What’s the True Cost of Your Hiring Strategy?
The same lesson applies to your hiring strategy: opt for a low-cost solution at the expense of quality, and (absent of supernatural luck) you’ll wind up with a plethora of hidden expenses and repair costs. In fact, according to a SHRM study, hiring the wrong person could cost up to five times a bad hire’s…
Read MoreHire 4 Performance Series: The Briefcase
Imagine that person X has a Toyota/Honda or some other universally dependable brand of car, has been driving for over fifteen years, and has a working knowledge of the destination they’re headed, along with a few shortcuts along the way. Oh, and this person claims they have the best road trip playlist. When they turn…
Read MoreHire 4 Performance Series: The Heart
By now, you’ve mastered the art of making the perfect Old Fashioned or if you’re reading this blog first, then make sure you check out part 1. Our guess is that, right now, you’re thinking an Old-Fashioned sounds surprisingly good, and perhaps you should get one, but wait! To make an effective hire, you need the…
Read MoreHire 4 Performance Series: The Head
According to Liquor.com, The Old Fashioned is arguably the grandfather of all cocktails. Simple yet complex, subtle yet bold, it is easy to see why the three-ingredient classic, believed to date back to the early years of the Republic, remains so revered. Ordering an Old Fashioned at a bar will earn you an approving nod. Though it is…
Read MoreSix Hiring Themes that Will Define 2023
So, what’s on the horizon for 2023? What are the key themes or trends we are expecting to see as the sun sets on 2022 and rises on a new year? We’re glad you asked! Here are our top six hiring themes for 2023 and what you need to be aware of as you equip…
Read MoreTalent Talks: Optimizing Talent Through Connected Leadership w/ Traci Scherck
As an HR professional or hiring manager, you play a critical role in optimizing talent in your organization—and this begins with making the right hires. When you take a talent optimization approach to hiring, you increase your odds of placing the right people in the right seats. The key to successfully implementing talent optimization is…
Read MoreHiring in Healthcare – You can take the Nurse out of Nursing, or Can You?
Here is Cassidy’s Story If we can put a person in a role that resonates with their skills, abilities, motivations, and future growth, we all benefit. Employee engagement is higher, ownership, and investment increases (with the support of a well-equipped manager). Our Partners feel the impact of it. It’s something that transcends industries whether that’s tackling…
Read MoreResumes Don’t Show Up For Work
Their professional experience and achievements are only a third of the puzzle when it comes to seeing the candidate and predicting their performance in YOUR organization. Take a step back for a moment. What does a resume tell you, or more accurately, what does a resume GIVE you? A resume tells you: What a resume…
Read MoreHow Mindset Impacts the Big Remote vs In-Office Question
Every great action, every breakthrough, every success started with an idea. Ideas are powerful. Ideas can shape futures or halt progress. Ideas, mindsets, beliefs, they are all fuel for change or resistance. Take Galileo, his ideas and beliefs drove him to explore and share the idea of heliocentricity; the earth revolves around the sun. There…
Read MoreDiversity In The Workplace
Honestly, even if we can see the value of diversity in the workplace, supporting company Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives might not be something we think about every day! The truth is, there is a certain comfort with familiarity. It’s also true that we crave community, yet we value and would vigorously defend our…
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