Hiring Advice
New Ways to Attract Top Talent in a Competitive Hiring Market
The current U.S. employment landscape is a contradiction. Unemployment is relatively high, yet companies nationwide are struggling to find talent. Vaccine rates continue to climb, and pandemic restrictions everywhere are lifting, but people remain hesitant to return to the workplace. The economy continues to open up with demand returning to pre-pandemic levels, but supply is…
How to Make a Great Video
If you’re not making videos for your business, you’re already behind. How do you make a good video, though? And one that STANDS OUT? Do you need editing software? Check out the following beginner’s guide from our Director of Marketing, Jenny Battershell, who has over 20 years of experience with sales, marketing, and customer relations….
Telemedicine Is Making Its Mark In the Hiring and Job Market
Healthcare Weekly’s in-depth market analysis says telemedicine is “one area of medicine that is growing at an epic pace, causing a seismic shift across the healthcare spectrum.” The global market size is expected to grow past USD $130.5 billion by 2025, up from $26.5 billion in 2018, with the U.S. market alone expected to exceed 64.1 billion by 2025. While recent exponential growth is attributed to the…
Why Celebrate Gay Pride as an Organization
June is Gay Pride Month throughout the world, and it marks the turmoil and protests within the LGBTQ+ community after the NYPD invaded the Stonewall Inn, a gay nightclub, in Greenwich Village, New York City, on June 28th, 1969. The experience of this milestone event galvanized this community and their allies to come together to…
What Changes Will the Restaurant Industry Sustain After COVID-19?
Few sectors have been hit harder by the pandemic than those within the multibillion-dollar hospitality industry. In the face of sudden and shocking disruption, yet known for its signature resilience, the restaurant industry has adapted and changed. Most immediate and notable are new approaches within the food and beverage (F&B) sector, the industry’s largest segment, where restaurant industry trends reflect bold innovation, shifting business models, and the creation of new paradigms for stability during and post-COVID-19. Restaurant operators, professionals, and essential workers are monitoring which trends are likely to…
Illegal Interview Questions
Did you know that it is illegal to ask a job candidate anything that pertains to: Age or genetic information Birthplace, country of origin, or citizenship Disability Gender, sex, or sexual orientation Marital status, family, or pregnancy Race, color, or ethnicity Religion or religious affiliation Questions that fall into any of these categories are off-limits and should not be asked in an interview or any…
Remove Ageism: Highly Experienced Professionals and Why It Pays to Hire Them
“Find me an up-and-comer—someone not too seasoned.” If I had a dime for every time I have heard this! It’s a common client ask in our world, the world of recruiting and executive search. Clients often don’t realize that they are framing their talent needs in a shroud of exclusivity rooted in ageism. We use…
Setting Goals: 5 Action Steps to Happiness in 2021
The drive to do an annual evaluation and set goals this time of year is a common desire. Who doesn’t want next year to be better? I mean, seriously, who wants another 2020?! The problem is that we usually focus on a list of things we want to accomplish. Although accomplishments can be goals, often…
Your 2021 Hiring Strategy: Are You Ready?
10 Recruitment Strategies for 2021 and 4 Easy Steps to Get Started Hiring is always a challenge. And on top of everything else going on right now, streamlining your recruiting process to combat hiring challenges and ensuring you are attracting the best candidates might seem like an overwhelming project to undertake. Below are 10 different strategies, both large and small, that…
Why People Turn Down Job Offers
As this global pandemic continues, national unemployment is hovering around 7%. The lowest unemployment rate, as of October 2020, was in Nebraska (at 3%), and the highest was in Nevada (12%) and Hawaii (14.3%). With so many people looking for new roles either due to losing their jobs or fear that they will not be…
