In today’s dynamic workplace, we often focus on skills, experience, and qualifications when hiring. However, there’s a crucial factor that frequently gets overlooked: the alignment between an employee’s personal goals and the organization’s mission. As staffing professionals, we’ve seen firsthand how this alignment—or lack thereof—can make or break both individual and organizational success. In this … MORE >
8 Tips for Using AI to Write Your Resume
Categories: Resume Tips
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has suddenly dominated the media and it seems that everyone is jumping on the band wagon. If you are looking for a job or career change, you might be wondering how you can use it to assist with some of the tedious tasks of writing multiple versions of a resume or cover … MORE >
Five New Years Resolutions for Employers and Job Seekers
Categories: Management Tools, Resume TipsIt’s a new year which inspires all of us to set new goals for improvement. While employers are busy strategizing their hiring needs for 2024, job seekers are mapping out their career growth plans. It’s a time-consuming activity for both parties, who need each other to succeed. So how can we improve the process … MORE >
10 Tips for a Career Development Strategy
Categories: Uncategorized
Do you know the difference between career development vs. looking for a job? A job search is immediate and transactional—you are searching for a position with the goal of an employer hiring you. Career Development is a continuous, long-term strategy that involves exploration, goal setting, skill building, and most importantly networking to reach your full … MORE >
How to Boost your Brand as an Employer
Categories: Leadership, Management Tools, Recruiting, Workplace CultureMost companies spend a lot of time on their customer-facing brand, but fall short when considering the merits of paying attention to their brand as an “employer.” Strategic companies place as much importance on boosting their employer brand to attract the best job candidates (for them) and increase their chances of hiring and retaining talent. … MORE >
Why Employers Should Build a Team-Culture vs. Family-Culture
Categories: Leadership, Management Tools, Recruiting, Workplace CultureMany employers like to brand their organizations as a “family” thinking it will help people feel like they belong and inspire loyalty. But it can backfire in the long run for many reasons. Here’s why building a high-performance team is a better business strategy than relying on the “We’re a Family” Cliche: Employees get … MORE >
Preparing for a Promotion
Categories: Interview Tips, Leadership, Skills Upgrade, Workplace CultureMost people aspire to an upwardly mobile career path, with a well-defined promotion ladder to climb. Promotions are a typical way to measure success, which includes ascending to higher ranks with an increase in salary, position, responsibilities, benefits, and status. It sounds great, but do you understand all that is involved, are you prepared, … MORE >
How to Create a la Carte “Benefit Buckets”
Categories: Diversity, Leadership, Management Tools, Recruiting, Workplace CultureTraditionally employers like to keep things straightforward and offer all their employees the same package of benefits. It’s done with the best intentions, but in light of the current labor shortage, it’s actually an unfair policy that doesn’t recognize the diversity and humanity of the evolving workforce. Employees are diverse in age, culture, finances, marital … MORE >
Negotiation Tips for More than Just Salary
Categories: Interview Tips, Resume Tips, Skills Upgrade, Work From Home, Workplace CultureFor those of you who might have missed it, there is a new salary transparency law that went into effect November 6, 2022. This new law requires Westchester employers with at least four employees to disclose a minimum and maximum salary range for job, transfer, or promotion opportunities “performed within Westchester County, whether from an … MORE >
What Employers Need to Consider with the New Salary Transparency Law
Categories: Diversity, Leadership, Management ToolsEffective November 6, 2022 a new Wage Transparency Law in Westchester County that requires Westchester employers with at least four employees to provide salary range disclosure and has potential consequences for non-compliance. Employers must now publish a minimum and maximum salary range for job, transfer, or promotion opportunities “performed within Westchester County, whether from an … MORE >