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Innovative Career Resources earns the prestigious 2017 “Best of Staffing” Award for the fourth year in a row!
Tustin, CA – March 10, 2017 --- Orange County’s own Innovative Career Resources (Innovative) announced today that it has been awarded Inavero's and Career Builder’s 2017 Best of Staffing Award for Talent (Contract Employees) & Client Satisfaction for the fourth...
A Job Seekers Debate: Independent Contractor vs. Employee
With the recent class action lawsuit involving Uber, drivers who feel they have been misclassified as independent contractors have brought the topic of Independent Contractor vs. Employee classification to the forefront. What is an independent contractor? How is it...
Why you should do this this summer for more freedom… and more money
What's one secret to a great summer... and having some money to spend? Many college students know it, yet it also works great for stay-at-home parents, retired, and the underemployed. It is, of course, temporary jobs! Now, if when you hear “temp job” you think of...
Alternative Work Arrangements
Gone are the days when the only work arrangement was to be in the office every day from 8 to 5. With advances in technology as well as changing views on work/life balance, there are many alternate work arrangements available to employees today. Some of the most common...
Social Media
If you are like most people today, you use at least one (if not more) social media site on a daily basis. In fact, it is estimated that at least 75% of internet users use social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and LinkedIn…and the list goes on...
What Benefits Employees Are Really Looking For
Employee benefits tend to be thought of as the standard medical coverage and a bonus at the end of the year. But do employees really understand their company benefits packages? Do they take the time to see what they’re really getting to utilize with those benefits?...
Top 10 Industries Hiring New Grads in 2016
As May and June roll around, a new wave of Millennial graduates is about to hit the shores of the work force. In past years, the fear of many graduates has been the lack of employment opportunities in any industry, but particularly ones that they spent their college...
Death of the Performance Review: A Pro or Con?
Powerhouse, white-collar companies across the nation have begun to join the bandwagon when it comes to eliminating performance reviews. Companies such as Adobe, Accenture, Deloitte, General Electric, Cigna and Juniper all made the leap last year to eliminate annual...
Top 10 US Cities with the Best Employee Transit
California is home to luxury cars, miles of beautiful winding coastal roads, and parking lot freeways. Southern California natives are especially used to time consuming commutes and learning tactics for patience as we sit in sunny bumper-to-bumper traffic each...
CA Minimum Wage Increase (SB 3)
As most of you have heard, Governor Jerry Brown recently signed the “Senate Bill (SB) 3 – Minimum Wage Act of 2016” which will increase California’s minimum wage from its current $10 per hour to $10.50 per hour effective January 1, 2017. Annual increases are set to...
Employer Requirements: Ways to Beat a Longer Time to Hire
The first quarter of 2016 has been an excellent indication of our current and intensive job market. Hiring indicators are showing that employment trends are similar to those prior to the housing crash in 2007. Employers are noticing longer time-to-fill ratios, and a...
Generation Z: The Next Workforce Wave & How to Recruit Them
This summer, a new generation of young adults will be joining the workforce across the country. These mid-90s to mi-2000s kids have grown and are starting to graduate college and high school, making up nearly 25% of the population. They are predicted to be the next...