Results for Tags: "staffing" (15 results found)
October 18, 2012
Use of Flexible Workforce Key for Marketing & Creative Orgs
Our research shows that hiring managers need to strategically determine how best to proactively balance workloads and bring technical expertise to their teams. To accomplish those goals, the flexible workforce is being looked to more and more as a vital external resource. More
tagged: digital, creative, white paper, survey, contracting, blog, mobile, managing, staffing
September 03, 2012
Attracting Developers (Or Digital Heros, As We Like to Call Them)
So, how do you source and attract the developer(s) your company needs to thrive in the digital age? By knowing what makes them happy and want to work. More
tagged: digital, interactive, hiring, blog, front end, mobile, technology, staffing
July 30, 2012
Is Temp The New Perm?
Temp work not only features flexibility of schedule, like independent freelancing does, but in many cases, it’s better. Staffing companies have the relationships with clients and collect on receivables. Temping also costs freelancers less in taxes, since they are W2 employees of the staffing agency. These are a few rea... More
tagged: job hunting, contracting, hiring, freelance, blog, staffing
July 26, 2012
Getting the Best Work From Your Temporary Workforce
Finding ways to maximize employee performance is important - and it may be even more important when you’ve engaged contractors on short-term assignments. The key is to make sure that you’re providing feedback on their performance and helping them feel like part of the team. More
tagged: talent, contracting, hiring, freelance, blog, managing, staffing
July 19, 2012
Why Both Temp-to-Perm and Temping are Wise Choices
We know a majority of our expert talent come to us for both: a foot in the door for more permanent work at some of the world's biggest brands and work that offers them the flexibility they want. More
tagged: job hunting, contracting, freelance, blog, staffing
July 13, 2012
Aquent’s Commitment to Affordable Health Benefits
We were interested, along with many Americans, to hear the June 28 Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As one of the first employment agencies to offer our talent benefits, Aquent has always provided great health benefits to our talented marketing, creative and digital contractors who might not oth... More
tagged: contracting, hiring, freelance, blog, staffing, healthcare
April 24, 2012
How to Build a Mobile Team
You're more likely to succeed if you ask yourself a few crucial questions before you hire. As mobile devices become the primary way more and more people interact with the web, companies need to organize and manage teams that can deliver a superb mobile experience. The skill sets you need for these teams tend to be dif... More
February 27, 2012
Aquent Makes Inavero’s 2012 Best of Staffing™ Talent List
Aquent announced Monday that it has been named to Inavero’s 2012 Best of Staffing™ Talent list. Best of Staffing, presented in partnership with CareerBuilder, is the nation’s first award that recognizes staffing firms that receive remarkable reviews from the people they find jobs (employed talent). Less than 1% of Nort... More
tagged: Press Releases, survey, hiring, staffing, awards
March 01, 2011
We Could Use a Few More Hands On Deck to Launch This Ship
So, 2011 is off to a better start than 2010, and you are now discovering, quite suddenly, that your department needs to staff up. Not just for ordinary skills, but you need to hire ... "creatives." You need copywriters, interactive designers, front-end developers, and user experience experts – and you need them yesterd... More
tagged: copywriting, freelance, staffing
August 28, 2009
10 Tips For Booking Freelancers
If your desk area has started to resemble a small dysfunctional recycling plant, complete with its own ecosystem growing from a well used coffee mug it might be time to face the fact you need an extra pair of hands to lighten the work load. More
July 29, 2009
Why Should Your Employees Stay?
Think about who your key team members are, the ones you really don’t want to lose. Take them out for a coffee and a chat. Ask them why they come to work every day. More
tagged: staffing
October 03, 2008
An Introduction to Freelancing
Top journo and editorial freelancer, John Pinching shares his thoughts on a career as a freelancer following more than seven successful years working in temporary contracts… More
tagged: creative, contracting, freelance, staffing
September 25, 2008
Working As a Temp or Contractor... Have Your Say!
Being a professional temp or contractor can provide a broad exposure to many different industries as well as giving individuals more of an opportunity to strike a better work-life balance. More
tagged: creative, contracting, freelance, staffing
August 12, 2008
Is Contract Marketing An Attractive Option?
Companies are now needing to fill gaps in capacity with short-term staff, and hiring specialist staff in areas such as new media, is the smart way for companies to deliver specific projects without investing in permanent teams. More
tagged: creative, job hunting, contracting, freelance, staffing