Could you repeat that one more time? Sorry, what was that?  How many times do we have to repeat ourselves before we get frustrated? It turns out the magic number is somewhere around three. In our first blog series of the year, we’re focusing on maximizing efficiency while maintaining quality, and shattering the barriers to…

At the end of last year, we reviewed our 2023 predictions, assessing how accurate they were. We were pleased to see employer branding, data-driven hiring, and the candidate experience were correctly predicted. One surprise we saw, was that DE&I didn’t feature as strongly, and we should have guessed that the remote, hybrid, in-office conversation would…

Mastering Personal Habits for a Rapid Recruitment Start in 2024 As the curtain rises on a new year, recruiters, hiring managers, and business leaders are gearing up for an exhilarating journey. As with any year, it’s a marathon and not a sprint, and you have to know when to hit the groove and when to…

Reviewing Our 2023 Hiring Predictions and Looking Toward 2024:   2023, few of us would have predicted the year we just had. Economists have been confounded by what’s taken place. Inflation has risen to record-breaking levels, talent shortages have walked hand in hand with mass layoffs, AI took jobs, and then itself has been replaced only…

Home for the Holidays: Navigating Rest from a Remote Work Perspective  The holiday season is upon us, and for many remote workers, the prospect of taking time off can be exciting and daunting. While the allure of spending quality time with loved ones and indulging in festive activities is undeniable, the challenge lies in finding…

The air is filled with the aroma of freshly brewed eggnog, homes are adorned with trees of all shapes and sizes, and the jingle of Christmas music echoes through every store. As we embrace the holiday spirit, it’s also the perfect time to unwrap the potential that lies behind each door of our “AI”dvent calendar,…

New Year resolutions don’t begin on January 1st, a vacation doesn’t start the moment you board the plane, and a new hires first day isn’t the day they start with the company. It might look that way, but chase the spark back, and you’ll see that these ideas and plans started way before the date…

If somewhere has one hundred 5-star reviews and five 1-star reviews, are you skeptical or do you dive headfirst into catastrophizing?   Sure there are all these great reviews but the 1 star is the powerful star, the star that pulls the rug out of everything good and sends your business, product, or service crashing down…

For some companies, especially those in industrial, manufacturing, or logistics-based spheres, work-from-home opportunities remain an impossibility (putting a CnC machine in your home is impractical at best).   For these companies, remote often means rural, and hiring for these types of remote roles can be challenging (but also surprisingly attractive to certain candidates). Rural communities, once perceived…