Learning to part with grace; Not all endings have to be ugly
Let’s face it. It is rarely easy to let an employee go. Unless they have done something unethical or catastrophic to the company, it’s not going to feel good. Here are [...]
You’re Fired! Now What?
I recently interviewed a candidate who announced at the beginning of our call that she was glad we connected because she had been fired the day before. I was very taken [...]
Out with The Great Resignation…and in with The Great Regret?
Last August we published a post about The Great Resignation of 2021: a phenomenon wherein a record number of employees quit their jobs as COVID-19 restrictions began to lift. Read our full [...]
Don’t judge a Candidate by a piece of paper
The Professional Resume: Fact or Fiction? A Cautionary Tale Not to Judge A Book By It’s Cover As a recruiter, I see hundreds of resumes a week. I am quickly scanning [...]
The Rise of Ghosting in the Workplace: What happened to common courtesy?
Ghosting refers to halting all communications without notice, effectively just disappearing unexpectedly. We aren’t quite sure what has been happening lately, but the number of candidates who have been ghosting, whether [...]
Mindfulness in the Workplace
We can all relate to feeling stressed-out, burned-out or too busy in today’s workforce. For many, the pandemic has brought a great surge of self-reflection and a desire for better work-life [...]
How Allowing Remote Work Will Improve Your Business
In the beginning of 2021, we wrote a blog about the shift towards remote work that resulted from COVID-19 lockdowns. As the country is opening back up again, a lot of companies [...]
5 Tips for Hiring in a Candidate’s Market
Recruiting trends this year have proven that it is most definitely a candidate’s market – the surplus of opportunities and lack of qualified candidates gives those who are qualified a great advantage. [...]
You Can’t Judge A Book By Its Cover: What I Learned in My First Few Months of Recruiting
[ – From the Desk of Jess, Rookie Recruiter] It’s been 3 months since I started working as a full-time recruiter and I must say it’s a different world than what I [...]