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Community-First: Partnerships Helping BelFlex Drive Economic Growth

How BelFlex Makes a Difference for Businesses and Job Seekers BelFlex has always celebrated the power of community and the experiences of 2020 have only reinforced how important it is to be there for one another. Whether it’s checking on neighbors during quarantine or supporting local businesses during hard times, we’re all stronger when we…

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The Hiring Process and COVID-19: What Job Seekers Can Expect

An Interview with BelFlex’s Traci Johnson   The global pandemic caused by COVID-19 has completely upended the labor market. For businesses and job seekers alike, navigating this time — and the unknowns still to come — has been challenging. Over the course of just weeks, we’ve seen a shift from severe talent shortages across nearly…

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Tips to Deepen Your Contract Worker Pool in a Tough Labor Market

BelFlex’s Amy Langston Provides Recruiting Tips in IndustryWeek For manufacturers building out their workforce, hiring contract employees makes good business sense. But, it can be challenging in a tough labor market. To be successful, it’s important to get creative when developing recruiting strategies and build a culture that values and rewards this distinct group of…

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Candidate & Client Relationships: Info from ASA Staffing Connect East

Recently, members of the BelFlex team attended the 2019 American Staffing Association’s (ASA) Staffing Connect East in Charlotte, NC. The conference was one in a series of regional networking and educational opportunities hosted by ASA. Events like these are critical because they allow staffing and recruiting professionals to learn about universal issues and challenges in…

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How Manufacturers Can Recruit a Multigenerational Workforce

Today’s workforce spans five generations, with the largest group being millennials followed by Gen-X and baby boomers. Gen-Z is a small, but growing part of the U.S. labor pool and some traditionalists (also known as the Silent Generation and the Greatest Generation) continue to work past retirement age. In a competitive job market, expanding the candidate pool to…

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Tackling the Manufacturing Talent Shortage in Research Triangle Park

It’s no surprise that the Research Triangle Park region is experiencing tremendous business growth. North Carolina is consistently named one of the top states for businesses and recently WalletHub ranked Durham No. 7 and Raleigh No. 8 in its study about the best cities to start a business. And it’s not just tech and healthcare…

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Interview: BelFlex Staffing Network Puts People First

Clayton Owens, Regional Director in Kentucky, recently had the opportunity to join Charlie Perry of Hometown Radio Network WHIR to talk about staffing, BelFlex, and his own career in recruitment. Clayton started his career as a temporary employee and has a unique perspective on the industry. His experience and desire to help people has been…