Who you hire is one of the most important decisions and investments you can make in your business. However, recruiting and hiring today is more important than finding a person with the right skills and qualifications. Do the candidates fit our culture and strategic vision? Do they share our values and have the right behaviors […]
In the current candidate’s market, employee retention can seem like war, but it doesn’t have to be. Often, when top-grade managers leave their organization, it is because of reasons that could be addressed by company leadership and has little to do with salary. In our own internal surveys that we use with candidates, “Company Culture” […]
The economy keeps on humming along. So just how much of a candidate’s market is it right now? As of this writing, 250,000 new jobs were created in the U.S. last month (October 2018) with unemployment hitting a 48 year low of 3.7%. Average wages are also up 3.1% from a year earlier with gains […]
In an ever-changing marketplace, companies need to stay on top of their game—and their industry. To do that, you need to consistently acquire fresh talent and young employees that can learn from seasoned personnel while still bringing their new ideas to the table. Sometimes, however, that’s easier said than done. The college graduates of 2018 […]
Part 2 of a 2-Part Series on the Important and Timely Issue of Hiring in a Candidate’s Market When I turned 21 years old, I was in my Junior year at Bowling Green State University and had just changed majors from Music Education to Business. It was then that my dad gave me my first […]
Part 1 of a 2-Part Series on the Important and Timely Issue of Hiring in a Candidate’s Market It’s a Candidate’s Market! We’ve all heard this statement, and many business leaders and hiring managers are sick of hearing it yet remain confused about how to properly address the current employment market. Business leaders want to […]
Focusing on Youth in Hiring is Hurting Your Organizational Health
In the Fall of 1984, Ronald Reagan, at the time the oldest U.S. President in history, was in a fight...
Ethical v. Corporate Culture: Companies Sending Mixed Messages Impede their Own Growth Opportunities
Ethical culture? What’s that? Most people are familiar with corporate culture, often referred...
The Training Paradox: How We Rationalize a Failure to Drive Engagement
Competition vs. Synergy. Which is it? Does training hold production back or does it lead to increas...
