Take a moment and think about your favorite song. What makes it so memorable? Which lyrics stick out in your head? Why does it stand out from the millions of other songs out there? A great resume is like a great song from a talented musical artist: it captures attention, it informs, and it sticks […]
February is American Heart Month, our annual reminder to take care of our hearts because, frankly, heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. The statistics go on from there and they are all just as scary. Check out the CDC […]
Could you run your company without your employees? Working conditions in manufacturing environments can be dangerous, placing workers at a higher risk of severe injury compared to other industries. If you fail to take the right precautions to protect your workers, then your company productivity will suffer quickly. A worker doesn’t even have to become […]
People, whether a recruiter or a candidate, have one very important thing in common – they don’t want to waste their time. Yet neither can easily escape their fate. Recruiters are destined to review thousands of resumes and job seekers must plod through hundreds of job postings. Neither have time or patience for nonsense, yet […]
Six months into our giant work-from-home experiment, data is pouring in and analysts are attempting to make sense of and learn from what it shows. And whew, does it show a lot! Much of it is positive, some negative, and all of it enlightening. One attention-grabbing headline is that we are working more hours – […]
Video calls. These past few months, we’ve all been participating in more of them than ever. The pandemic has made it nearly inevitable between our work and personal lives being upended. Like it or not, for the foreseeable future video calls will be more abundant. In particular, the use of video calls for interviewing and […]
Would you flip a coin to determine the success or failure of your business? It sounds ridiculous, but this is essentially what countless startups are doing. Studies show that 50% of new businesses fail before their five-year mark, and even 75% of VC-backed startups will eventually fail. Given these stats, it’s natural to wonder how […]
How do you make sure the people you’re hiring are the right people for your business? It’s an easy question to ask, but a very difficult one to answer. After all, it can singlehandedly shed light on inefficiencies in your interviewing, vetting, and onboarding processes. Given how common this question is, it’s clear that candidate […]
Anniversaries are a natural time for reflection. However, as we celebrate our 31st here at ATR, we wanted to do something different and more valuable for the business leaders and professionals who have helped us reach this milestone. Rather than look back at our big wins or fun events, we’ve compiled 31 tips from 31 […]