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Employee Retention Strategies: What’s your company’s grade?
What grade would your employees give your company? In a job market like Chicago, where industries such as finance, manufacturing, and technology remain highly competitive, many companies can be blind to the role they play in shaping employee retention strategies. Frequent job postings, secretly toxic work environments, and negative first-day feedback can signal to candidates […]

Hit The Ground Running: The Zero Training Myth
One of the most common phrases hiring managers use when describing their ideal candidate is someone who can “hit the ground running.” What does this phrase actually mean in your business? Is it clearly defined for new employees, or is it just an assumption that they will seamlessly integrate without structured guidance? The Flawed […]

MTEC Job Fair at Daley College
On January 16th, Away Staffing was privileged to participate in the MTEC (Manufacturing Technology and Engineering Center) job fair at Daley College