Technology Trends and Employment 2020 Kane Partners is engaged in exploring short-term technology and employment trends, reflecting on the volatile and erratic realities fomented by the coronavirus pandemic gripping the nation. Since March, we have seen unemployment rates soar from 3.5% to 11.1% with a real rate of 18%. According to the Conference Board, “the [...]
The Key to Interviewing is Preparation Interview preparation guides and blogs are not exactly a fresh idea, but a fresh reminder and perhaps a few new ideas never hurt. I’ve got some do’s and don’ts that are part of my regular interview prep coaching. Some ideas are as old as time (or myself) and some [...]
Working with a Recruiter: Recruiting has been a major industry for half a century or more. 90 percent of companies use recruiters to help with staffing yet there remains a stigma in the eyes of job-seekers. A good relationship with a reputable and professional recruiter can help your job search and your career profoundly and [...]
The New Age Workforce How to Manage Millennials: Those born between 1980 and 1999 are now the largest segment of the workforce, surpassing 33% of workers in 2015 according to Pew Research Center. My previous blog made note of the volumes of discussion and writings musing about this key segment of our population. The irony [...]
Ensuring Success with Your Recent Millennial Hire Much has been written about the difficulty in attracting and recruiting millennials. Likewise, there are volumes of articles, blogs, books and tweets about perceived difficulties in managing, motivating, retaining - in truth, understanding millennials in the context of a traditional work environment. Millennials experience, like all employees, begins [...]
Recruiting During Tough Employment Times The US Unemployment rate was 4.7% in May according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Not taking under-employment or any other factors into mind, the reality is it is HARD for employers to find people. This difficulty is rampant in highly skilled trades like Information Technology, and low -end labor [...]
When Recruiters Have no Clue Finding the right recruiter can be a job in itself. A technical manager I know posted a scathing review on LinkedIn about a competing agency. Apparently, he gets numerous bot emails about how they have the perfect job for him, identifying a specific position they have in mind. Apparently, they [...]
The Big Cheese I’m Cheesy and I'm a “Foody” … #nomnomnom. I love to eat, love to cook, have a serious relationship with wine. Years ago, I managed a store in Head House Square called The Big Cheese. Much to my now wife’s amusement that’s how I would answer the phone = “Hello, The Big [...]
Recruiting Agencies and HR Partners Friedrich Nietzsche, the pre-eminent Scholar, Philosopher and prolific producer of useful quotes shared “There are no facts, only interpretations.” Armed with this idea I reached out to a large pool of Human Resources professionals to explore their views on recruitment and additionally their relationships with agencies. The same poll shared [...]
Attaining the Right Salary Compensation Effective May 23rd employers and recruiters in Philadelphia will no longer be allowed to ask prospective employees their current compensation. In January, Mayor Kenney signed into law the Wage Equity Law. The law was enacted to combat wage discrimination against women and minorities, a noble and worthwhile effort and cause. [...]
