More Job Seekers Means More Competition for Employers While there are a slew of individuals seeking work, this doesn’t mean that it’s easy to find the right talent for your open position. More job seekers mean that you must compete with other employers for talented prospects, along with managing increased hiring costs associated with sorting [...]
The world is changing fast, and these top trends and characteristics for leaders will help the leaders of the future that are rising up now. According to the latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey from the Economic Policy Institute, the number of “quits” is holding steady above historical benchmarks as hiring outpaces quits in [...]
With Birth Rates Declining Over the Past 50 Years, Fewer Skilled Workers are Entering the Workplace The world is changing rapidly, and, according to the World Economic Forum, fertility rates around the world have fallen dramatically in the last 50 years. Consider that, in 1952, most families had an average of five children. Today, that [...]
How to Improve Employee Experience As employees are starting to get back to work after the harshest effects of the pandemic, companies have to reexamine their employee experience strategies. A successful return requires companies to refine the employee experience as it stands by addressing a more comprehensive range of needs. By adopting an excellent strategy, any organization [...]
Attracting and Retaining Talent Attracting and retaining talent is one of the biggest challenges companies face today. We hear so much about The Great Resignation in the news, yet how many of us think about its impact on our own organizations? As recruiters, we see a very challenging market for companies to attract talented candidates. [...]
TEAM BUILDING Teams that play together stay together! Why Team Building is Important Dedicated team-building time helps to foster relationships, build trust, increase communication, encourage collaboration and teamwork, and boost team morale. Effective team building helps to increase employee engagement and cultivate a positive company culture, both of which boost employee retention. For more on [...]
PAYING ATTENTION TO RETENTION With the ongoing progression of the state’s reopening, headlines are shifting; no longer focused on what we have been through, now emphasizing what is to come. Though it is impossible to predict the future, it certainly seems reasonable that the forecast could be correct: a mass employee exodus is coming. [...]
HOW TO HIRE FOR AND CONVEY REMOTE COMPANY CULTURE By ConnectPoint Search Group Company culture matters, even (especially) in a remote workplace. Therefore, when hiring remote employees, finding a candidate that synergizes well with your current team is imperative. The following tips will guide your candidate search and provide helpful insight on how to [...]
TECH HIRING TRENDS OF 2021 By ConnectPoint Search Group Amid an uncertain business climate, there were numerous predictions made last year for what tech hiring might look like in 2021. Now, as Q1 is behind us and we move through Q2, the tech hiring trends of 2021 are clearly taking shape and many of [...]
HOW TO CULTIVATE CULTURE IN A REMOTE WORKPLACE ConnectPoint Search Group When the pandemic hit, most companies did not expect that our “14 days to flatten the curve” would extend through the coming year or be accompanied by lasting changes to how and where business is conducted. Now, over a year later, it has [...]
