It’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 >
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 >
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 >
What Employers Need to Consider with the New Salary Transparency Law
Categories: Diversity, Leadership, Management ToolsTags: recruitment, salary transparency lawEffective 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 >
A Shift in the Hiring Mindset
Categories: Leadership, Management ToolsTags: business owners, business tips, employee benefits, employee recruitment, finding top talent, hiring, hiring process, management, recruitingYou’ve been searching for the right employee(s) to join your organization, but due to the national labor shortage it’s been more of a challenge than expected. You increase wages and beef up the benefits package in the hopes it will increase qualified applications, but still no luck. So what do you do now? How do … MORE >
Map out Internal Career Pathways to Identify Skills Gaps
Categories: Management ToolsMost people strive to have a career rather than just a job and it’s common for career counselors to map what is called a “Career Pathway” which outlines the positions, salary, and training required to advance in a particular industry. Career Pathways help job seekers obtain the right credentials and skills to advance with … MORE >
Actionable Tips for Building a Diverse Workforce
Categories: Diversity, Management Tools, RecruitingEmployers have been hearing a lot of about DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) hiring practices but many may nod like they understand, but in actuality have no clear plan on how to execute the ideology on a day to day basis. It’s sounds good and our intentions are positive, but HOW do we make it … MORE >
Developing a Pipeline in a Tight Job Market
Categories: Leadership, Management Tools, RecruitingTags: human resources, pipeline, recruiting, workforce developmentThere is much currently being written about the labor shortage that is occurring and the natural tendency has been to blame generous Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) for demotivating job applicants. This explanation, perhaps, is overly simplistic as it doesn’t take into consideration that the labor shortage has been going on for … MORE >
The Importance of Training Employees
Categories: Leadership, Management Tools, RecruitingThe workplace changed drastically since COVID-19 with rapid technology advances and flexible hybrid staffing models implemented to protect employees while maintaining efficient operations. Employers are still scrambling to craft new procedures and policies to keep pace, but what’s become increasingly evident is the need for employers and employees to get in sync regarding specific … MORE >