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Before you click the “Submit” button to upload your next job posting, consider the following:

1. Make sure the title accurately describes the position.  Consider including common keywords qualified applicants are likely to use when searching for an opening.
2. Provide a comprehensive list of skills and qualifications.  Differentiate between those that are required, as opposed to desirable.
3. To reduce the submission of unwanted résumés, be clear about:  salary range; start date; years and type of experience necessary; essential certifications; and required tests and/or background checks.
4. The Internet has created a global workforce.  Make sure you supply details about where the job is located, and whether or not telecommuting is possible.
5. Provide clear instructions for application.  Give candidates multiple methods of applying.  Be sure to list e-mail address, fax number, mailing address and the contact person’s name and job title.
6. Include preferences or equal opportunity statements.
7. When posting to multiple sites, assign unique job codes for tracking leads.  This step will help you monitor the quantity and quality of leads coming from each site.
8. Keep in mind that if you send an announcement to an e-mail list or newsgroup, it will likely be picked up by any number of websites and forwarded, re-forwarded, etc. – and you will have no ability to control the accuracy or content of these listings.
9. Don’t use all caps in your posting online.  It is the printed equivalent of YELLING. (See?)
10. Copy and paste from a simple text editor, and avoid special codes or characters used in word processing software.
11. Always, always proofread for content and check your spelling.

If a hiring need has created a gap in your workforce, UNITEMP can help.  We can provide temporary staff to ensure adequate coverage and ease the transition process while you’re conducting a direct search on your own.  As a leading New Jersey staffing firm, UNITEMP has the candidate network and resources to quickly and accurately meet your temporary staffing needs.  Contact us today to learn more.

Innovative Staffing Program Saves New Jersey Employers Almost $1,000,000.00 in 20 Years

Hackensack, NJ – In a time where the cost of everything from gas to health insurance is skyrocketing, UNITEMP Temporary Personnel continues to help New Jersey employers save big on their contingent labor when they need it most, at the end of the week.  The leading temporary staffing service is getting ready to celebrate 20 years of delivering No Premium on Overtime to its clients.

In 1991, Ted Kissel, President of UNITEMP, pioneered the NPOT concept because he felt uncomfortable gouging his valued clients beginning on the 41st hour with overtime premium bill rates.  “I decided to propose eliminating overtime premiums,” said Kissel.  “Our customers need our temporaries to finish their work on Friday, but often the temporaries have reached 40 hours by lunch time.  Staffing company profits generated by automatically increasing a $20.00 bill rate to $30.00 after 40 hours are great – but tough to justify to the customer’s CFO.”  Not surprisingly, his profit reducing idea was not well-received by his boss at the time, Ted Kissel, Sr.  “I realized that my future in the family business was at risk.   I repackaged and represented No Premium On Overtime as a differentiator for sales and as a customer retention program.  I made the sale.”

Kissel convinced his father that NPOT for staffing was ethical and a wise business decision.  His brainchild revolutionized the staffing industry and attracted the attention of major temporary help buyers.

Delivering a 33% savings on virtually all temporary help overtime has been a key factor in UNITEMP’s success.  Over the years, customers and their CFOs came to UNITEMP, because they realized that all customers, large and small, could achieve great results and big savings.  “We never looked back, and now 20 years later we continue to charge No Premium on Overtime (the same rate for the 55th hour as we do for the 1st hour of the week).  The cost to us is huge.  But, the overall value is even bigger in terms of customer retention and loyalty,” says the younger Kissel, who has served as UNITEMP’s President since 1995.

Kissel’s clients are extremely thankful that he stuck to his guns all those years ago.  UNITEMP estimates that, since the NPOT program began 20 years ago, they’ve saved New Jersey employers almost $1,000,000.00.  How much could UNITEMP save your organization?

Leading NJ Staffing Firm Helps Employers, Employees Weather the Recession and Slow Recovery

Hackensack, NJ – While leading economists debate over whether or not we’re “double-dipping,” UNITEMP Temporary Personnel focuses on designing smart staffing solutions to help both employers and employees weather these tough economic times.

The leading New Jersey staffing service continues to provide area employers with qualified short- and long-term temporary and contract staff across a wide range of skill sets.  These contingent workers help organizations control fixed labor expenses, meet tight budgets and free core employees to focus on revenue-generating activities.

During a recession and subsequent recovery, “Managers want and need to save money and meet their expense budgets exactly.  UNITEMP specializes in staffing customer ‘not-to-exceed’ purchase orders for temporary personnel.  Meeting budgets is exactly what our purpose is,” says Ted Kissel, President of UNITEMP Temporary Personnel.

UNITEMP’s services also greatly benefit local job seekers.  The staffing firm’s contract and temporary assignments help individuals:  earn money while searching for direct employment; avoid résumé gaps; keep job skills sharp and up-to-date; gain valuable networking contacts; and stay positive and productive during what can be a very difficult time – both emotionally and financially.

“Of course, each job helps us put one of our valuable employees to work,” says Kissel.  “And in spite of the sporadic, spontaneous and sometimes abrupt nature of temporary work, many people are glad to do it.”  To find out more about current openings, Mr. Kissel encourages New Jersey job seekers to visit the Search Jobs page on UNITEMP’s website.

UNITEMP Temporary Personnel provides short- and long-term temporary and contract staff within a wide range of skill sets, including the following:

• Administrative & Office
• Accounting
• Banking & Finance
• Bilingual
• Communications
• Education
• Information Technology
• Human Resources
• Legal Support
• Marketing & Sales
• Medical Support
• Call Center
• Customer Service
• Technical
• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Services
• Project Support
• Real Estate
• Insurance
• Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing
• Mining
• Transportation
• Utilities
• Wholesale Trade
• Retail Trade
• Public Administration

Social Media Helps Leading NJ Staffing Firm Connect with Clients, Employees

Hackensack, NJ – You have one new friend request.  UNITEMP Temporary Personnel invites you to “Friend” their Facebook fan page. 

While millions are using Facebook to keep in touch with friends, the leading New Jersey temporary and contract staffing firm is using this social media platform as part of their progressive internet marketing strategy.

The page allows UNITEMP to interact with clients, employees and applicants on a whole new level.  “People are spending more and more time online, and Facebook provides a convenient way to reach them,” says Ted Kissel, President of UNITEMP Temporary Personnel.  “This page helps us share real-time staffing and job posting information, and encourages our clients and employees to give us their feedback.”

Containing several interactive features, the page contains valuable information for managers, temporary employees and job seekers alike.  Visitors can leave comments or ask questions on UNITEMP’s “Wall”; browse the “RSS / Blog” tab, which displays their company blog feed; or even search for up-to-the-minute administrative temporary, contract and full-time job listings.

So why should you become a fan?  Kissel is committed to adding real value for everyone who becomes a fan of UNITEMP.  “We want to provide timely, relevant information about temporary help and the staffing industry, particularly for our New Jersey customers, employees and job seekers.  So if you want to further your career, find a job or ask a question, the page can be a valuable and fun tool.”

To become a fan of UNITEMP, just log onto Facebook and type “UNITEMP Temporary Personnel” in the search box at the top of the main window.  Select UNITEMP Temporary Personnel from the results list, and then click on the “Like” icon.

Are you new to the world of social networking?  Looking for fresh ways to enhance your career prospects?  If so, use these quick tips to turn a social networking profile into a powerful career-building tool.

Find the right site for your career interests.  Begin by browsing the different “networks” provided by major sites like LinkedIn and Facebook.  Click through each network’s subfields to determine which sites have areas that match your needs and interests.

Build your profile carefully.  When creating a profile for career purposes, make sure that the information you post is accurate and appropriate.  Start by reviewing other profiles, then mirror the style and content of the best ones.

Choose an appropriate profile picture.  Your picture makes a critical first impression on a recruiter.  Be sure it’s a positive one.  Only post pictures that are “neutral” (i.e., not sexy, costume-like, or potentially alienating) and appropriate for business.  If you already have a profile picture, review it with a critical eye to ensure it prepresents you in a professional manner.

Maintain distinct identities.  If you use sites for both personal and professional purposes, separate your virtual lives by establishing dedicated social networking pages.  Direct all co-workers and business contacts to your professional page and ask them to “friend” you there.

Manage your privacy settings.  Take advantage of the technology sites like Facebook offer to limit what potential employers can learn about you.  Like other features, privacy options are continually updated – revisit them periodically to ensure your settings keep details about your religion, political beliefs and relationships private.  As a rule of thumb, assume that everything you post is public, except what you explicitly designate otherwise.

Post content, links and news.  Post timely content that highlights your professional area of expertise.  By including relevant links on your profile, you: demonstrate your concern about developments in your industry; position yourself as an informed expert; prove your commitment to improving yourself as a professional.

Garner recommendations.  As your online professional network grows, seek opportunities to obtain and post recommendations from superiors, co-workers, subordinates and satisfied clients.  Their third-party perspective gives readers a more objective view of you as a professional.

Complement your social networking job search activities.  Register with UNITEMP and gain access to a multitude of rewarding job opportunities that never make it to job boards or other online channels.

As a manager, you know that empowered employees:

• have the authority, and take the initiative, to make sound business decisions;
• are energetic, passionate and committed to doing a great job;
• are creative and innovative problem solvers;
• continually strive to improve quality, productivity and morale;

all because they feel personally rewarded for doing so.

But while the benefits of empowerment are clear, the steps to creating an empowered workplace may not be.  Use these quick tips to get your business started on the right path:

1. Understand what empowerment really is.  Empowerment isn’t something you do to people.  It’s an environment you create by giving employees goals, information, feedback, training and positive reinforcement.
2. Identify an opportunity for empowerment.  Start small.  Create a work team by selecting a few key employees who have the right skills, knowledge and resources to complete a small test project.  This project should be challenging enough to allow your staff to grow and take on additional responsibilities.
3. Set clear expectations.  Let your employees know what to do and how to do it.  Factors to consider include:  deadlines, channels for sharing information, methods for delegating authority, and ways to check progress / measure success.
4. Provide decision-making guidelines.  Provide clear instructions for when and how to make good decisions.  Explain when it’s okay to the take initiative and when employees should check with team members first.
5. Encourage open communication.  Information sharing is a critical component of an empowered workplace.  Create an atmosphere in which employees feel comfortable expressing concerns and sharing new ideas.
6. Establish accountability.  Provide the advice, perspective and guidance your team needs, but require them to create and manage their own solutions.  If mistakes are made, do not step in and fix them – use them as opportunities for employees to learn.
7. Let go.  Tough as it may be, don’t micromanage.  Once you’ve established clear expectations and guidelines for the project, it’s time to take your hands off the wheel.
8. Provide positive reinforcement.  For empowerment to permanently take hold in your organization, your employees have to want to do it.  So celebrate the successes (however small) your employees have while working on the test project.  Provide the feedback they need to feel respected and valued in their efforts.
9. Review results, then take it to the next level.  Once the project is complete, assemble your team for a debriefing.  How did the group do?  What worked?  What didn’t?  Use the lessons learned to develop a more comprehensive plan for getting your whole company on the road to empowerment.

An Empowered Workplace Starts with Great People

UNITEMP can deliver the talented administrative, professional, and technical staff you need to create an empowered workplace.

Electronic Timesheet Technology Saves Time, Money – and the Environment

Hackensack, NJ – UNITEMP employees go green while they earn their green.  The leading New Jersey staffing firm has recently implemented an electronic time capture process that has completely eliminated paper timecards.

Why?  “We employ literally hundreds of workers each year,” says Ted Kissel, President of UNITEMP Temporary Personnel.  “As you can imagine, our old mail-in, five-part paper timesheets were both inefficient and wasteful.  Like many employers, we wanted to find a way to do our part for the environment.  This new paperless technology facilitates our efforts to go green, while streamlining the process for clients and employees alike.”

Using web, e-mail or phone technology, each UNITEMP employee now enters his work time from the office, on the go, or from home.  After his timesheet is completed and submitted, UNITEMP’s customer receives an e-mail request to review and approve the electronic timesheet.  Once approved, the data moves directly into UNITEMP’s payroll system.   “Our paperless process gives customers the freedom to approve timesheets on their own schedules, and the process is green,” says Kissel.  “No paper, no regular mail, no delays and no problems!  Everybody wins with our new electronic timesheets.”