVERYONE has trouble recruiting good candidates. Where are they? Where did they go? How do you find them? That’s the million-dollar question that all recruiters find themselves asking at one point or another. There are four key denominators, however, that can help you get rid of the dud candidates and … Continued
October 25, 2012
Recruit using a cell phone? Why not? We seem to do everything else on our mobile devices. From groceries, to directions, downloading music, checking our bank account, emailing, texting, checking weather, checking time (who needs a watch) and sometimes we even talk on the cell. The bottom-line is that information is important and getting information … Continued
June 20, 2012
Collecting information about candidates has never been more important or relevant. Staffing companies are now beyond “the information age”. Today the world of staffing is completely saturated with social media, email and electronic communication through websites. Branding has never been more vital. The floodgates have opened whether companies want to participate or not. That being … Continued
May 9, 2012
“Viral Marketing” is a term used to describe techniques that use social media in order to increase brand awareness and various other marketing goals. Typically, this type of marketing will appeal to individuals that have high social networking potential. The key to this type of marketing is that “word will spread” by individuals communicating within … Continued
March 13, 2012
Automated Business Designs, Inc., developer of Ultra-Staff software, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Since 1982, ABD’s focus has been software exclusively designed for the staffing and recruiting industry. Ultra-Staff provides a completely integrated front office, back office, and web suite solution. Its trademark user interface and feature set is what makes Ultra-Staff a … Continued
March 6, 2012
Remember getting “brand new shoes” when you were a kid but you couldn’t wear them until your parent gave you the green light? Sometimes you had to wait until school started and other times they were bought for that “special occasion” that took forever to come. The excitement would build up right up until the … Continued
