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…
Recruiting in the year 2023 had a lot of lessons learned for most companies, but one thing that we have seen is that some trends are still very real year over year. Let’s take a look at recent findings published by Bullhorn, a leading recruitment software provider. Key Takeaways: It is still a candidate’s market,…
The emergence of remote work and telecommunicating has greatly influenced the evolution of the modern workplace. We have seen a lot of changes in how companies and clients view remote work. As organizations adapt to changing dynamics and technological advancements, working from home has become increasingly common. While the advantages of working from home, such…
Whether you’re currently budgeting for 2024 or about to start, creating a roadmap for recruitment and staffing success in conjunction with your financial 2024 budget might be a good idea. Companies never want unexpected staffing issues, but expenses will undoubtedly increase throughout the year. Having a plan and a roadmap for handling these recruitment expenses…
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…
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…
As we all know, today’s employment market is a candidate driven market. Top talent has many choices and a strong financial offer might not be enough to get to, Yes, I accept. Your financial offering is just a piece of the decision making process. So, what can you do ensure your chosen candidate accepts to…
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…
The recruitment industry is experiencing a flurry of activity and job seekers are no longer willing to wait through a long recruitment process. Employers that want to hire top talent need to be critically aware of their “time to hire” (meaning how long the entire process takes from first contact with a candidate until an…
The pandemic continues to bring employers many challenges, but the biggest challenge is where employees can work. You can hardly look at news articles related to the job market without seeing stories about working from home or hybrid/flexible work locations. We’ve even blogged about it several times – Work from home is here to stay…