December is here, and recruiting during the holidays can be challenging. Current employees and job seekers are faced with difficult decisions to move to a new role now or wait until the new year. Why is recruiting during the holidays difficult? We think the key reasons which drives people to these decisions are: Money/Financial –…
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…
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…
What is the Right Fit? Covid has changed the way employers and employees look at the job market. The right fit employee of yesteryear may not be the best fit for today’s working environment. In the last few years, much has changed – from where you work, how you work and who you work with.…
Top 4 reasons your job posting is not getting results When a person becomes a job seeker there can be an endless set of obstacles that they face, many of which might cause frustration or make them question the company’s recruiting process. This can ultimately lead them to question if the role is even right…
The Key to Recruitment Success The #1 thing you can do to win over candidates Finding the right person for your company’s job openings is usually a challenging process. There are many variables that factor into the journey of hiring the best candidate, and sometimes the entire task can feel overwhelming. As the recruitment process…
Finding the right person for your open job positions is key to keeping your business functioning. However, it can sometimes seem mystifying to figure out the top things job seekers are looking for. It can be difficult to know what is most important to candidates. Do you know what you need to do to attract…
Working from home has certainly been a big adjustment for many companies in our industry. Dealing with the pandemic and learning how to adapt to all the changes has been an ongoing process. However, while most employees and job seekers say that the flexibility to work from home is very important to them, many employers…
This has been a rough year for most companies, with COVID-19 forcing many changes in the way the world does business. As we look ahead to 2021, here are seven key recruiting and hiring trends that we anticipate will continue to reshape the way companies think about employees and talent acquisition. 1. REMOTE EMPLOYEES Working…