8 Tips to Improve Employee Engagement

workplace culture

8 Tips to improve employee engagement Why do we care about employee engagement? Well, because happiness matters, relationships matter, hiring costs matter, and a team striving towards success together make your company matter. Many companies have a workforce that is working remotely and these changes can greatly impact your team bond. Building a great team… Read More »

Average Time to Hire and 3 Easy Ways to Speed Up Your Hiring Process

Speed up the hiring process

3 Easy Ways to Speed Up the Hiring Process Is your hiring process dragging out? Are you losing applicants along the way?  Time to take action. This is a hot job market and speed matters. When jobs take a long time to fill, productivity decreases, and your remaining employees might also feel overworked. So, speeding… Read More »

8 Tips on Virtual Hiring Best Practices

Use Technology

Virtual Hiring Best Practices for Video Interviews The workforce is going remote amidst the coronavirus pandemic. But, you still have to fill that urgent opening in Accounting or Manufacturing right?  Therefore, you need some savvy technology solutions to interview, hire, onboard, and train. Here are some best practices being implemented asap by Human Resources and… Read More »

Guidance on Business Operations During Coronavirus Outbreak

Coronavirus

Coronavirus-Guidance on Business Operations Recommended strategies for employers to use now: Actively encourage sick employees to stay home: Employees who have symptoms of acute respiratory illness are recommended to stay home and not come to work until they are free of fever (100.4° F [38.0° C] or greater. Employees should notify their supervisor and stay… Read More »

Reduce Turnover through employee feedback

Turnover rate

Reduce Employee Turnover With These Overlooked Elements of Employee Feedback Most companies have come to understand the value of employee feedback. Not only can it help you create a more comfortable and welcoming work environment, but feedback – when used correctly – can give you in-depth insight. Insight into how your company is viewed by… Read More »

Developing a sound business case for using an external recruiting agency

Benefits of using Agency

Developing a business case for external third-party recruitment- when to use a recruiting agency Are you struggling to fill your job vacancies and the talent is just nowhere to be found?  You are not alone. According to a SHRM research report, 83 percent of HR professionals reported having difficulty recruiting suitable job candidates in the… Read More »

8 Job Market Stats that will shock you!

Surprising Facts

It is a good economy and the digital era has made a huge impact on job seekers and the war on talent. There has been a “perfect storm” of economic growth, the rapid expansion of the jobs market, and retiring Baby Boomers.  Are you feeling the talent drought yet? Here are 8 statistics that prove… Read More »

How to decipher 8 Texan phrases you might hear in a Reference check

Texas Flag

How to decipher 8 Texan phrases you might hear in a Reference check. A true Texan will know exactly what they mean! “This ain’t their first rodeo.” If you want to know if they have enough experience you might hear “this ain’t their first rodeo”. “I wouldn’t trust him as far as I can throw… Read More »

Agency 8 Celebrates 10 years!

Agency 8 Celebrated

April 2019 we celebrated our 10 year anniversary at TopGolf Time goes fast when you are having fun!  We started as a Headhunting firm back in 2008 during a recession and have grown to a full-service Recruiting, Staffing, and HR Consulting firm. At Top Golf, we celebrated by thanking our clients and employees. We handed… Read More »

8 Ways to Build Strong, Positive Relationships at work

Build Strong Relationship

Trust is essential when building a healthy and productive work environment. Whether you’re leading an entire department or work hand-in-hand with a just a few coworkers, it’s important to build trusting relationships. The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.—Theodore Roosevelt Here are several tips to… Read More »