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How to Make the Right Executive Hire
Last year, many executives opted for early retirement when COVID-19 hit. Others were let go by their companies due to perceived redundancy in roles or the need for financial cutbacks. More than a year later, the economy is bouncing back and companies (both new and old) are trying to recruit quality leaders.…...
How Covid-19 Changed the Way We Look at Hiring
The only way to win in a post-Covid-19 world is to relentlessly focus on creating the best team possible. This has always been important during periods of economic contraction and business uncertainty. The difference now is that the rewards and the risks have never been greater. Covid-19’s disruptions, a shortage of in-demand…...
Working From Home Is Here to Stay (for the Better)
Thanks to the pandemic, we have a once-in-a-lifetime reset on the way we work. After a forced evacuation from workplaces in March of 2020, 50% of employees now say they don’t want to go back to the office full time. The bird is out of the cage. We have tasted freedom —…...
The Do’s And Don’ts Of Running A Hybrid Workforce In A Post-Pandemic World
There’s no doubt that the once futuristic hybrid work model is already here. Earlier this year, a Gartner analyst was quoted saying that about 60% of the workforce are choosing the hybrid option. Even as the world begins to open up, I suspect that we will never quite return to…...
4 Ways Executives Can Attract Top Talent
When asking college seniors where they want to work, their first responses might be Apple or Nike or Disney. The same might apply amongst any cohort you ask to list a company they want to work for, but it’s not because they have the best employer brand. All brands started…...
13 Signs You’re Applying For The Wrong Jobs
What if all this while you’ve been applying for the wrong jobs, and that’s the reason your job search has not been working? Sure, after so many late-night resume revisions without any job offer to show for it, it can be tempting to wonder if getting a new job is…...
5 insights into building a culture with your remote teams
As more companies ponder the future of remote work, it’s going to be important to keep remote teams engaged with your business and brand. For the past 6 years, I’ve been a part of BKA Content, a award-winning company based in Utah, that has maintained a good reputation among its writers for…...
Why soft skills are becoming ever more important to businesses
Interpersonal skills, empathy and resilience are strongly desired by employers as they look towards business recovery. Riccarda Zezza discusses how these ‘soft’ skills can be developed in every day life. With advances in technology and societal priorities, jobs are constantly evolving – meaning it’s now near-impossible to just learn one…...
17 Indispensable Secrets to Management Success
Do you often wonder what the secrets to success are in management? You are not alone if so, as many managers find management to be incredibly challenging (especially when they first start out) but see many people seemingly born to be a manager. While it is certainly true that some…...
Why Should You Outsource Recruitment to Professionals?
Hiring a new employee can be a time-consuming and tedious process. If you hire the right individual, then your business will do well, but if you hire the wrong one, then all the effort to hire that candidate will go to waste. This is why companies have turned to recruitment…...
What Does a Recruiter Do? Your Guide
You should hire someone when you need to hire someone. More than 650,000 Americans work as recruiters. You may think that that number is excessive. You know that recruiters help fill job positions, and that is the truth about them. But that’s only part of the truth. What does a recruiter do?…...
Cracking The C-Suite’s Glass Ceiling
There’s good news and bad news in the fight for gender equality in Corporate America. The good news: according to a new Korn Ferry study, the percentage of female executives (identified as vice president and above) has risen considerably in the last five years, from 31 percent in 2016 to 39…...
How Covid Changed Executive Recruiting
Covid-19 has taken its toll on the workplace; by some accounts, 7 out of 10 workers believe the Covid era has been the most challenging period of their professional lives. In healthcare—the industry in which I serve—I believe that ratio to be much higher. The workplace disruption has translated into tremendous…...
Combatting Ageism in the Workplace
Since diversity and inclusion took center stage in corporate America, you might think the modern era work environment is becoming an equal place for all. However, have we forgotten about the worker over 50? Unfortunately, ageism in the workplace occurs every day across America, and it is often not recognized and…...
10 Leadership Habits of Highly Effective Leaders
When someone claims that they know how to lead using a specific formula, run. There is no one way to lead or no specific formula to follow, but there are certain habits that if you practice daily, you will become a better leader. “Leadership is influence — nothing more, nothing…...
