April 15, 2013Redfish Technology Inc. Honored on 2013 ‘Best Places to Work’ List Top Ten Best Places to Work Redfish Technology Inc. Honored on 2013 ‘Best Places to Work’ ListRedfish Technology was named among the “Best Places to Work” in Idaho. Winners are companies that reflect exceptional performance in the areas of Compensation and Benefits, Employee Growth and Development, Work-Life Balance, Workplace Environment, and Company Management.
 April 14, 2011How to Hire the Best Candidate: Get Out of Your Own Way Shannon Tinker How to Hire the Best Candidate: Get Out of Your Own WayBy Shannon Tinker Last month, I offered some pre-resume reviewing steps for preserving time and sanity during the hiring process. Hiring isn’t rocket science. You get approval, decide what you want and need and then go about finding “It.” What’s surprising is what happens when you do find “It.” Managers make tough decisions daily, yet when faced with a viable candidate they don’t always make their move. Even veteran managers accumulate reasons for why they shouldn’t extend a job offer to the right candidate. I’m not suggesting that you should jump on any candidate with Java on his resume and a pulse. (This isn’t 1999!) But it is interesting and heartbreaking when “best practices” and fear get in the way of hiring your next star employee. (more…) April 1, 2010Is now the right time to hire?Is now the right time to hire? from the Redfish Build Your Top Team Newsletter, April 2010 Hiring Projections 2010 According to a survey by CareerBuilders, twenty percent of employers anticipate increasing fulltime, permanent employers, which is up 14% over 2009. Positive economic indicators include the decrease in the jobs lost each month over the last several months. The main industries to be effected by the planned hiring increase are information technology, manufacturing, health care, transportation, financial services, professional and business services, and sales. While companies continue to watch their expenses, there are salary increases planned for existing staff according to the survey. However, the 2010 Salary Guide by Robert Half reports a small decline in the base compensation for many IT positions is slightly declining by an average of 1.3 percent next year. (more…) March 29, 2010Do you have the right employees to take advantage of the coming boom?Do you have the right employees to take advantage of the coming boom? - by Barry Shamis Good market. Bad market. Nothing has changed. It still remains that the only sustainable competitive advantage is the quality of your people. No one knows when the current market problems will take a turn for the better. But, only a complete cynic believes that it won’t. (more…) March 22, 2010Welcome to Hook, Line & Sinker
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