Pink LLoyd celebrated survivors and honored those we’ve lost during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness month. Continue reading
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Christian Castro
“Knowing I had a position upon my return put my mind at ease and allowed me to focus on performing my military duties to the best of my ability.” Continue reading
The Importance of an Active Candidate Pipeline
Banfi Vintners, a 92-year old company headquartered in Old Brookville, NY, recently, challenged LLoyd Staffing to fill a critical opening for a Temp-to-Hire Production Manager – identifying an appropriately skilled candidate quickly and to get him or her into the interview cycle without delay. Continue reading
Show Me The Numbers Person
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There are very few businesses that do not make use of an accountant to manage their books, tax payments, and prepare financial statements which may be why there are currently more than 1 million accountants and auditors in the U.S. … Continue reading
Welcome Home Soldier!
Today, many employers find themselves with a member of the military on staff. These Reserve soldiers may be members of the National Guard or Reserve forces from any branch of the military – in fact, they comprise approximately 48% of America’s available soldiers. Continue reading
High Expectations and the Low Ball Job Offer
Cautious job candidates who stayed in jobs they didn’t like just because they were too afraid to make a change in a dismal job market are starting to dip their toes into the employment pool, but are finding icy waters. One individual recently told us, “It was a real high getting the interview and knowing the company was interested, but the punch in the gut came when they lowballed my salary.” Continue reading
Laboring Over Labor Day – More Than You’ll Ever Need to Know
When I was a kid I dreaded Labor Day because it meant summer was over and the first day of school was just two days away. As an adult, I kind of like it. It represents a day off from work and it still means that school is just two days away. (Sorry, kids.)
So what is Labor Day anyway? We’re betting that most readers don’t even know when or why we celebrate it. Since this blog is devoted to employment and the workforce, we feel a responsibility to shed some light on the subject. Continue reading
It Doesn’t Pay To Be Nice – This Is How Much It Costs
Countless sayings, such as “Nice guys finish last,” remind us that being too “nice” is not the way to get ahead. But is being too ”nice” really all that detrimental?
The simple answer, unfortunately, is “yes,” especially if you’re a guy. Continue reading
OPEN IS THE NEW CLOSE
I don’t know, after 20 plus years selling staffing services and managing sales teams I think my mind is starting to play tricks on me, as it did very recently when thinking about our new business activity. “How much business did we close this month, quarter?” I asked myself and my senior management team and then while waiting for the data I sat back and thought about why we are “closing business” especially in a service oriented industry like ours. Continue reading
Operation Deployment to Employment
Nationwide, more than 20 percent of young veterans are unemployed. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports increasing unemployment rates among Gulf War Era II veterans than for the general population. Their unemployment rate averaged 11.5 percent last year, higher than the overall 9% rate for the U. S. population. This rate reveals that although these veterans, especially the 18 to 24 year olds, possess a wide range of technical and leadership skills during their time in the military, they often find the transition to the civilian workforce difficult. Continue reading