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Goodwin Recruiting: Changing Lives for 25 Years
This August, we’ll be celebrating our 25th anniversary! 🎉 Over the course of this year, we’ll be sharing fun content around the number ‘25’, and stories from the amazing candidates and clients we’ve had the pleasure of working with. To kick things off, we wanted to share what a privilege it has been this past…
2024 Technology Trends in the Construction Industry
ConTech, a broad range of construction technologies permeating the global construction industry, is becoming more expansive and widely adopted every year, with efficiency and safety among the top drivers of advancement. Staying current with developments and using the right technologies to your advantage in construction projects and construction management could make a dramatic difference in…
Showing Your Support on Trans Day of Remembrance
Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR) is here, a day when we remember transgender individuals who lost their lives due to violence and discrimination. It’s a day to think about the tough times faced by the transgender community and to show love and support. Learn from Real People with Real Stories An important thing to…
The Creation of the Weekend: Almost 100 Years Later
Did you know that the “two-day weekend” concept started only 97 years ago? The eight-hour workday and 40-hour week are relatively new concepts in the American labor force and worldwide. A more reasonable workday was first discussed during the Industrial Revolution (1760 – 1840) across the world as strikes broke out across Europe and…
Veterans Day Now Has a Whole New Meaning to Me
I was born and raised in the United States. Texas to be exact. My entire life has been surrounded by red, white, blue, stars, and stripes. I was educated about U.S. history. I was taught how to respect and handle the American flag. And I was taught to be grateful for the quality of life…
An Interview with Mickey Bakst, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Ben’s Friends
The food, beverage, and hospitality industries are known for their high-stress work environments and long and irregular hours. They rank among service industries with the highest proportion of workers who experience substance use disorders (SUD). If you, your employees, friends, or family in these industries struggle with addiction, watch this interview with Mickey Bakst, co-founder…
Trends in Mixed-Use Design, Construction, and Property Management
Real estate development is moving in new directions worldwide, with bursts of innovation driven by many factors. As a senior talent recruiter with Goodwin Recruiting, I want to highlight a few fast-evolving areas of the industry, in which there is intense demand for experienced and skilled talent across not only traditional roles that are essential,…
The Growing Role of Advanced Analytics in Finance and Accounting
Big data and advanced analytics are transforming the ways finance and accounting organizations and professionals perform their roles. Analyzing financial data from across an organization and third-party sources, and extracting and acting on those valuable insights, are dramatically improving how organizations manage finances, make strategic business decisions, understand customers, and excel in risk management. Advanced…
Which Cruise Line Trends Will Sail Into 2024?
The cruise line industry is gloriously back in business and breaking pre-pandemic records, as reported by the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). CLIA forecasts the number of passengers in 2023 will surpass 2019 numbers, with a projected 31.5 million passengers taking cruises this year, compared to 29.7 million in 2019. Despite the industry’s year-plus shutdown…
Basic Sign Language Everyone Should Know
September is Deaf Awareness Month, dedicated to raising awareness around deafness and the issues faced by the deaf and those experiencing hearing loss in our communities. There are a large number of people impacted by hearing loss in our world today – over 1.5 billion, in fact. In the United States and Canada alone, it’s…
