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 >
10 Tips for a Career Development Strategy
Categories: UncategorizedDo 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 >
The Importance of an Online Career Page
Categories: UncategorizedAn online career section of a company website used to be considered optional and nice to have, but since the pandemic changed the hiring process, it has become the foundation of an employer recruitment marketing strategy. Large or small, for-profit or nonprofit, in all sectors and industries — recruiters are struggling to attract candidates for … MORE >
Retaining Top Employees Reduces Cost of Employee Turnover
Categories: Management Tools, UncategorizedLet’s face it, employee turnover hurts. It’s disruptive, expensive, and drags down morale. Not to mention the time you now have to devote to identifying, interviewing, and hiring a replacement candidate. The Department of Labor estimates the cost of replacing a single employee to be one third of their annual salary. Additionally hiring the wrong … MORE >
Business Spotlight: Tey Scott
Categories: UncategorizedMeet Tey Scott — senior director of global talent acquisition at LinkedIn. She’s learned a lot throughout the years, and she’s sharing her list of lessons for growing professionally. 1. Remove “should” from your vocabulary. Everyone measures success differently, so it’s best not to allow yourself to compare your achievements to others. It doesn’t quite … MORE >
10 Differences Between a Boss and a Real Leader
Categories: UncategorizedAre you a boss or a leader? While some people may think these two positions go hand-in-hand, they’re actually quite different. Yes; both a leader and a boss can give out orders and tasks, but only a leader can empower and motivate their team to increase productivity in the most effective way. Here are a … MORE >
How To Celebrate Halloween at the Office
Categories: UncategorizedHalloween isn’t only celebrated by small trick-or-treaters. You can use this holiday to your advantage in your office. Celebrating Halloween allows everyone to have a little fun, builds morale, and also helps build teamwork. Here are three ways you can incorporate this freaky holiday at your office. Halloween Party Usually this works best during lunch … MORE >
Women Leaders Disrupting Entrepreneurship
Categories: UncategorizedIt’s a new age for female professionals and entrepreneurs. Women all over the world are breaking societal norms and pushing through glass ceilings to create more opportunities. But if you think being successful in the business world means no hard work, think again. We are shining the spotlight on five talented women who have worked … MORE >
5 Questions To Ask After You’ve Made A Mistake
Categories: UncategorizedRealizing you’ve made a mistake can quickly drop your heart to your stomach. Nobody wants to commit a major blunder and feel that way. Here are five questions to ask yourself when you end up having a slip up. What Happened? Before you leap into action to save face, it’s important to figure out what happened … MORE >
Reasons You Didn’t Get The Job (That Have Nothing To Do With You)
Categories: Interview Tips, Resume Tips, UncategorizedThe job interview process may seem a lot like dating. The hiring manager will send an enthusiastic email, then go MIA for days. But the difference is — they’re not playing mind games with you — there could be plenty of reasons why they’re being hot and cold. Here are four common explanations as to … MORE >