The Skill Gap in U.S. Manufacturing: How to Fill The Hardest Manufacturing Positions

The Skill Gap in U.S. Manufacturing: How to Fill The Hardest Manufacturing Positions

The skill gap in American manufacturing has never been wider. According the 2011 Skills Gap Study commissioned by the Manufacturing Institute and conducted by Deloitte:…

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Applying Six Sigma to Staffing & Recruiting: Bear Staffing Services

Applying Six Sigma to Staffing & Recruiting: Bear Staffing Services

Six Sigma is a widely used business management strategy that identifies and removes the causes of errors while minimizing variability in processes to improve the…

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RPO: The What, Why & How

RPO: The What, Why & How

The What Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), where a company transfers or outsources its recruitment activities to an external provider, is becoming more popular in today’s…

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Update: The Impact Of Healthcare Reform On Staffing Companies

Update: The Impact Of Healthcare Reform On Staffing Companies

June 28, 2012 will go down in history as the day the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Affordable Care Act, passed by…

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Generational Diversity in the Workplace

Generational Diversity in the Workplace

Over the next few weeks, we at Bear are going to try to dive deeply into a topic that we have personally seen ignite verbal fireworks…

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Bridging the Gap in Manufacturing

Bridging the Gap in Manufacturing

In 1953, manufacturing accounted for almost 30 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). By 2009, that figure shrunk to approximately 11 percent, largely due to…

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The Pros and Cons of Obamacare

The Pros and Cons of Obamacare

The Affordable Care Act of 2010, also known as Obamacare, has been a lightning rod of for politicians, talk show hosts, businesses and families since…

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Employees Looking to Jump Ship in 2012, Temp Jobs in Upswing

Employees Looking to Jump Ship in 2012, Temp Jobs in Upswing

Did you know a November 2010 survey by Manpower said that 84% of the workforce would be looking for a different job in 2011? We…

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Bear Staffing, Hopeworks Create A Future Of Hope

Bear Staffing, Hopeworks Create A Future Of Hope

Bear Staffing has partnered with Hopeworks ‘N Camden to ensure that youth who participate in Hopeworks training programs demonstrate a high degree of work readiness…

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Independent Contractor Classification: Getting It Right

Independent Contractor Classification: Getting It Right

If you classify an employee as an independent contractor and you have no reasonable basis for doing so, you may be held liable for employment…

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