Have you scheduled your vacation yet? It’s never too late because taking time off can happen at any time of the year. So if you haven’t done it yet, take a couple of minutes and look at your calendar and block out that time. I am notorious for not vacationing, but after a year or two of that, I realized that it was not only unfair to my family, but to myself. How about you? Does the opportunity always seem to come and go and nothing gets done? Here is
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 their needs. People in marketing and advertising have been doing a variety of ways of employment for years, so it is great that these choices are becoming more mainstream. The following are the top three
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 harder right now because, over the last few years, people have been forced to completely change how they work. In doing so, they’ve overcome obstacles, found new passions and interests, identified their top skills, realized
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 a pass on you. These are the Top 5 things that will make you stand out to any hiring manager: Ambition Be prepared for the interview and express a lot of interest in the position.
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 own team, in which case you are your own recruiter. We’re about to pull back the curtain and share key steps of the recruiting process. Most importantly, we’ll highlight what you can do to improve
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 something else, basically we’re talking about working somewhere other than a centralized office. Your work location might be a home office, co-work space, satellite office, another city, a travel location, or garden office. You could
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 want full in office. Out of curiosity, we conducted our own survey asking if candidates would take a job that did not offer remote or hybrid as an option and the results are very similar.
Catherine Lang-Cline Paranoia is defined by Merriam Webster, as “an unreasonable feeling that people are trying to harm you or do not like you.” The difference between positive paranoia and destructive paranoia is the word “unreasonable.” Positive paranoia is the reasonable tension we get when we sense something is not right. It’s a sense that comes with experience. It’s a sense that guides us to better business outcomes. Examples; “We did everything right, but we should think of alternatives to a bank loan” “There was something that the customer said
By Catherine Lang-Cline We are all familiar with internships. Many of us had them or at least knew about them in school. Companies take on interns for a wide variety of reasons and they are typically all good reasons. You are offering a potential kick-start to their career but you may not be getting a wide range of candidates because, for some, money really matters. Those people are like me, I could not take advantage of intern opportunities because while I needed the experience, I could not work for free
I’m a freelance Graphic Designer and aspiring cake taster for The Great British Bake Off. I dabble in witchcraft and also printmaking. Morning I begin every morning with an epic fight against the evil machine that is my alarm clock. Then the sweet sounds of Bowie usher me into the shower and to my first cup of tea. I hit the pavement and walk the 5 minutes to the newly renovated StewMac offices that still have that luxurious new car smell. After setting up my laptop I say “good morning” to my
