Are you Prepared?

Are you prepared? Wokandapix/ Pixabay The Tennessean, a Nashville newspaper, recently published an article that identified a Nashville company, Emma, which offers sabbaticals to employees.  Sabbaticals are more thought of in an educational or religious ...
Shutterstock 240705562

Try Before You Hire

Try Before You Hire New good ideas/Shutterstock Bloomberg has reported a statistic that helps us to better understand the labor market.  They report that there are now some 2.8 unemployed people for every job that ...

One Bite at a Time – (New Years’ Resolutions)

One Bite at a Time - (New Years' Resolutions)   Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash New Years’ resolutions begin to flow into our minds as we see the numbers changing from the old year ...

Attitude is Everything

There is a somewhat worn-out phrase but I find it to be among the most important thoughts I can imagine.  That phrase is simply: Attitude Is Everything Yes, attitude is everything.  This truth is proven ...
Tim Mossholder GOMhuCj O9w Unsplash

A Bad Time to Search?

A Bad Time to Search? Tim Mossholder on Unsplash We are in the holiday season and there is a significant concern on the parts of many as to whether a search for qualified candidates is ...

IQ vs EQ

IQ vs EQ I am a consultant to employers and, as such, see the insides of a lot of different organizations.  I enjoy seeing, meeting and experiencing the various teams and the workplaces in which ...

If Only…

IF ONLY… “If I just had a good engineer.”  “If I could only find that perfect warehouse manager.”  “If I could only find a dependable manager for that department.”  If, if if… These “ifs” can ...

Diversity Leads to Greatness

  Diversity Leads to Greatness Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash The next person you hire is going to work for you for the next 20-30 years right? Not always in today’s world! According to ...

That One Decision

That One Decision... Photo by Javier Allegue Barros on Unsplash “Some of the worst decisions I’ve made in a business sense have been related to hiring and firing.”  That is something that almost any business ...
Sonja Langford EIkbSc3SDtI Unsplash

Is it Time to Restructure Your Company?

We all read about this company or that company where old product line sales have eroded over time and growth is slowing.  That is not an uncommon issue for companies, as competitors fight to lower ...

The New Healthcare Law – Part 4 on the Affordable Care Act

  The New Healthcare Law - Part 4 on the Affordable Care Act Even before the Affordable Care Act (aka PPACA or ObamaCare if you prefer) is actually implemented, word-of-mouth stories continue to mount concerning ...

Toughest Job? Finding your next job!

What's the Toughest Job? Finding your next job! If you’ve had a long career working at one or two firms, finding a job 20 years ago was remarkably straight forward.  You heard company XYZ was hiring, ...

WFA Staffing Career Advisor

If you are not just looking for a job, but looking for the right job, WFA Staffing can help. We will work with you to assess your strengths, skill sets and personality, and match them with positions and employers that are the best fit for you.  Join our database and a WFA recruiter will contact you to set up an interview!