How to Avoid Making Bad Hires
If you read our earlier blog on the cost of making a bad hire, you know that a LOT goes into the recruiting process, and hiring managers are up against a whole bunch of obstacles that make finding candidates a…
The Cost of Making a Bad Hire
If you’ve ever been in a workplace where a bad hire was let go, you already may be familiar with the consequences—low morale, increased workloads, frustration, and even more turnover. And if you’re a hiring manager, the pressure and workload…
2018 Salary Guides
Stay up to date on Portland's job market Are you offering a competitive salary to your employees? Or are you curious what compensation is standard for your industry? Career satisfaction—and talent acquisition—starts with competitive job offers. The VanderHouwen Salary…
2018 Economic Trends for the Portland Metro Area by Christian Kaylor, OED
This 2018 economic forecast is written by Portland Economist Christian Kaylor. Christian Kaylor is a Workforce Economist for the Oregon Employment Department, specializing in the Portland area. He provides data analysis and advice relating to the Portland economy to local…
6 Tips for Making the Right Hire
As a hiring manager, you have a lot on your plate. Finding the right candidate is a multi-step process, one that is impacted by a variety of internal and external factors. You’re tasked with quickly finding a hire who’s not…
What to Do When Your Top Candidate Receives a Counter-Offer
Hiring the right team can keep managers up at night. Screening job applications, interviewing candidates, and making offers is a lengthy process that requires diligence and patience. This process becomes even more challenging when your ideal candidate receives a counter-offer…
Staying Active on LinkedIn: A How-To-Guide
When was the last time you logged in to LinkedIn? If you only use LinkedIn to peruse job boards when you’re unemployed, it’s time to reconsider the platform. Not only is LinkedIn is a great way to nurture contacts, it’s…
Oregon 2017 Equal Pay Act: What You Need to Know
Staying up-to-date on employment legislation is an essential part of any hiring manager or HR professional’s job. Not only are there standards at the federal and state level, there are local and regional changes that must also be accommodated for…
CHECKLIST: Should You Hire a Contractor?
Taking on a new employee is a huge investment. There’s the time spent on recruiting and interviewing, there’s the cost of efficiency lost during training time, there’s money spent on overhead, on salary, on taxes, on securing their benefits, professional…
What’s the Right Salary for Accounting & Finance Employees?
What motivates your employees? In a 2017 salary survey conducted by Dice, participants were asked: What was the primary motivator your employer provided you in 2016? Flexible hours, remote work options, and professional development opportunities ranked among the responses—but the…