Like so many other professions, hiring changed forever in 2020. People may have assumed hiring was slow, but that wasn’t the case for the whole year. While the unemployment rate spiked early in the pandemic at 14.7%, it was down to 6.1% a year later. In other words, after the initial freeze, there was a […]
The 18th season of Bravo’s cooking competition Top Chef recently premiered. It follows the basic cooking show format – chefs cook, are judged, and someone is eliminated. Top Chef is a season-long competition with a hefty cash prize and other perks for the winner. I enjoy the competition and perhaps get a few inspirations for […]
You’ve just hired a Pharmacovigilance Officer or finally filled all your open QC positions. You’re ecstatic! It wasn’t easy to find these talented people, so you want to make sure that you don’t lose them. What’s one of the best predictors of retention success? The employee’s onboarding experience. Companies that excel here retain 91 percent […]
Industry 4.0, or the Fourth Industrial Revolution, is upon us. There’s been talk of it coming and the lines have been blurry, but COVID-19 greatly accelerated a number of trends that are ushering a new era of manufacturing before our very eyes. The repercussions of the pandemic will be felt throughout 2021 and for a […]
In the first two months of 2020, the utilities sector outperformed the S&P 500. However, since COVID-19 changed the world, the sector has been distinctly underperforming. It’s clear that the pandemic served as a catalyst for many industries, accelerating trends that were already underway or in their infancy. The energy sector is no different, and […]
Decades from now, we will look back at 2021 and recognize the start of a new era. As the pandemic slowly subsides and the smoke clears, the business landscape will look different. That new environment will require a different approach for attracting customers and winning business. There are many 2021 marketing and advertising trends to […]
Is 2021 going to be a blockbuster year of hiring for you? Are you playing it safe before committing to a recruiting strategy? Either way, you can be certain that 2021 will look much different than 2020. The pandemic may not yet be over, but vaccines are getting into bloodstreams and candidates are reassessing their […]
“Time is money.” – Ben Franklin, inventor, businessman, founding father of the United States “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” – Warren Buffet, American investor, CEO, philanthropist Why should we use a staffing agency? It’s a fair question and one that I am asked often. These quotes from two distinguished […]
What’s the difference between diversity and inclusion? It’s a question that people ask often, and I think it’s an understandable one – the terms are everywhere these days and often used interchangeably. One way to understand the difference is, of course, to look at the literal definitions: Diversity – the practice or quality of including […]