LinkedIn just recently published their 2024 Future of Recruiting report. This is always an excellent read as they poll thousands of recruiting professionals to compile their data. Below we give our readers our view on Linkedin’s six big trends and how it affects wholesale distribution and Manufacturing. AI will supercharge recruiting. AI will assist recruiters…
The United States Department of Labor puts the cost of a bad hire at up to 30% of the employee’s wages for the first year. Therefore, hiring a recruiting firm to fill a role can be cost-effective when considering the long-term impact of making the right hire. While there are upfront costs associated with engaging…
You always hear top execs saying they have the best team and people. “People” are a company’s biggest asset. But today, many companies are faced with the real-world challenge of retaining that top talent. This challenge rests on management’s shoulders. Employees typically quit because of their boss, not the company. A January 2024 study by…
Chicago, IL | May 24, 2023 Forbes recognized Global Recruiters Network®, a worldwide executive search firm based in Chicago, IL, for the seventh year in a row as one of America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms (2017-2023). “This recognition not only celebrates our past achievements but fuels our future aspirations, “CEO Brad Baiocchi remarks, “It’s…
One of the biggest challenges affecting distributors today is planning for a succession of skilled employees. This can be due to an employee being promoted or an eventual retirement. The best succession planning happens a few years out, but most companies are not typically ready to address this key issue. The best successors come from…
The impact of technology on millennial recruitment and engagement has been significant, reshaping the way organizations attract, hire, and retain millennial talent. Millennials, born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s, have grown up in an era of rapid technological advancements and have unique expectations when it comes to the workplace. Here are some key take…
One mistake we often see hiring managers make is considering the recruitment process to be complete after they deliver the offer letter to their chosen candidate. The hiring manager and their team select their “right fit” candidate, they email the offer, and expect the candidate to accept it. We feel that in this competitive recruitment…
Ever since COVID began impacting business worldwide, things have drastically changed for both job seekers and employers. Recruiting in this market has become much more challenging. Work from home has become common (and expected in many cases), the “great resignation” happened, and it seems like every day we’re hearing about something new happening in the…
In today’s competitive sales environment, sales managers and business leaders are turning increasingly to data analytics for insight and answers as to how to better penetrate accounts, increase sales, and grow revenues. Distributors and manufacturers are leaning on data to aid in making decisions. We are now seeing more companies looking to hire someone as…
Update: In regards to the proposed mandate that required that workers at businesses with 100 or more employees get vaccinated or submit a negative Covid test weekly to enter the workplace and also required unvaccinated workers to wear masks indoors at work. The courts recently ruled that: “Although Congress has indisputably given OSHA the power…