One of the biggest trends affecting the workplace and corporate hiring this year involves education, learning, and credentials. As the economy continues to build steam, unemployment falls, and the marketplace gets more competitive, companies are reacting. This includes raising salaries, adding benefits, and creating stronger, deeper talent pools to find the employees they need for […]
My dad retired as a navigator from the Air Force in 1987 while we were stationed in Germany – the next three years were some of the toughest of his professional life. He started two jobs, neither a good fit for his skills and I know he struggled to figure out what to do in […]
Recruiters are always trying to get more out of everything – more leads, more contacts, more calls, and more interviews. We work to maximize our time and our network to fill our requisitions and move on to the next set of challenges. We sometimes can’t see the forest for the trees – I find that […]
I’ve been traveling a lot these past few weeks – Austin, Colorado Springs, Seattle, New York, Boston. I enjoy and look forward to traveling, whether for work or pleasure. I don’t like the time away from home, but let’s be honest – it is good to get away, take stock of things, and not watch […]
Talent Channels – Who Should Your Executive Sponsor Be? Building your talent channel – whether it be for university graduates, software developers, veterans, or women – requires many different ingredients to be successful. Thorough and descriptive candidate profiling and recruiter education and training are two key components of success; selecting and preparing an area of […]
The U.S. military requires many different jobs, from medical and IT personnel to finance and logistics folks. These military job profiles and positions dovetail nicely into the civilian job sector. These include IT, with its list of certifications that benchmark candidates to jobs in industry, as well as logistics and finance positions, where skillsets and […]
