The pandemic, changing job seeker needs, economic trends, and general uncertainty about the future makes recruiting in 2021 a challenge. While challenging, it’s not impossible. Sometimes the best leaders get so caught up in chasing the latest trends, that they lose...
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Stop Calling it a Skills Shortage. It’s a Talent Reassessment!
By now, the term “talent shortage” has become a battle cry. When those dreaded words drop, people take up (metaphorical) arms, ready to defend their stance until these economic tides have turned. As I scroll through my feed, I see rhetorical bullets whiz past my eyes:...
Why You’re Dead Wrong About Staffing Agency Recruiters: 5 Myths Busted!
In the employment world, staffing agencies and their recruiters get a bad rap. Partially due to media portrayal and resume farms masquerading as staffing firms, real recruiters who can help you hire and find a job faster get cast aside without second thought. For...
The Pros and Cons of Video Interviewing
The pandemic has changed many things about the employment world. For many hiring leaders and job seekers, navigating these new waters can be tricky. With so much up in the air, it’s hard to know what the next week holds for your operations, new roles, interviewing,...
5 Steps To Ensure Your High-Volume Hiring Project Is a Success
As your business changes, there may be times where you will need to find a large volume of talent in a short amount of time. This can be due to a new department creation, the opening of an operation center, or even an internal structural change. When high-volume...
The 9 Core Soft Skills of Top-Performing Insurance Underwriters
In many ways hiring new Underwriters mirrors that of the underwriting process. The process of selecting the best candidate for your open role can also be viewed through the lens of risk mitigation: selecting the wrong candidate opens your business culture, client...
Hiring Claims Adjusters? Interview for these 10 Soft Skills
There are many integral roles within the insurance industry, but none affect a business’s profitability and success quite like the role of a claims adjuster. Adjusters, Investigators, and Estimators are your organization’s gatekeepers; they protect your business from...
Looking to Attract New Talent? You’ll Want to Do This for Your Current Employees
Basic principles of supply and demand tell us that in a candidate-driven market, it is not uncommon for companies to struggle to attract and retain talent; for some organizations, a candidate-driven market can make it feel like the talent pool has dried up entirely....
What to Do When Your Job Title Doesn’t Reflect Your Responsibilities
When you are looking for a new role, it’s important to have a resume that properly reflects the skills and professional experiences you bring to prospective employers. However, some companies like to get creative with their job titles. If you have held a position...
Recruiting Gen Z Job Seekers: 10 Interview Questions to Ask and More
Generation Z: The generation responsible for bringing us an endless supply of TikTok dances, influencers, social media challenges, and being champions of long-forgotten fashion trends like mom jeans, flared leggings (yoga pants), and mullets. In many ways, Gen Z...










