January 2024

Transitioning New Talent

By |2023-12-04T12:21:43-04:00January 22, 2024|Advancement, Companies, Transitioning New Talent, Attracting and retaining top talent, Candidates, Training, Job Seeker Tips, Corporate Culture, TalentSphere, Embracing the Entitled|

An effective search process consists of four steps – identification, attraction, evaluation, and successful acceptance of an offer. Whether your most recent hire came from an internal referral, an in-house recruitment team, or an executive search firm, knowing that a key role is filled can feel like a weight has been lifted from your shoulders. Your work here is done!

Or is it just getting started?

A study by The Wynhurst Group found that over 20% […]

July 2023

A Perpetual Prime of Life

By |2023-05-05T13:21:16-04:00July 31, 2023|Training, Recruiters, A Perpetual Prime of Life, Candidates, Companies|

As recruiters, there is a powerful question we ask candidates which typically elicits immediate pause, reflection, and authenticity in the answer. It is a question that catches most off guard, creates a feeling of nostalgia, and sometimes even prompts a smile.

“At what point in your career did you feel most fulfilled? When did you feel you were truly in your prime, or at your best?”

Unfortunately, more common than not, the answer is a story […]

February 2023

Embracing the Entitled

By |2022-11-22T15:06:55-04:00February 13, 2023|Companies, Training, Embracing the Entitled, Candidates, TalentSphere|

Be honest; when you read the title of our TalentSphere Update, did it immediately conjure up an image of a selfie-taking, social media addicted, text-obsessed millennial? Before we go any further, let us first take a moment and apologize to the recent generation entering the workforce. Turns out, there may not be any increase at all in narcissism over the past few decades. In a scientific analysis of approximately one-half million high-school seniors over three decades,  Brent Donnellan and Kali […]

February 2022

Retaining the Best Staff

By |2021-11-18T17:49:23-04:00February 7, 2022|Companies, Ways to Improve Candidate Communication, Staffing a Shared Service Centre, Share and share alike: share option schemes, Training, Retaining the Best Staff|

Retention of key staff should be a key issue for any employer at the moment. We are in a candidate short market the likes of which we haven’t seen before, even in the late 80s, so retaining the good people you have is almost more important than getting them into the organisation. For most employers, the true cost of a new employee is not the agency fee or the advertising, but the training and “ramp up” to full productivity that […]

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