What Is Your Talent GPA? How to Evaluate Your Team
Note: The following is an excerpt from How to Hire, the new book by CareerPlug CEO, Clint Smith. To build a truly successful business, you’ve got to have the right people in the right seats. At CareerPlug, you may hear us phrase this as, “Who’s on your bus?”. The first step to getting the right people on […]
Franchises: Providing Employment Resources Without Being a Joint-Employer
Franchises provide their franchisees with a playbook of best practices that can help their business flourish. But one thing that is often missing from that playbook is the chapter on hiring the right people. Franchisees must make their own employment decisions like controlling their hiring/firing decisions, managing employee documentation, and compiling an employee benefits package. […]
How Many Stars Would You Give Your Hiring Process?
Better yet…How many stars would your applicants give it? How about your hiring managers? Or your leaders? Your new hires? All of these ratings matter, so sweat the details. It’s the little things that you do as an organization that make you who you are and have helped you succeed with your customers. Too often, […]
Fitness: Preparing for Everyone’s New Year’s Resolutions
What the Holidays Mean for Fitness Clubs With the holiday season just around the corner, it’s not too long before people begin to make their New Year’s resolutions. After enjoying all the holiday food and sweets, most people are likely to make a resolution to get into physical shape in the new year. According to […]
Retail: Hiring for the Holidays
Seasonal Hiring Demand As a retailer, you know that there are certain spikes in seasonal demand within your business. The increased volume of the holiday season is your #1 time to make a winning impression on your customers. If they have a great experience in your store and with your staff, they are more likely […]
Retail: Avoid the High Price of a Bad Hire
Unceasing Importance of the In-Store Experience It’s clear that the trend from in-store to online shopping has accelerated. However, this doesn’t mean that the importance of retail stores has diminished. While many customers see convenience in being able to shop online, there is still a significant portion of customers who prefer to visit brick and […]
Restaurant Hiring: Workflows for Each Team
Separate Workflows for Hiring Restaurant Managers and Recruiting Team Members Restaurateurs take various approaches to recruiting great talent, but what some may not realize is that effective tactics for attracting hourly labor may not be practical for hiring restaurant managers. It is helpful to view the two needs separately and evaluate the right applicant channels and screening techniques […]
Franchises: Brand Standards & Employment Brand
When it comes to how much brand freedom a franchisee should have, franchisors have mixed emotions. While some franchisors feel that it is necessary to set stringent standards on how a franchisee displays their brand, others are okay with giving their franchisees flexibility to slightly deviate from the franchise model provided. So what is the […]
Franchises: Set Franchisees Up for Hiring Success
Franchisors have valuable data, insights, and best practices to support franchisees with almost any area of the franchised business model, but one area tends to be more ambiguous than others – employment. Many franchisees make their own employment decisions: designing their own recruiting process, controlling their hiring decisions, and compiling an employee benefits package. This […]