By Cord Himelstein According to a recent Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau figures, Gen Y has officially edged out Gen X in 2015 to nab the largest share of the workforce, making up 35 percent of all U.S. workers with Gen X, Baby Boomers, and Traditionalists trailing at 34, 29, and 2 […]
It’s no surprise that many employers find themselves “underwhelmed” by the potential pool of candidates they attract after posting an ad to fill a sales position. The reason is simple. Top-performing sales professionals are typically employed, busy selling, networking and creating new contacts, leaving relatively no time to search job boards. So how are companies […]
By Deborah J. Millhouse As the great Benjamin Franklin once said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” Despite his many talents, I don’t believe this Founding Father ever worked for a staffing firm. However, this famous quote is very applicable to our industry. As we enter each new year, it’s critical […]
By Patty Azzarello December 1, 2015 TLNT I often talk about my leadership workshops as helping leaders think and work more strategically. I was recently talking to a group of middle managers who were eager for development and one brave soul asked me, “Can you define what you mean by ‘strategic’.” I created this table […]
By: Brendan O’Neill on November 23, 2015. There’s no denying that over the last few years, diversity initiatives have been thrust into the spotlight. Although organizations have touted their commitment to diversity for years, it was Intel CEO Brian Krazanich who, at this year’s CES event, put it most emphatically: It is not good enough […]
By: Courtney Keene Dale Carnegie, famous author of How to Win Friends and Influence People, once said: “By fighting you never get enough, but by yielding you get more than you expected.” HR Managers and business owners who have their sights set on securing a talented sales rep or sales manager for their company will […]
When we talk about big data, we often refer to science, finance, and consumer business. But big data can be much more useful when it comes to HR (Bersin calls it People Analytics) and talent management. Think about it: there are about 160 million workers in the US—how much can HR really know about what […]
By Eric Chester A great workplace culture does more than merely share timely and relevant information with its employee — it goes to great lengths to listen to them and digest that feedback. Employee surveys can be useful tools, but by themselves, they’re not enough to truly know what your people are thinking. There’s no […]
By Amy K McDonnell The staffing experts were out in full force at CareerBuilder’s inaugural customer event, Empower, and we were lucky enough to snag six of them for a panel discussion on where they see staffing headed in the next 20 years, and what staffing and recruiting pros need to know now to prepare […]
By Scott Wintrip The CEO of Uber recently posed one of the most important questions talent acquisition leaders can ask about their own organizations. Appearing during the first week of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Travis Kalanick was asked about the future of Uber. He focused on Uber Eats, an on-demand food delivery service […]