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

tagged: hiring, mobile, staffing

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

April 20, 2011

The Benefits of Temp-to-Perm Placements

The Benefits of Temp-to-Perm Placements More

tagged: talent, hiring, staffing

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

tagged: creative, hiring, freelance, managing, staffing

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