The Many Shades of Employment
Finding the right people has become challenging for everyone. Once you find them, you have options for how you hire them. You can hire them as full-time employees, as contract persons, or as a freelancer. Regardless of the company’s size, thousands of employees, or one, companies can engage people in a way that best suits […]
Hiring Challenges: What Are Candidates Looking For?
By Kristen Harris While finding and hiring the right person for your team can feel like a challenge, it’s really just a match-making process. You’re finding the right fit between what the person wants and needs, and what the company wants and needs. When there is enough alignment…viola!…you have a match. Hiring might feel even […]
Top 5 Things That A Hiring Manager Wants To See In A Job Seeker
By Catherine Lang-Cline It is a candidate’s world right now but that does not mean you can just sit back and expect the great offers to roll in. Clients spend a lot of time and money to recruit and hire and if you are not meeting some basic criteria beyond your resume, they will take […]
Recruiters are People Too!
By Kristen Harris Ever wonder what recruiters do all day? (Hint…it involves people, lots and lots people!) Chances are someone helps you hire for your team, whether it’s a third-party firm like us, an internal talent acquisition team, or an HR specialist responsible for internal hiring. Or maybe you’re responsible for the hiring on your […]
So You Want to Work Remote? Prove It!
By Kristen Harris Over the last two years, we’ve seen a sea-change of acceptance and expectation for more work to be done remotely. While some companies and roles were already working on a remote or hybrid basis, COVID-19 pushed this trend forward fast. Whether you call it remote work, work from home, telecommuting, telework, or […]
What You Want vs What They Want, Working Redefined
By Catherine Lang-Cline The American Staffing Association recently completed a survey asking both companies and candidates about their workspace arrangements. The results may surprise you. Their survey indicates that while 43% of companies are doing hybrid, 69% of employees want a hybrid. Regarding full office, companies are doing 38% and only 7% of employees actually […]
Business Vision 101 – The Top 5 Things We Want You To Know
By Catherine Lang-Cline Why am I talking about startups? Because recently the Women’s Small Business Accelerator asked me to talk to a group of small businesses and startups about goal setting. It reminded me of some of the goals that Kristen Harris and I set before we even opened our doors. That made me think, […]
Looking to Hire? Make Them An Offer They Can’t Refuse
By Catherine Lang-Cline Let’s face it, all of the great people are already working. Is this new? No. But as businesses flex, hire, and lay off, it is all about timing and the very best people getting picked up first. And once they are hired, the smartest companies try and keep them happy. So how […]
New Year, New Year…Is It Time for a New Job?
By Kristen Harris Every time the calendar turns over, we get inundated with the “new year, new you” online inspo. But there is some wisdom to the power of new starts, fresh beginnings, and triggers like a new year that push us to make a change. There are many reasons people change jobs–focus on the […]
Rethinking Resolutions
By Catherine Lang-Cline Can we all right now just admit that we are exhausted? If we do it all together we can start this year in a place that makes every single one of us aware that we are all trying to function a bit broken. We have learned a lot and carried on this […]