Trakstar Hire Blog / Human Resources

Well, we’ve come to the point in the First in HR series where it’s time to talk about what to do when you have to let someone go. It’s not an easy topic to tackle, in fact it’s the hardest. Coming to terms with the fact that someone isn’t a fit within your organization is…

Brand ambassadors are great for business, morale and branding. Every company can benefit from brand ambassadors, but leaders aren’t always so sure where to start in identifying and developing them. Some will be hard to miss with their enthusiasm, while others will need some fostering. Use Social Media Social media strategist Jay Baer reported a…

Building a small business team is never as easy as it sounds. When you first got started, you probably thought a lot about your customers and their needs — and how you could help them. You may have just assumed that you could easily find others who care as much as you do. That couldn’t…

Have you started recruiting for your business? Are you concerned about legal challenges around recruitment? Rocket Lawyer shares six recruiting tips on Business News Daily in the article, ‘ Six Tips for Avoiding a Hiring Lawsuit .’ This article can help you implement best hiring practices and evade employment issues later on. Also, here is…

Didn’t see us at the HR Technology Conference? That’s because we weren’t there this year, but fortunately we didn’t miss a thing. We’re a small team so attending every conference under the sun isn’t an option for us. Over the years, our team has had to pass on many a great conference; sometimes there just…

Each year, PayScale releases a Compensation Best Practices Report with great insights for business leaders to learn and grow from. It is vital for leadership to keep a finger on the pulse of compensation practices and trends in order to stay competitive, attract top talent and retain those quality team members that they already have.…

If you’re tired of sifting through candidate after candidate with no hope of determining your new A-player, it’s time to look inward. Not in the “personal reflection” kind of way, rather recruiting the people who already work for you to find your next great employee, using referrals. Job seekers bemoan the hidden job market ,…

Has your company seen a decrease in the number of qualified candidates recently? Having a career page and posting open positions to social media isn’t enough. Did you know that on average 46% of candidates rate their experience poor or very poor? Why is this, and who is to blame? When candidates have a less…

Most candidates are not fortunate enough to have a good recruitment process, considering only 5% of them rank their experience as “good.” So, where have we lost touch? It’s a clear indicator that some recruiters need a reassessment of their tech knowledge and people skills. However, a combination of both of these attributes results in…

Even the smallest of small business should have heard of big data by now. Big data allows businesses of any size to run analytics and crunch an incredible amount of numbers related to all aspects of a business, revealing new insights about your business that could help steer it into clearer waters. While the math…