Hiring Advice
How to Identify the Right Marketing Professionals for Your Team
New directions in marketing are being forged by shifts in consumer expectations and ever-increasing competition. Whether your organization is a startup or nationally recognized brand, the required acumen of an effective marketing team is the same. Great marketing talent possesses current insights, demonstrated skills, and loads of creativity that makes an impact in today’s dynamic,…
The Matchmaker: Rekindled Tips for Today’s Hiring Managers
My son went through a phase where he was obsessed with the Disney movie, Mulan. As most parents with young children would understand, I have watched that movie dozens of times. Simply writing the title of it here launches the soundtrack in my mind, but I digress. I am a talent recruiter and the…
Using AI in Hiring: How to Stop Bias from Foiling the Benefits
Human resource professionals and hiring managers have used technology for years to assist in hiring and employee onboarding processes. Today’s most robust solutions, those that employ artificial intelligence (AI), are seeing new features and tools emerge daily, making talent acquisition far more efficient. While AI contributes substantial benefits to the hiring process, it’s critical in…
Should You Offer a Hybrid Work Model?
As you make plans for managing talent in 2024, it’s a great time to consider whether offering your team (and job candidates) a hybrid work model is a viable option. Companies and employees alike are benefiting in many ways from these working models in our post-pandemic era. Here are four major advantages of hybrid…
4 Genuine Ways to Improve Your Team’s Morale
What “black-holes” in productivity and morale hinder your team? As a talent recruiter for the last five years, I’ve been invited by clients to conduct employee surveys or interviews to identify areas where productivity, team morale, and employee well-being can be improved. These companies prioritize ways to motivate and retain top talent, knowing that team…
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…
How to Support Colorblind Employees (and Customers!)
The more we learn about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), the more we realize how much there is to know! This is especially true when striving to identify, acknowledge, and support groups of people who deserve to be understood and assisted in a truly inclusive company culture. One segment of our population that is increasingly…
Second Chance Hiring Is Good for Business
Second Chance Hiring, also called 2nd Chance Hiring and Fair Chance Hiring, is a growing initiative among companies, other organizations, the White House, and U.S. Congress to promote the hiring of individuals with criminal records. These individuals face steep barriers in trying to get jobs, despite their significant contributions to the workforce, commensurate skills and…
10 Reasons to Choose Goodwin Recruiting for Your Contingency Talent Search
Are you thinking about using a professional talent recruiter to help fill job openings on your team? There are many recruiting firms out there. Finding one that aligns with your company’s values and talent acquisition goals is what you’re ultimately after. Many employers also want to work with a recruiter known for having an effective…
A Personal Spotlight: International Stuttering Awareness Day
International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD) is observed every October 22. The day of recognition was established in 1998 to raise awareness of stuttering, a speech disorder also known as stammering and more formally as disfluent speech. There are some misconceptions about people who stutter. Contrary to what some think, children and adults who stutter know…
