Hiring Advice
5 Big Reasons to Diversify Your Team
Along with shifting demographics in the U.S. population, and therefore within the American workforce, there is a growing focus among employers on creating diverse workplaces – with more women, racial and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals who are entering and advancing within their organizations. Corporate efforts to evolve with and embrace…
Best Practices for Background Checks on Job Candidates
Background checks are enormously important to today’s employers, playing a critical role in the interview and hiring process. Many employers are updating and refining their policies around background checks to better safeguard their businesses and maintain trust with clients, employees, business partners, and all company stakeholders. There’s a lot at stake today with so many…
It’s Time to Celebrate National Senior Citizens Day!
August 21 is National Senior Citizens Day in the United States. This annual date was declared in August 1988 by President Ronald Reagan as a time to honor older Americans who have “achieved much for our families, our communities, and our country.” The realities stated in Reagan’s proclamation were so relevant then, and they’re…
Top 10 Highest-Paying Tech Jobs
Goodwin Recruiting is a specialist in sourcing and placing top IT talent in essential tech jobs. We partner with employers nationwide, connecting clients with the IT professionals and executives they need to compete and grow. What we glean from the talent search and hiring process, combined with our knowledge of IT human resource trends,…
How Can Your Company Better Support Disabled Workers?
According to the CDC, 1 in 4 adults in the United States has some type of disability. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shared that in 2023, 22.5% of people with a disability were employed – the highest recorded ratio since comparable statistics were first collected in 2008. To help foster inclusive workplaces that ensure empathy…
The Power of Friendship in Recruiting and Workforce Engagement
Every year on July 30th, people around the world celebrate International Day of Friendship, a day recognizing and celebrating the bonds that bring us together and enrich our lives with trust, support, and mutual respect. While friendship is often considered a personal and social concept, its impact in professional settings, particularly in talent recruiting and…
15 Highest-Paying Finance Jobs in 2024
Professionals who work in the financial sector earn above-average annual salaries compared to occupations across most other industries. And they certainly earn their pay. From entry-level roles to the top-ranking and best-paying jobs in finance, competition is fierce for the most sought-after jobs with leading employers. It takes a lot of effort to get in…
Is a 4-Day Workweek the Right Solution for Your Business?
Increasingly, I hear job candidates talk about their preference to work longer hours and less days, rather than shorter hours and more days. For example, they’d love to work 10 hours per day, Tuesday through Friday, and have Saturday through Monday off – a 4-day workweek. In this Forbes article, Why the 4-Day Workweek Is…
Hiring Managers and Talent Recruiters: The Dynamic Duo
Hiring managers and talent recruiters have the same goal in mind – to find the best-suited candidates for every open role. And companies that find the greatest success in hiring are those whose hiring managers and talent recruiting partners work together through strategic hiring and recruiting methods. Think of all the amazing dynamic duos out…
Discover How to Map Your Team Members on Google Maps
Google Maps is regularly adding new features, recently incorporating AI insights to help users with traffic updates and detailed information about local areas. One of its biggest benefits is that it’s free of charge, and is a program many people seamlessly use in their day-to-day lives. If you have a growing team, or are meeting…
