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Summer is officially here! Time for sunburns, flip flops, cool drinks and, depending on your clients, some of your busiest workdays.
Summer is also time for a flood of students and graduates trying to get a summer job. This might seem like a negative thing, what with the increase in candidates to manage, but it's actually a golden opportunity for staffing. Read our story to see why.
And while you might not be feeling it just yet, many industry experts feel staffing is slated to grow more than ever in 2011. We've got a seven-part series on the blog about how to put your business in the best possible position for that growth.
As your business heats up, feel free to drop into the COATS Users Group on LinkedIn to get advice from your fellow staffing leaders, and check out the COATS blog for staffing stories and legal roundups.
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Summer Jobs: A Great Opportunity for Staffing
 Between graduation and the end of another school year, the labor pool is experiencing its usual summer swell. What an awful time to be in staffing, right?
Wrong! The summer and its tidal wave of job-market newbies can be a great opportunity for staffing firms. Because while you're receiving all kinds of applications from students and graduates, so are all of your potential clients. And if you can make a case for taking that work off of their hands, they'd probably appreciate it.
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No True Enterprise Solution? Au Contraire!
We read a great quote from another staffing blog about the importance of the back office... but we really had to take issue with the notion that there's no true enterprise solution for staffing.
Read the entry to see why we disagreed...
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Are You Ready for Growth?
 We're in the middle of a seven-part series about how staffing firms can prepare for more business in the second half of 2011.
Is your staffing business ready to meet the needs of businesses experiencing growing demand? Being able to handle growth isn't an accident; it's the result of a step-by-step plan that puts your business in the best possible position to deal with any change in the economy.
Part 1: Start with the Basics-Technology and Finances
Make sure your business is on solid ground in every facet of its operations, and set up practices and systems to keep it there. We start with a look at your financial and technological resources.
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Part 2: Start with the Basics-Communication and Engagement Now is also a good time to work on strengthening your communication with your employees. Keeping feedback constructive is crucial not only to help employees do their best work but to retaining them as well. Read more -->
Part 3: Be Prepared for New Developments-FUTA Recent changes brought about through legislation and economic circumstances can affect staffing firms more than other businesses. Be sure you know what's coming in addition to growth. We're examining the tax charge that affects every staffing firm: the Federal Unemployment Tax Act charge, FUTA for short. Read more --> |
Join the COATS Users Group on LinkedIn
 We're proud to announce the new COATS Users Group on LinkedIn. We created this group for COATS users to discuss the software with us and with each other so we can all get more out of it. This is a members-only group, so you don't have to worry about anyone wandering in and spamming us. Unfortunately, that means you do have to apply for membership, but we promise you'll get in; all you have to be is a COATS user. We look forward to seeing you there!
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| Upcoming Webinars
 Last month's webinar on job postings was a great success. The available seats filled up fast, so we know there's a lot of interest in this topic. We'll be offering at least one encore of this free webinar in the months to come, and we'll let you know when you can sign up.
If there are other staffing-related topics you'd like to know more about, let us know and we'll see if we can put together a free webinar on those subjects. Just email your requests to this address.
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 IT Department Contacts:
COATSsql Users on SQL Server 2005 SP1 and SQL Server 2000 SP4, click here.
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Miss a Newsletter?
COATS has been sending an emailed newsletter since August of 2008. If you missed one of our monthly newsletters, click below to see what you've missed!
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Contest: How Do You Use COATS?
Tell us and you could win a $25 gift card!Whenever we talk to you, we're amazed at the innovative uses you find for the capabilities of COATS. Send us an email telling us what special way you've devised of using COATS, and we'll enter your name in a drawing for a $25 gift card! We'll also publish the best COATS tips in our newsletter. |
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Summer Training Times for COATS
Group training times for COATS customers: June 2011 23-24: 10 am - noon, EDT July 2011 7-8: 10 am - noon, EDT August 2011 11-12: 10 am - noon, EDT Click here for more info |
Compliments of:
Stacey E. James
Littler Mendelson P.C.
501 W. Broadway, Ste. 900
San Diego, CA 92101-3577 (619) 232-0441
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