A.Kelly

How to Nail the Interview... When You're the Interviewer

Nerve-wracking. Intimidating. Daunting. The interview process can be intense for the applicant, but the interviewer can be just as anxious. The interviewer is, after all, deciding who the next employee is going to be. Hiring an employee who does not ... Read >

Four Key Distinctions between between HRO and PEO Services

The business world is filled with acronyms. Two that every small business owner should be aware of, and understand, are HRO and PEO. HRO stands for Human Resources Outsourcing, while PEO stands for Professional Employer Organization. Are not these es... Read >

How to Read a Resume

When hiring a new employee, the resume becomes an invaluable tool. Not only does the resume help to create a picture of the potential employee by revealing prior work experience and accomplishments, it also provides references to elucidate any questions a... Read >

What Makes a Successful Human Resource Department?

In today's hyper-competitive business environment in which profits are scarce and you are forced to do more with less, whether you succeed or, indeed, even survive, is dependent on how you manage the resources at your disposal such as materials, vendors,... Read >

Small Business Blogging

Blogging. You’ve probably tried it. And if you have, you’ve joined millions of others talking about everything from sports to celebrities to collecting coupons. While you are free to discuss these without judgment from PEOcompare.com, you do need to make ... Read >

Find the Right PEO - Four Criteria

All business owners are familiar with the added tedium and frustration that follows in the wake of hiring an employee. From day one, the stresses of payroll management, taxes, insurance, and pesky governmental mandates serve as constant reminders of the r... Read >

Why Employee Benefits Accessibility Proves the PEO Invaluable

Whether they want to or not, small business employers knows that they have to offer certain forms of employee benefits, including the basics such as Worker’s Comp and Social Security. Having to provide these means taking the time to research and understan... Read >

Using Humor in the Workplace

Fact: Laughter is the number one stress reliever. Ask anyone what helps them get over stress and the answer will always be the same: humor. It’s no wonder, then, that humor is a tool often used in one of the most stressful day-to-day settings, the workpla... Read >

Is a PEO Career Right For You?

The professional employment organization (PEO) industry is growing at an annual rate of 10% per year. Put another way, the PEO industry grew to $71 billion in gross revenues in 2009! (*NAPEO) With that kind of growth, you’d think that graduating seniors w... Read >

Types of Payroll Taxes and Employer Responsibility

It is often said that there is always one thing which we can be certain of and that is taxes. The word alone conjures up negative connotations, and as a small business owner taxes can be even more daunting because you are faced with both personal and busi... Read >

Health Care Reform Creates the Perfect Storm

Health Care Reform Creates the Perfect Storm Unfortunately the Health Care reform Bill passed by Congress this past year has created the perfect storm. While there are clearly some very positive benefits to consumers in the bill they don’t come without... Read >

Cost efficient SEO techniques for maximum effectiveness

Here at PEOcompare.com we feel that educating the small business owner about SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is more than appropriate as this proves to be a growing necessity. For those who are not well acquainted with the subject, the goal of SEO, not ... Read >

5 Fundamentals of a Well-Drafted Employment Handbook

Providing a well written employment handbook is critical for all present-day employers. Whether the company is a multi-billion dollar Fortune 500 firm or a small family owned repair shop, having employment policies documented is something a company cannot... Read >

Five Vital Small Business Strategies

With a thunderstorm of different economic problems raining down on any small business owner, it can be tougher than ever for your business to survive. The question I get most often is “How can I better my circumstance?" To be short and sweet, you have to ... Read >

Stumped by SUTA: PEO Company to the rescue

Filing and paying taxes often feels like battling a superhero, difficult and tiresome! Fortunately, to help you, the business owner, juggle running your business with paying corporate and payroll taxes there are PEO companies. But before explaining how PE... Read >