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Industry Trends Insights — Page 7

Page 7: Explore Industry Trends articles from ClarkStaff, with practical perspectives for planning outsourced services and managing remote teams.

With Boomers Retiring, Is There a Skills Gap?

November 30, 2021

With Boomers Retiring, Is There a Skills Gap?

We’re seeing an unprecedented amount of people resigning from their jobs. This event has been coined “The Great Resignation” and it is affecting business everywhere. From the people leaving, a majority of them are from the Boomer generation or those born between 1946 and 1965. This has caused a skill gap due to such a […]

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Outsourcing and Remote Staff: The New Normal

October 22, 2021

Outsourcing and Remote Staff: The New Normal

The world has changed for everyone on almost every level because of Covid-19. The pandemic has also changed the way we do business and there is no avoiding it. There is no going back to the way it was. Forbes writer Enrique Dans says, “The ability to resist the forces of isomorphism is what separates […]

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Is Emotional Intelligence Connected to Success?

October 13, 2021

Is Emotional Intelligence Connected to Success?

There are so many factors that contribute to success in business. The type of business you’re in will also change those factors, but for all business-to-consumer (B2C) style companies, customer service plays a large role in success. Employees and business leaders alike are more successful when they have high emotional intelligence (EQ). What is Emotional […]

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Choosing a Remote Staffing Partner: Does Location Matter?

October 4, 2021

Choosing a Remote Staffing Partner: Does Location Matter?

With the recent shift to work from home caused by the pandemic, a significant number of professionals have opted to take positions working from home or have left their jobs to seek opportunities that allow them to. This has left employers (those who allow remote work) with a much bigger pool of candidates to comb […]

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Remote Staff Retention Post Pandemic – What Does It Mean?

September 24, 2021

Remote Staff Retention Post Pandemic – What Does It Mean?

At the start of the pandemic, people were being let go as businesses needed to become lean in order to survive. With COVID becoming part of the new normal, the working environment across the globe is shifting. An increasing number of professionals are now searching for jobs that offer hybrid or fully work from home […]

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Incorporating The Pixar Method to Generate Better Ideas

September 16, 2021

Incorporating The Pixar Method to Generate Better Ideas

Pixar’s method of creating memorable, award-winning, and heartfelt movies is relatively simple. Through collaboration, small teams, each with a director in charge of the project, brainstorm ideas which then get presented to a hivemind of top creatives and refined through a process that involves catalytic questions, then the process is repeated till a product is […]

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The Importance of Work-Life Balance in Your Company

September 2, 2021

The Importance of Work-Life Balance in Your Company

You will often see companies that boast high employee satisfaction and retention rates, but how did they get to that point? Oftentimes they will go into their culture and explain what it’s like to work there, what their end goal was, and how they got there. This is all well and good, but just because […]

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What are the 6 Common Types Of Remote Staffing Jobs?

July 27, 2021

What are the 6 Common Types Of Remote Staffing Jobs?

When you hear the term “call center,” what jobs come to mind? Most people will say some sort of variation of customer service and technical support roles. These positions are generally what you would find if you walked into a remote staffing company or a BPO (business process outsourcing) company. These jobs fit into many […]

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How To Give Good Feedback?

July 11, 2021

How To Give Good Feedback?

A majority of people dread being reviewed. Whether it’s every 6 months or a year, most people don’t look forward to being reviewed by their boss. Typically people fall into 2 different traps when giving feedback: being too indirect or being too direct. The indirect method doesn’t accomplish much as the feedback isn’t processed a […]

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