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Kindness: Why It's Missing and How to Integrate It into Your Office Culture

09 March 2017

During long, busy workdays, completing tasks quickly and efficiently is our primary goal. In striving to do so, we can often be unintentionally unkind to others. Perhaps we ignore a question or brush someone off in the name of “getting it done.” This is pervasive in every area of our life. In fact, in a…

Employee Retention: 5 Ways Small Businesses Can Avoid Employee Turnover

02 March 2017

If you are concerned about employee retention in your small business, you are not alone. You may be well aware of how frustrating and time-consuming it can be to find the right individual to complete specific tasks in your organization. You may have even gone through several employees before you found someone you are truly…

How to Recruit the Right Candidates on a Tight Budget

23 February 2017

If you’re running a small organization or a startup firm, then you probably already know how challenging it can be to attract talent to your company. After all, you’re competing not just against other businesses in the same situation, but also against large and established entities with significant resources at their disposal. Luckily, there are…

4 Reasons Your Job Description Could Make or Break Your Hiring Process

16 February 2017

The hiring process is one of the most important parts of owning a business. Employees are essential to completing day-to-day tasks that have long-term impact on your company. During the hiring process, you sort through candidate applications and conduct interviews, testing, and background checks before eventually placing an offer on the table for one candidate.…

17 Workplace Upgrades That Will Boost Employee Productivity

09 February 2017

If your employees work the standard 40-hour week, each person spends almost a quarter of their time in the office. That’s not only a significant chunk of everyone’s life. The hours spent at work are always seem to be the most strenuous part of the day. Work by its very nature is taxing but creating…

Introducing Talentology: Learn How to Hire Great Talent

06 February 2017

At Trakstar, we hear all the time how challenging hiring can be. The goal is always to hire the best people available but that’s often easier said than done. That’s why we created Talentology – a series of online courses that teach you how to successfully hire for key positions. You’ll learn clever tips and…

9 Tools You Need to Use to Better Manage Your Freelancers

02 February 2017

As more companies move to a mobile workforce, it can be a challenge for managers to adapt to the dynamics of managing a team that includes workers scattered across different time zones and geographic locations. Luckily, as teams have become more location-independent, many companies have developed tools that make managing freelancers almost as simple as…

5 Creative Ways to Assess Candidates in Job Interviews

26 January 2017

It can be easy to just go through the motions when conducting a job interview. The candidate talks about their work history. The interviewer asks about strengths and weaknesses. And the interview ends and the hiring team makes a decision. It’s too often based on information that was already known about the candidate and not…

Tips for Recruiting Tech Talent in Competitive Areas

19 January 2017

There has never been a more exciting time to work in tech. Jobs that once seemed boring or best left to nerdy computer experts are now more sought after than ever before. Every day it seems like there is a new gadget on the market or app to download and many people want to participate…

The Importance of Hiring a Passionate Tribe for Your Startup

10 January 2017

Hiring the right team is imperative for building a strong foundation for your startup. It may seem like a no-brainer to find talent with the most experience or highest degrees but this criterion doesn’t show you they’re passionate about their work. In fact, 88 percent of employees don’t have a passion for what they do,…