Tag Archives: staffing

Hiring costs can be elusive for many companies.   Below is an in-depth checklist to help you get a full picture of your hiring costs.  Answer each of the questions Yes or No.  The more questions to which you answer “yes,” the more you analyze the cost of hiring employees and the greater use you makeContinue Reading

June 3, 2020, Governor Abbott filed Phase III of Reopen Texas. Effective Immediately: Businesses may expand occupancy from 25% to 50%. Services such as salons have no capacity limits, however work- stations must be six feet apart. Religious services, local government operations, child-care services, youth camps, or recreational sports programs also have no capacity limits.Continue Reading

Unemployment is at an all-time low.  In Texas, the unemployment rate is hovering at 3.8% with March 2019 job gains in healthcare, professional and technical services.  This coupled with the increase in permits and oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, shale oil production in the Permian Basin, Eagle Ford, and other oil-rich areas, I’veContinue Reading

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies, and numerous state and federal laws prohibiting hiring discrimination can make the interview process seem like an obstacle course.   However, knowing the law and following it can lead you down a clear path of finding the best employee for your open position. Hiring decisions are among the most important decisionsContinue Reading

Making a change of any kind can be uncomfortable.  Making a job change can be downright scary.   Besides your family, your job probably effects your daily life the most.  The difference between what you have and what you want, can make all the difference in the world. Who do you trust to help guide youContinue Reading

Join the Texas Workforce Commission and Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend in partnership with Texas Medical Center for the 7th Annual Hiring Red, White, & You!  Statewide Hiring Fair to connect veterans, service members and their spouses to Texas employers.  No cost to veterans, participants or employers. November 8, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00Continue Reading

This time of year, business owners and managers are wrapping up 2017 and looking ahead to 2018.   Throw in holidays and vacation time, and the year-end can be a frenzy as you straddle the line between the present and the future.  Look to a staffing agency to help you finish 2017 strong and meet yourContinue Reading

As Texas endures a hurricane, tornadoes, and catastrophic flooding, all of us at Unique Employment Services are grateful for our safety and hold those less fortunate in our communities in our thoughts and prayers.  The devastation of Hurricane Harvey a few miles from our corporate office, and the flooding in the Houston area and throughout TexasContinue Reading

Workplace diversity has been a hot topic for decades.  Most of us have been through diversity training once or twice.  So, what’s different now?  The social climate. Interracial marriages account for 12% of U.S. marriages according to Pew Research Center, and are celebrated this year, 50 years after becoming fully legal in all U.S. states. Continue Reading

Be prepared when visiting a staffing agency. We’ve rolled out the welcome mat for you.  For your first visit to a staffing agency to be productive, make sure you have valid identification with you, most commonly used are a driver’s license and social security card.  The ID should be in good condition—not torn, cut, laminated,Continue Reading