Whether or not we are headed for a recession, the December jobs report showed a strong finish for 2022 with unemployment down to 3.5% and a 223,000 increase in nonfarm …
What Job Seekers Are Hunting in 2023 and How You Can Deliver
Whether you are in an industry that’s predicted to slow this year–maybe you’re thinking about some “quiet hiring,”–or your company is planning on growth and hiring or you’re somewhere in …
What are the chances that a four-day workweek might be headed for the US?
With the recent findings from the midpoint of the 4-day Week Global trial being released after six months of trialing a four-day week in the UK, there is now science …
Streamlining the Interview Process to Beat Competition and Score Top Candidates
If you are a company getting ready to hire some new team members, great! But don’t fall into the trap of conducting excessive interviews (you can read more about that …
Beware! Don’t Risk Losing Qualified Candidates to a Too-Lengthy Recruitment Process
Uncertain financial times–a potentially (but maybe not) looming recession, high inflation, 10+ million job openings–means that if you are a company looking to fill a role, you might be facing …
New Year, New Networking: Letters of Rec are Making a Comeback
Whether you’re hedging your bets in case of recession or you are in an industry that is likely to see some shrinkage in 2023 (e.g. tech) get those networks ready …
Four Tips for Successful Recruiting During a Recession
While the jury is still out on whether or not we are actually heading for a recession, it doesn’t hurt to plan. Recessions and economic downturns are part of the …
You’ve heard of “Quiet Quitting,” but what about “Quiet Hiring?”
You’ve heard of “Quiet Quitting,” and now… “Quiet Hiring?” This new buzzword has mixed reactions: some are positive and action-focused, some are eye-rolls about another scary buzzword, and some are …
Is Remote Work Here to Stay? Survey Says … Yes!
A post on LinkedIn about remote work made me really think about what work will look like now that we are heading from the COVID era to (hopefully) the post-COVID …
Remote Work: The (Not So) Secret Weapon to Help Introverts Stand Out
We’ve talked a lot of about remote work: why people love it, whether it’s here to stay, and how companies can leverage remote work for increased employee productivity and satisfaction. …