Placement Tips Archives - Contemporaries

The Role of PCRs and CMRs for Small Business Government Contractors

Federal Contracts, Placement Tips, Support Solutions / Kate Gustafson

An underappreciated tool for small businesses is Procurement Center Representatives (PCRs) and Commercial Market Representatives (CMRs). The Office of Government Contracting at the SBA employs a team of Area Directors, PCRs and CMRs that continually work with federal agencies to increase federal contracts awarded to small businesses. These specialists are in constant contact and collaboration […]

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Boosting Productivity for Government Agencies: The Role of Employee Happiness

All Star Candidates, Federal Contracts, HR Issues, Placement Tips, Program Management, Support Solutions / Kate Gustafson

Finding quality candidates for government solutions Meeting the program support needs of government clients requires the ability to consistently and continuously match the right candidate with the right position, and then support that process every step along the way – from hiring and onboarding to training and advancement. Government agencies need candidates who are qualified,

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The Right Employees To Get The Job Done

Placement Tips / Brian Loebig

There’s no question that 2021 has thrown us a lot of curve balls. The continuation of working from home followed by adapting to a return to the workplace, hiring difficulties and labor shortages are just a few of the challenges many organizations faced over the past months. You’re probably looking to the future and planning

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The Ins and Outs of Bookkeeping

Placement Tips / Fernando

Organizations frequently inquire about bookkeepers. Sometimes we are asked to define the scope of bookkeeping responsibilities. And sometimes clients ask us about the risk in hiring a part-time bookkeeper. In the following article, we include information on what a bookkeeper does and how various skill levels bring different value to your organization. We also discuss

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An Easier Solution to Hiring: Temp-to-Hire

Placement Tips / Fernando

Now that life is beginning to return to a sense of normalcy – and we hope it stays that way – many agencies are looking to hire employees to fill new or vacated positions. The competition right now can be fierce and not moving fast enough often means that another organization snaps up an ideal

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Consulting With Contemporaries On New Hires

Placement Tips / Fernando

Now that work life is beginning to return to some sense of normalcy, you may be thinking about hiring some new staff. However, the process of searching for new people, scheduling and conducting interviews and doing necessary background checks may be more work than you or your team can handle right now. Hiring a new

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