Hiring Advice
4 Ways Talent Recruiters Build Genuine Candidate Relationships
Active job seekers put their careers in the hands of recruiters, and passive candidates value trust and discretion from recruitment specialists above all else. To succeed in talent sourcing, you must be focused on building relationships – not just with employers but especially with job candidates. After all, having a strong talent pool at the…
Why Do We Celebrate Labor Day?
Ah, Labor Day. The unofficial end-of-summer holiday. Time for the kids to return to school and for the always-welcome three-day weekend. But what is the true meaning and history behind the holiday? How Labor Day Came to Be The first Labor Day was celebrated in 1882 in New York City. In the 1800s, working 60-70…
Celebrate Women’s Equality Day
Women’s Equality Day is celebrated each year on August 26th to commemorate the August 26th, 1920 date the proclamation was signed for women to finally have the right to vote. The following are some ways to celebrate and recognize this important date – Recognize the amazing women in your life and throughout history! Thank the women…
Innovation Is Crashing the Gates of the Senior Living Industry
Every single day between now and 2030, approximately 10,000 Baby Boomers will reach retirement age. The U.S Census Bureau projects seniors will comprise more than 20% of our population by then. In response to aging demographics and accelerating retirements over the past couple of years, the momentum has been coined as The Graying (or Aging) of…
Advice for Candidates Reentering the Workforce – and Employers Needing Great Talent
Due to the pandemic, the last two+ years forced an unexpected shift in employment status for millions of people. Today, as people move to rejoin the workforce, they are finding new challenges in getting hired, even though there is a shortage of workers. Here’s one of those challenges: There is a stigma or bias toward…
What Are Today’s Manufacturing Candidates Really Looking For?
Every day, I hear manufacturing job candidates ask this question of employers and prospective employers: “Do you trust me?” Now, job seekers typically don’t use those words, but that’s what they mean when they make increasingly common statements like these in response to job postings and interview questions: “Work-life balance is most important to me.” …
A More Wholesome View on Hiring for Diversity
I recently read an article that defined diversity hiring this way: Hiring based on merit with special care taken to ensure procedures reduce biases related to a candidate’s age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and other personal characteristics that are unrelated to their job performance. The definition made me pause – not because I…
4 Reasons to Improve Customer Service in 2022 – and How to Do It
If you had to choose just a few essentials to prioritize over all others, would customer service improvements be one of them? We believe not just good customer service but great customer service is right up there with enhancing company culture to attract and retain talent and advancing products and services to keep and grow…
How to Hire and Retain Skilled Operators and Technicians: A Guide to Manufacturing Success
Hiring is hard. Hiring skilled operators and technicians can be even harder. This guide shares how to hire the best new employees with ease and how to retain them. Keep in mind that the labor market is tight, so it’s more difficult than ever to find and keep qualified employees. But with just a few…
The Power of Generational Diversity
You may be thinking that this will be yet another article about how to adapt and modify a workplace or working arrangements to better accommodate younger workers. Rest assured, it’s not. It’s about the benefits of generational diversity. With the entry of the youngest employees into the workforce and more people choosing to continue working past the traditional retirement…
