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Julia Aguilar
- Sep 18, 2018
- 2 min
“Less than Perfect” Applicant may be “Just Right”!
In 2011 and 2012, I wrote blogs about the difficulty finding “the perfect candidate” even in times of high unemployment. In today’s world of extremely low unemployment, “the perfect candidate” is definitely more elusive. That’s one of the reasons clients use our services to “try out” potential employees prior to making their hiring decisions. Interestingly, some of our most successful long-term hires and placements have been from the “less than perfect” candidates. I’d like t
Julia Aguilar
- Jan 22, 2018
- 2 min
AB 5 is Gone for Now!
Many businesses, including staffing agencies such as San Luis Personnel Services, were greatly relieved to receive the news today that California AB 5 is “dead for now”. The California legislature considered the bill in 2017 and continued it to 2018 with a hearing scheduled for January 18th in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. The Chairperson of the Assembly Appropriations Committee declined to take the bill up for a vote in the committee which effectively killed the bil
Julia Aguilar
- May 26, 2017
- 2 min
Employees’ Market
San Luis Obispo’s unemployment rate of 3.3% for April 2017 was the lowest since May 2001. This rate makes SLO very close to full employment. In our staffing business, we have observed a significant shortage of qualified job seekers for more than a year. Job boards that brought in multiple candidates in the past now attract only a trickle. In past years, June brought a major increase in applicants as Cal Poly graduates chose to remain in San Luis Obispo. Fewer college gra
Julia Aguilar
- Jan 11, 2017
- 1 min
Key Reasons Clients Choose to Work With Staffing Companies
Some companies, particularly smaller companies, work with staffing firms on the majority of their job openings. Others contact staffing firms only after not finding the right candidate through their own recruitment efforts. And, of course, many use staffing firms for temporary replacements and special projects. A report shared by the American Staffing Association provided the following reasons for working with staffing firms. Some respondents selected several reasons thus th
Julia Aguilar
- Dec 17, 2015
- 1 min
Holiday Season is the Perfect Time to Apply for Jobs
Many people seeking employment or considering making a job change decide to wait until “after the holidays” to apply. The truth is there are significant advantages to applying during the holidays:
1. Jobs listed on Job Boards or websites during the holidays are jobs that must be filled. Jobs that “can wait” or are budgeted to begin in the new year are often not listed until after the first week of January.
2. There are fewer applicants during the holidays so Human Resources
Julia Aguilar
- Aug 6, 2014
- 1 min
Why Job Offers are Rejected
The job market is definitely improving for job seekers: new positions are being added; positions left vacant for a year or longer are being filled; employees are resigning for new opportunities with other companies. A recent CareerBuilder forecast predicted that approximately half of the companies surveyed are planning to add employees during the second half of 2014.
A recent survey by MRI (Management Recruiters International) reported that almost a third of offers rejected
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