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When should You Outsource Staffing & Recruitment?

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  “ You’re only as good as your employees”. This oft-quoted line by Ray Croc, founder of McDonald’s captures clearly the importance of recruiting for the growth and success of any business! But what makes businesses spend too much time and effort on recruiting is not just because it is important, but also because it is tough. In the current business world where competition is stiff and the skills needed are super-specialized, recruiting is more challenging than ever. So what can we do to find the right talent at the right time and the right cost in a competitive market? We could perhaps use a little help from the experts! Professional staffing and recruitment agencies have sharpened their expertise in talent search through extensive networking and intensive study of the industry. They keep abreast of the latest in hiring technology and trends in recruitment. With the comparatively higher scale of operation, they are in a better position to achieve time and cost-efficienc...

Why you need a Flexible Workforce in a post-Covid-19 world?

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The business world expected a lot of positive change and growth in 2020. We predicted trends and planned strategies at the beginning of the year but now in the middle of 2020, we know that we were not in the least prepared for what 2020 had brought us – The Covid-19 pandemic! The impact of this crisis has been so huge that it has changed and challenged every single aspect of our lives, including how we work. But on a positive note, a crisis like this brings us valuable lessons for the future. One important lesson that this pandemic has taught businesses worldwide, is the practicality of a  flexible workforce .  Flexible staffing options are the way forward! As the lockdown has slowed down the global economy to a sluggish pace, businesses, both big and small, are finding it hard to sustain their workforces. We hear of massive layoffs and furloughs every day. On the other hand, firms that were employing a flexible workforce find themselves in a better position to ...