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Who likes looking for a job? The answer is probably, “No one.” Job hunting is stressful, frustrating, and time-consuming. If you’re already working, you probably don’t have the time or energy to get serious about looking for something even though you want to. That’s where a recruiter can help you out. What can a recruiting team like People Plus do for your career in 2022?

How People Plus Can Help You Find a Great New Job

1. People Plus has connections to the hidden job market. Instead of throwing resumes down the bottomless well of a job board, send it to us. We can introduce you to hiring managers from the top companies without going through the generic cattle call for resumes from an ad on LinkedIn or Indeed.

2. People Plus can be a second set of eyes on your resume and LinkedIn profile. Our recruiters view dozens of resumes every day so...

We’ve heard of a growing dissatisfaction with the career choices of new graduates. College debt is a significant burden for those just coming out of school. It was just a year ago that many of these recent graduates faced a grim job prospect. But there is new interest in the manufacturing field as an industry that pays well, offers job stability, and plenty of room for promotion. Whether you’re a mid-lifer thinking about a career switch or a new college graduate, here’s why a job in manufacturing might be a better choice than you might imagine.

Why A Job in Manufacturing? Here are Three Reasons

There is almost one-half of a million manufacturing jobs in the United States just waiting on skilled workers. The retirement of the Baby Boomer generation has left many U.S. industries hungry for talent. Interestingly, there are several misconceptions about...

You’ve probably read the studies that suggest up to 70% of our workforce is disengaged. On top of this, people are leaving their old jobs in droves, at higher rates than we’ve ever seen. But if you can keep your existing employees engaged, you’ll stand a better chance of retaining your existing workforce. How can you improve engagement in your Kentucky warehouse? We have answers that may help.

Best Engagement Tips

Engaged workers are productive workers. They care about the quality of their work. They go a little bit above and beyond to deliver on a project. They work a little harder to take care of the customer. How can you, as the employer, capture this kind of commitment? Here are some tips for engaging the staff in your Kentucky warehouse:

Bring everyone together towards one goal. Employees want to have an overarching mission and a set of goals that motivates...

Just the idea of asking an employer for a promotion can be terrifying. Will they think you’re disloyal? Will it place a target on your back? What if the employer says “no?” While no promotion request is completely foolproof, we have some tips for bringing up the next steps in your career as part of your end-of-year review.

The Tips You Need To Advance Your Career During Your End of Year Review

Why Is Asking for a Promotion So Nerve-Wracking?

Asking for a promotion, in some ways, is like asking to be judged by your manager. It can feel like you’re putting a lot of power into the hands of a supervisor. It can also make you feel greedy or self-serving in a way that makes you uncomfortable. But the reality is simple; in many cases, if you don’t ask, you may not get what you need. Here’s what you can do to prepare.

Asking for a...

Warehouse skills are in-demand for 2022. With an increase in e-commerce deliveries during the pandemic and supply chain issues, warehouse workers have grown even more important to our national economy. These jobs are paying better than in the past, and if you have some of the most in-demand skills in the industry, you’ll make top dollar. So, what warehouse skills are important, and what you need to do to develop them for 2022?

What Skills Do You Need in the Warehouse?

The mental and physical skills you need to work in the warehouse industry are both soft and hard. Some skills are job-specific, while others, such as organizational skills, work well in any warehouse job. Some of the soft skills you’ll need in a warehouse job for 2022 include:

Communication skills are important in most jobs, and warehousing is no exception. You may need to communicate instruction...

Finding the right shift will make or break the job. Why? Because you end up building your life around work, in most cases. There are pros and cons to 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd shift, but the trick is to figure out which one is right for you.

1 st , 2 nd , or 3 rd ?

In a production-driven environment, there are usually three shifts that keep things running smoothly night and day:

1 st shift is the typical 9 to 5 work environment, although it could start and end earlier; 7 to 3 is one variation. 2 nd shift is the swing, which runs in the latter part of the day to the middle of the night, usually, 4 pm to 12:00 am. 3 rd shift is known as the night shift. This is the midnight to 8 am typical shift.

If you have three choices on when to work, which is better for you?

The first question to ask is whether you’re a morning or night...

Managing employee time off is always challenging, but particularly during the holiday season when it seems that everyone wants time off. At the same time, the holiday season is often the busiest time for employers. It’s a huge problem and very few managers actually do well juggling the multiple days off, simultaneous requests, and the demands of a busy departmental workload. Here are some tips for how to manage employee time off around the holidays.

5 Tips for Managing Holiday Time Off

1. Require planning time off in advance.

Planning your holiday work schedule in advance is just about a necessity today. We know strongly production driven environments schedule well in advance around the holidays. Other companies like retailers have very specific rules about time off during the holidays. Healthcare organizations often schedule time off requires three to...