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It is crucial to ask interview questions that assess a candidate’s skills, potential, and readiness for the professional world. Here are some of the best interview questions to ask recent college graduates and other entry-level job seekers

Hiring temporary employees can offer your business a variety of advantages, including agility, access to specialized skills, cost-effectiveness, enhanced diversity, and even talent evaluation opportunities.

What can a graduate expect in the current labor market? How can companies find talent and onboard them to help their organizations as quickly as possible? Hear from the leaders at Virginia Tech and Virginia on their insights and advice for transitioning to the workforce.

Temporary employment is one of the easiest ways to jumpstart your career and gain versatile skills that you can bring to any organization in the future.

On April 24, ROCS hosted a webinar with Jon Hardister who is currently the North Carolina House Majority Whip and Chair of the Education - Universities committee and Vice Chair of Appropriations. He has been involved with many of the announcements of new companies that are coming to the Triad and throughout North Carolina. Recently, he announced his candidacy to become the next Labor Commissioner of North Carolina.Below are three takeaways from the session.

An onboarding checklist can be a helpful tool to use when successfully preparing your employee for their first day and future at your company. Below are some best practices to follow when onboarding your new hire. 

Core values act as the bedrock for why a company or organization exists. They help to clearly communicate to customers, current and prospective employees, and the community what your company stands for, especially in today’s growing society and competitive job market. 

Welcome to the 19th Annual 2023 ROCS Mad Marchness Bracket Challenge! As always, it's 100% free to join and we have some awesome prizes up for grabs.

Do you need to know how to recruit college graduates for your business? These recruitment best practices will ensure that you hire the talent you need.

These seven tactics bring you back to the basics of interview preparation and best practices to use that often get lost, skipped, or forgotten during the interview process.

If you are a recent graduate who is still on the job search and just haven't gotten that offer yet, you might be asking yourself, “Is there anything that I can be doing better?”

The ROCS team had a fantastic time on December 5th giving back to our community and sponsoring our annual toy drive for Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Enhance your chances of obtaining a coveted job offer. By practicing these 7 etiquette essentials, you will differentiate yourself from other job seekers.

The 52nd Annual College Recruiting Outlook, released by the Collegiate Employment Research Institute (CERI) and sponsored by ROCS Grad Staffing, revealed 90 percent of employers feel the labor market for college graduates will be good in 2023.

Are you looking for a gift for your coworker or boss, but not sure where to start? No need to look further, we’ve done the research for you!

Follow the 6 steps below to follow when writing a job description that attracts top talent!

We have compiled a ROCStar Resume Checklist to ensure you are set up for success before even starting the interviewing process. This checklist will make sure that your resume is top-notch and competitive against other applicants. 

The interview dives into the types of roles hiring managers are looking to fill and what skills are needed to be successful in those positions. You’ll get to hear a little more about the ROCS Grad Staffing process and what we look for in top recent graduates.

Stuart describes our ROCStar recruiting process and how we source reliable, motivated, and hungry recent college graduates.

A quick hiring process is crucial for any business to bring in qualified candidates without losing them to other companies. With that being said, you want to make sure you do not sacrifice candidate quality in the process or the candidate’s interviewing experience. 

ROCS Grad Staffing is honored to be named as a Moxie Award Finalist for the third year in the Business & Professional Services category. The Moxie Awards recognize the achievements of growing businesses, nonprofits, and associations that demonstrate boldness and innovation in the DC metro community.

ROCS Grad Staffing, a firm dedicated to helping companies find top college grad talent by focusing on doing one thing and doing it right, announces that it will be establishing a market presence in the state of North Carolina. 

Here at ROCS, our team conducts over fifty interviews per week and while we miss meeting candidates in person, we quickly learned to adjust our recruitment process and conduct the ever popular, video interview.

How to stay competitive in the current job market with high employee turnover if you want to retain employees or if struggling to hire new employees to grow your business. Instead of viewing The Great Resignation as something to hide from, try to look at it as an opportunity by implementing our 6 tips below. 

Welcome to the 2022 ROCS Mad Marchness Bracket Challenge! As always, it's 100% free to join and we have some awesome prizes up for grabs.

Here at ROCS, we’ve been having a lot of fun getting our team back in the office and seeing each other face to face after a long time at home. We’ve enjoyed team lunches, in-person meetings and training our newest team members on-site.

If you’re having a tough time hiring, take into consideration the following points to see if you can set yourself and your organization up for success when the talent market gets increasingly competitive.

The great news is there is a lot of opportunity to bring on some of the truly best & brightest to your team in the coming weeks. We are meeting with over 50 entry-level job seekers each week and they are all excited & eager to begin their careers.