Job Security: Large or Small Companies? In the seemingly endless days of this challenging economic climate, job security and stability are rising factors when making career choices for many job seekers. The question is where to find it and how to best secure it? A prevailing myth is larger companies offer better career opportunities, pay, [...]
Preparation and Research are key to Interviewing Interviewing 101: For many, interviewing is a stressful process, that is a requirement, but one we wish we could avoid. It throws us off our “normal game”, and we often stress even more afterwards. The secret not known by many is that interviewing is just as nerve racking [...]
Communication is Key in Recruiting Successful Recruiters understand the importance of why a potential placement is a good match between the client and the candidate. If you want to build relationships, you want to present candidates who are excited about the opportunity and are an exact fit for what your client is looking for. Understanding [...]
Higher Education: What to Spend your Money on STEM Education: It is tough to generalize on this subject, as we each have unique gifts and passions. However, when choosing what to study at the University level, it may be helpful to think ‘S-T-E-M’. S-T-E-M stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. The ‘meatier’ degrees, if [...]
Connecting Employers and Candidates through Facebook Recruiting has long been at the forefront of technological advancements. In the late 1980’s, Prodigy and AOL were already in use as recruitment tools. The advent of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) revolutionized the business. Shortly thereafter Monster – with one Super Bowl ad – created a whole new way [...]
Understanding the Importance of a Strong Staffing Partner Let’s face it, recruiters have a tough reputation; it is unfortunately well deserved in many cases. We’ve heard the horror stories; all of them. Some ridiculous and laughable, some tragic. Too often prospective candidates are contacted by recruiters wholly ignorant of what they are actually seeking. The [...]
The Keys to Recruiting Agencies ROI Recruiting Agencies: We thought we would talk a little bit about recruitment ROI. “I have a ton of agencies at 15%, why pay full fee”, “We can’t afford fees”, “We have many applicants in our database” – Those are the reasons we hear about WHY NOT to use an [...]
People Drive Successful Companies Employees Make the Company Great: Despite the increasing number of moving parts in today’s business climate, from globalization, serial financial market tsunamis, and increasing regulatory compliance challenges….one thing hasn’t changed. Great people are required to make great companies. To stay competitive amidst this complexity, top employers are now venturing outside their [...]
Year-End Employment Numbers In December of 2015, the nation was able to add about 292,000 jobs to the economy, which is a glaring difference from the 2007 recession eight years ago that took a tool on the U.S. economy. For the third month in a row, the unemployment rate held steady at 5% according to [...]
Staying Relevant in Changing Tech Fields It is fairly evident to almost everyone that technology has shaped the way we live and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. New gadgets, mobile devices, web functionality, and cutting edge programming languages have forced their way onto the scene. Staying relevant in today's highly competitive [...]
