Insightful Staffing & Hiring
5 Good Reasons to Hire Remote Workers for Your Company
Telecommuting has been rapidly on the rise in recent years. Mostly, it's because advances in communication, data sharing, and other technologies make it ever easier and more cost-effective to get things done without team members having to be in the same location. And,...
Tips for Writing Job Ads that Attract Great Candidates
Often, busy HR professionals and hiring managers rely on quickly written or cookie-cutter job ads when they need to fill a position at their company. While creating job ads may seem like a place to prioritize efficiency, this approach typically ends up in considerably...
Tips for Avoiding Ageism in Hiring Practices and Encouraging Age Diversity
We all know that it's against the law to discriminate against people based on their age in hiring and employment practices. But we all know that it happens anyway, even if it only occurs subconsciously in many instances. And we all know that ageism in the workplace...
5 Good Reasons to Hire Temporary Workers at Your Company
As many as 15 to 20 million jobs are filled by temp workers at any given time in the US. And long gone are the days when temps only held entry-level and highly generalized positions; today, they perform even the most specialized jobs and take on executive-level roles...
AI just a ‘tool,’ Professionals trust human recruiters more: Korn Ferry
Although big data and artificial intelligence continue to transform the recruiting industry, professionals have less trust in AI than in human recruiters, according to a survey released today by a new survey by executive search firm Korn Ferry International Inc....
Millennials: The Good, The Bad, and The Inevitable
The millennial generation is fast approaching the top of the list for the American workforce over Generation X and Baby Boomers. Like it or not, millennials and their nuances will shift the global workforce as we know it with their new ideas and an overall lack of...
Employee Retention with Millennials Calls for Different Motivators
Fifty years ago career building was a very different journey than the one the majority of our workforce experiences today. Presently, Generation Y, also referred to as “millennials”, makes up roughly 45% of the workforce according to a study by PayScale. Though...
How To Handle The Doubt-Filled Depths of Employment Gaps
Moore’s Law states that computer processing speed doubles every 18 months, a good indication of how fast technology jobs change too. For a job seeker who has employment gaps of more than two years then the odds increase that their skill set may be outdated. However,...
Don’t be the fruitcake of the interview this holiday season
The holidays are a fantastic time to revitalize your business. As the year comes to a close companies are evaluating their needs and areas for growth, and skilled professionals are considering their future goals for the year ahead. With a surplus of charitable events...
The Ripe, Old Age of Great Employees
Since the economic downturn, most of us know at least one person who lost their job and is hunting for their next position. One of the hardest transitions is for our aged 50+ workforces who are thrown back into interview sweats after being an extended spectator to...