Posts by WFA Staffing
To the Class of 2015- Attitude is your key to success
Graduation ceremonies are occurring or have recently occurred across our state and nation. Many young men and women will walk away from high schools and colleges with diploma in hand. Some will move on to the next higher step in education while others will have reached the point of seeking employment or marriage or both.…
Read MoreWants vs Needs
Two of the most powerful drivers in today’s world are what we might simply call ‘wants and needs’. When we ‘want’ something, we are thrust into the race to obtain that something whatever it might be. When we ‘need’ something, we are thrust into a similar race to obtain it. Each of us would…
Read MoreFeedback
Feedback is that annoying sound we hear when a sound system isn’t set up quite right. It can send a shudder through your body. Feedback is also what we hear when someone critiques us. It is not uncommon for people to pull themselves inside their shell and tune out the source, but that is not the…
Read MoreRace Together or NO?
Should an employer encourage or discourage political/social viewpoint discussions between employees and customers? Likely for the majority of us employers, the answer to this question would be a resounding no to such a thought about political or social position discussions between employees and customers especially if those were prompted by the employee. There is a…
Read MoreWhat Do the Wal-Mart Pay Hikes Mean For Us?
Wal-Mart has taken a position on the minimum wage by setting its own minimum wage. Wal-Mart says it will increase its minimum wage to at least $9.00 per hour by April and to at least $10.00 per hour by February of 2016. This will affect some 500,000 Wal-Mart associates. It is a big step for…
Read MoreEmployment Equation
“The strongest pace of job growth we’ve seen since 1997” was the statement recently attributed to Paul Ashworth, the chief U.S. economist with Capitol Economics. The U.S. Labor Department advised that employers added 257,000 new jobs in January, 2015 besting the forecast of 228,000. Job growth estimates in November, 2014 were upwardly revised to 423,000,…
Read MoreSupporting our veterans…
This past Friday we at WFA were blessed to be able to support Stars and Stripes Honor Flight. Stars and Stripes Honor Flight honors all veterans by flying WWII, Korean War and terminally ill veterans from other conflicts to Washington, DC to visit their memorials. They actively promote educational aspects of this mission in our schools and…
Read MoreGood News/Bad News
Great news! The economy continues to improve and unemployment has gone down to 5.6%! That ‘great news’ also brings a potential downside where WFA Staffing can help. Unemployment standing at 5.6% means much of the formerly available talent is likely already employed. That can limit the number of people you might be able to interest…
Read MoreFarewell to 2014!
As we approach the end of the current year, we are reminded of the many friends we have made while working with and for each of our client companies, as well as with and for those whom we’ve recruited and with whom we’ve maintained a friendship. Our business is a ‘people’ business and we never…
Read MoreSolving the Affordable Care Act Puzzle
Four and one-half years after its passage, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obama Care as some prefer, still raises a lot of questions from employers. We in the staffing industry have had our own unique questions and WFA Staffing has managed to solve that puzzle for itself and for its client companies. The basics…
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