Networking Pros: Will Elliott
Will Elliott is a friend of Cinder and a remarkable networker. Will has been working in the real estate industry since 2008, both as a property manager, and now as a broker. After living in the Portland area for almost a decade, he moved back to Hawaii in 2017 to work for Cushman & Wakefield […]
8 Guidelines for Creating a Standout Resume
As a job seeker, the quality of your resume has a huge impact on your success. In the same way that an excellent resume can elevate your chances, a terrible one can just as easily sink them. There are many strategies for creating an awesome resume, but we’ve got 8 simple guidelines that will help […]
Networking Pros: Lou McKellar
Lou McKellar is a friend of Cinder and a fantastic networker. Having worked for large companies in the Bay Area, Japan, and Portland, he brings a wide range of networking experiences to the table. Lou has worked in sales, marketing, and HR, and he is currently a Human Resources Manager at Intel. Lou, why […]
How to Choose a Recruiting Agency: Agency Culture
If you’ve never worked with a staffing or recruiting agency before, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the variety of services and work placements, as well as the jargon many recruiters and agencies use. Although you don’t need to be an expert, there are a few things you should know to help differentiate between agencies and […]
How to Choose a Recruiting Agency: Your Relationship with the Agency
If you’ve never worked with a staffing or recruiting agency before, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the variety of services and work placements, as well as the jargon many recruiters and agencies use. Although you don’t need to be an expert, there are a few things you should know to help differentiate between agencies and […]
Cinder / First Tech Savings Partnership: 2018 Success
In an effort to empower our awesome people and encourage good savings habits, we partnered with First Tech to create an incentivized savings plan for 2018. Our employees had incredible success in the first cycle of the program (May 1st – Oct 31st), with 38 members saving a total of $6,543 and earning $640 […]
Networking Pro: Scott Zellmer
Scott Zellmer is a friend of Cinder and a phenomenal networker. He has worked as an engineer for cutting-edge companies like Micro Systems Engineering and RevMedx. As a partner at Arpeggiate Consulting Group, he uses his 30+ years of experience in technology development and manufacturing to help small businesses grow. Scott, how did you get […]
How to Choose a Recruiting Agency: Benefits
If you’ve never worked with a staffing or recruiting agency before, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the variety of services and work placements, as well as the jargon many recruiters and agencies use. Although you don’t need to be an expert, there are a few things you should know to help differentiate between agencies and […]
How to Choose a Recruiting Agency: Pay and Costs
If you’ve never worked with a staffing or recruiting agency before, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the variety of services and work placements, as well as the jargon many recruiters and agencies use. Although you don’t need to be an expert, there are a few things you should know to help differentiate between agencies and […]
How to Choose a Recruiting Agency: Interview Process
If you’ve never worked with a staffing or recruiting agency before, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the variety of services and work placements, as well as the jargon many recruiters and agencies use. Although you don’t need to be an expert, there are a few things you should know to help differentiate between agencies and […]
How to Choose a Recruiting Agency: Specialization
If you’ve never worked with a staffing or recruiting agency before, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the variety of services and work placements, as well as the jargon many recruiters and agencies use. Although you don’t need to be an expert, there are a few things you should know to help differentiate between agencies and […]
How to Choose a Recruiting Agency: Understanding Job Longevity
If you’ve never worked with a staffing or recruiting agency before, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the variety of services and work placements, as well as the jargon many recruiters and agencies use. Although you don’t need to be an expert, there are a few things you should know to help differentiate between agencies and […]
How to Choose a Recruiting Agency: Your Goals & Needs
If you’ve never worked with a staffing or recruiting agency before, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the variety of services and work placements, as well as the jargon many recruiters and agencies use. Although you don’t need to be an expert, there are a few things you should know to help differentiate between agencies […]
How to Choose a Recruiting Agency: Learning the Basics
Many professionals work with a staffing agency at some point in their careers. Some even prefer to work through agencies, as it provides them a wider variety of job experience than staying with one or two companies throughout a career. However, if you’re new to the process it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the variety […]
Recruiter Myth: Recruiters Only Place Temps and Low-Skill Workers
Different agencies specialize in different areas and there are some agencies that emphasize lower-skilled positions. However, companies of all sizes and industries will tell you that they have a hard time finding “good candidates,” and this applies to every skill and experience level. From a strictly financial perspective, the higher the skill required, the more […]
Recruiter Myth: Temporary Positions are Bad for My Career
Gone are the days where multiple previous roles on a resume meant that you were a serial job-hopper and no one would work with you. In the modern job market, successful people change jobs frequently. If you are able to stay at a position for a year or longer, that can be helpful to show […]
Recruiter Myth: Fake Jobs
You may have heard the rumor that recruiters post fake jobs to collect resumes, or that candidates are submitted for positions they didn’t agree to in advance. This behavior is a red flag! We actively resist these behaviors at Cinder, and if this is your experience with a recruiter, you should stop working with them. […]
Recruiter Myth: Recruiters Don’t Give Feedback
Most recruiters want their candidates to be happy with their experience and their clients to be happy with the candidates they submit, so they value any feedback received from the hiring manager at any point in the process. However, the behavior of hiring managers can be unpredictable. Some are very motivated to get their position […]
Recruiter Myth: Recruiters Charge Candidates
Virtually all recruiters are paid by the hiring company, not the candidate. There may be a few “job placement services” that offer services directly to candidates for a price, but these are relatively rare and tend to focus more on improving your resume and developing your interviewing skills. The vast majority of recruiters will never […]
Hiring Decisions: Temporary Staffing
Staffing Services can give you great flexibility to increase your workforce for seasonal peaks, provide coverage for planned absences, or help with well-defined projects that require unique skill sets. When you need temporary staff, it’s almost always best to work with an agency to find candidates and fill these positions. Most temp placement fees […]
Hiring Decisions: Temp-to-hire
It is always challenging to evaluate someone’s technical skills and cultural fit in a relatively brief and highly-charged interview process. Temp-to-hire services can help alleviate this problem by allowing you to work with a candidate for a few months to confirm they match your needs. Sometimes referred to as the “try before you buy” method […]
Staffing Service: Managed Services
Some agencies provide “managed services” (aka “statement of work” or “outsourcing”) to do work outside your core business – for example, janitorial services, security services, IT services or web development services. Services like these can be short-term or they can last for years. It all depends on your organization’s needs. Use this […]
Hiring Decisions: Recruiting Services / Direct Hire
In theory, hiring on your own is a good way to save money. In practice, discovering the best talent, establishing a consistent process, and finding the time to do it all can be a huge headache for companies without internal recruiting and HR teams. Recruiters are skilled professionals. Their expertise in finding talent means that […]
Hiring Decisions: Hiring on Your Own
To hire on your own, you’ll need existing internal resources that can commit the necessary time and skills to filling your open positions. Depending on the size of your company, this could be you, your HR team, or the hiring manager. Can your internal team handle the search, screening, offer process, onboarding, and post-hire support […]
Cinder / First Tech Partnership Rewards Employees for Saving Money
For Immediate Release: Cinder and First Tech are pleased to report that between May 1st and July 31st, employees participating in our incentivized savings plan have saved over $6,500, resulting in over $600 in bonus payouts. Recent studies have found that a large percentage of American households have little to no emergency savings – […]