Recruiting Career Advice
Top 5 Ways to Attract the Best Talent
Is your company struggling to bring in top talent? If so, you’re not alone. The hiring and job markets have been extremely competitive and may remain so for the foreseeable future. To experience solid success in talent acquisition, today’s hiring managers and executives must differentiate themselves and their brands from their competitors. This is…
It’s Time to Get Back to Basics in Hospitality Industry Recruiting
In our post-pandemic world, the hospitality sector has clearly not settled back in as of the first quarter of 2023. Steep challenges lay ahead in hotel management and restaurant management, particularly around talent acquisition and retention. However, I remain confident in the proven, tried-and-true ways of doing business in the hospitality industry that have kept…
How to Create a Winning Candidate Experience
When recruiting and hiring job candidates in today’s environment, it has become critically important for hiring companies to prioritize job seekers’ experiences with your organization. Creating a great candidate experience should be a top priority for all companies. It not only makes the recruitment process more efficient and successful, but it also builds a positive brand image by exposing a company culture of care and professionalism. In this blog post, we’ll look at how…
This Women’s History Month, Let’s All Help to Move the Mark
Women’s History Month is a time to recognize the extraordinary accomplishments of women throughout American history and the labor movement. It is a time to celebrate our nation of heroes and all that women have contributed to society, here and abroad. Just as important, it is a time to join in and act to create…
Top 5 Things to Look for When Hiring a Cannabis Executive
The cannabis business is an emerging marketplace that is going through a reshaping of the way business is conducted. This is based on a combination of dynamics, both internal and external, that need to be recognized and addressed in a company’s general behavior. Internal examples of things driving change: More, bigger, and better competition A…
5 Job Posting Tips from a Social Media Perspective
As social media manager for Goodwin Recruiting, I tend to observe online job postings in a different way – a platform-specific way. It’s important that job postings include the right details about an open position, but to successfully attract and motivate potential candidates through social media, it’s also essential to post a job in a…
Virtual Happy Hour – Wine Not?
I look forward to every other “Thirsty Thursday” when my calendar reminds me it’s time to wrap up the work day and join our Zoom virtual happy hour (or hours on some occasions). It’s just a small group of four of us who started our training and talent recruiting careers at Goodwin Recruiting at the…
On This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Be the Change You Want to See
My mother always told me to say thank you when someone says or does something nice. Heading into this MLK weekend, however, I have to say more than a mere thank you. As I think about the upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and reflect on all that he accomplished, it makes me want…
Social Media and Recruiting Talent
Most companies use their corporate social media presence primarily to build customer relationships and attract new business. This makes sense; that’s where the revenue comes from. Also, marketing professionals are more accustomed to targeting that audience. That’s the purpose of marketing and what they’ve been trained to do. Have you thought about how your social…
The Benefits of Keeping an Open Mind with Job Candidates
In the talent recruiting world, it’s common for clients to come to us with specific candidate requirements for their open jobs. The operative word is ‘specific,’ and in many ways, this can be a good thing. Precise requirements tell us that the hiring executive or hiring manager knows exactly what they want in a job…
