A key to being able to fairly evaluate candidates is to be consistent with your questions. You may want to consider getting “back to the basics” with your toolbox of interview questions. There’s a reason they’ve been staples in interviews for so long… because they result in good information coming back to the interviewer! Aside…
Read MoreThe official results are in! J. Kent Staffing is proud to announce that we have won our 7th consecutive year of “Best of Staffing” awards from both our Clients and Talent. What Were Our Ratings? Clients (companies). We received our highest client rating yet of 94.4% Net Promoter® Score (NPS). For comparison, the staffing industry’s…
Read MoreJ. Kent Staffing recently hired 18 team members (17 staff and 1 supervisor) to support our client’s Annual Assembly with over 3,000 attendees at the Colorado Convention Center. Our client is a national association of physicians and other medical professionals from many different specialties, with more than 5,300 members. Under the diligent and enthusiastic direction…
Read MoreOn December 19, 2024, the IRS issued the 2025 business standard mileage rate: 70 cents per mile, up 3 cents from 67 cents in 2024. Issued in IR-2024-312, it applies to business use of a personal vehicle (cars, vans, pickups, and panel trucks) and goes into effect Jan. 1, 2025. The IRS also announced other…
Read MoreEmployees have been flocking to social media sites such as LinkedIn, TikTok, and X for quite some time now to share their personal stories and feelings about work, and to get others’ opinions. Out of this, many different HR-related buzzwords have been coined. Some are more commonly used, but others you may be hearing for…
Read MoreAs we get ready to usher in the holidays and turn the page on another year, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to our clients, temporary associates, and candidates for making 2024 – our 45th year in business – another memorable one. Our J. Kent Staffing team had an early…
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again! Yes, the holidays are here, but that’s not what we’re talking about. Here’s our annual update on what’s happening effective Jan. 1, 2025 with minimum wages locally, around the country, and also at J. Kent Staffing. Denver and Colorado’s 2025 Minimum Wage – $18.81 and $14.81 Per Hour, Respectively…
Read MoreNational Bosses Day was October 16th, so hats off to all of you BOSSES out there! There are many different types of bosses and many of us are a combination of several different styles. Not any one style is the “secret sauce” for being a great boss. Whichever style(s) is yours, how can you be…
Read MoreHow many of your business neighbors do you know? If you work in an office building or business park, you may say hello as you run into people in the mail room or when walking to and from the parking lot. Odds are, you may not know more than their first name at the most…
Read MoreAlthough federal law doesn’t require employers to give employees time off to vote, a majority of states (including Colorado) and some local ordinances mandate that employers provide voting leave time to their employees. What Does Colorado Require of Employers? Leave: Eligible employees are entitled to take up to two hours of leave to vote on…
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