Dealing with the Unexpected on a Temporary Assignment

If you are part of the contingent workforce, and are on an assignment, you will inevitably be faced with something unexpected, something you hadn’t planned for. You can prepare religiously, but running into something unanticipated can still happen. But yourself more relaxed and poised when encountering the unexpected gives you a big advantage. The following […]

New Team Member

StaffEx would like to introduce Andrea Tamayo as Staffing Coordinator, Tampa Bay Region. Andrea will join the Tampa/Largo team and support operations, as well as, sales. Andrea is also currently attaining her bachelors degree at the University of South Florida.            

How Mood Affects Our Workday

We all have them — those days. The days that start out poorly. We’re late getting up for work. We have no time for breakfast and our stomach growls. We’re stuck in traffic and arrive half an hour late to the boss’ frown and grow. The result? We start off our own day in a […]

Five Key Steps to an Effective Hiring Process

With the challenges present in today’s employment market, it’s a great time for companies to find quality employees. But even with a considerable talent pool to choose from, how do you figure out who among them is the absolute best fit for your business? Having a simple, repeatable system in place for your hiring practices […]

The Keys to a Well-Crafted Resume

We’re going to be blunt here: if you’re sending out the same resume and cover letter to every job to which you apply you are wasting your time. To help you stand out in a very-crowded applicant field, it’s imperative that you craft a different cover letter for each and every job you’re after. That’s […]

The Difference Between a Leader and a Manager: Becoming a Leader

What is the difference between a manager and a leader?  They may appear to be the same thing on the surface, but there are crucial differences. The core difference is the way they motivate people to follow them. Managers, by definition, have people who work under them.  Their authority comes from an external source – […]