It’s common to read about the concept of the brand as it relates to marketing a product or service. But a brand can also relate to an organization or employer, particularly when recruiting for new positions in the company. In competitive hiring markets, your employer brand may be what separates you from other firms looking… Read More »
People Rescuing Animals…Animals Rescuing People.® The San Francisco team volunteered to support Animal Rescue Foundation, which meant starting the day working in the ARF Thrift Store. This is a Thrift Store, an avenue for financial support strictly for ARF. We had 10 Talent team members who spent the morning locating and moving merchandise to designated… Read More »
Being indispensable to your boss is an insurance policy of sorts. It means you have more job security, which most people believe is a good thing, even in today’s low unemployment market. Today, jobs are still outsourced and positions shifted, middle managers are still cut and replaced with freelancers. So part of your job should… Read More »
Finding developers is increasingly hard. The competition for the best programmers is fierce, and the talent market thin. This makes every effort to attract a developer important. Since most hiring processes start with an advertisement, what should companies put into their job postings that would get the attention of candidates, no matter the type of… Read More »
When you’re in the technology field, it can be hard to know which certifications to choose. That’s because technology is insanely complicated and the choices for classes to take and certifications to achieve are myriad. Choosing the right certification takes a crystal ball so you won’t end up with a useless piece of paper down… Read More »
In a 4% unemployment market, retaining your existing employees becomes more important than ever. The latest studies suggest companies lose $15,000 on every employee that walks out the door. Losing employees is both costly and difficult; even finding top talent in today’s competitive marketplace is a challenge Let’s look at how companies can work to… Read More »
Becoming a developer is the new cool job in the U.S. today. People are flocking to a host of bootcamps and computer science courses, changing their majors, and learning new skills. Coding bootcamps are now a $240 million industry. In 2018 they were credited with graduating 20,000 new developers and this year the number has increased. With so many bootcamps and training opportunities,… Read More »
There are labor shortages in every sector. For more than a year, the number of open jobs has been higher than the volume of people looking for work. In January 2019, there were 7.6 million unfilled jobs but just 6.5 million people were looking for work. The shortages continue to heavily impact everything from technology to hospitality—and everything… Read More »
If a New Year job jump is on the horizon, the wisest course of action is to finesse how you leave. While you may have been very unhappy in your current position, there is still no reason to burn bridges. Exiting cleanly requires some effort, but here’s how to leave your job without drama and hard… Read More »
The season of giving is here, and while we wish for good deeds as both individuals and as a company to permeate throughout the year, we like to give back especially around the holiday season. A few members of our Denver team donated time from their Monday morning to volunteer at Urban Peak, the only… Read More »