What's the most effective way to move on from your current company? You’ve found what you think is a better position with another company, you’ve accepted the offer and resigned. Aside from professionally transitioning your duties, you’ve got one last meeting. The exit interview. Some people think of the exit interview as a time to let it all hang out. They asked for [...]
Where 10 or 15 years ago, employers focused on attracting employees with “perks,” today, companies are focused on using their “employer brand” to grab talent. But while onsite yoga classes and free espresso were relatively easy perks to procure and explain, employer brand is a much larger concept that’s harder to explain and control. As a recruiter, I like the way Harvard Business [...]
Want to know how your employees are feeling? Just look at them. Oh wait, you can’t look at them because you’re all working remotely? This has been the conundrum of a lot of leaders in the last year or two. And they — and perhaps you — have come up with plenty of new techniques for gauging both worker wellbeing and productivity. Things like: ✔️ Creating [...]
According to at least one survey I’ve read recently, base-pay averages across industries are expected to rise by 3.9% this year. Partly this is due to hyper-speedy inflation of late, but more importantly, it’s due to the talent shortage. If you’re planning to hire this year, getting competitive with salaries and benefits is going to be one major advantage you can secure. Recruiters [...]
Things have really changed, and work culture is not exempt from that. The massive shifts brought about by the pandemic have influenced what’s important in a positive company culture in three main ways: Vector concept of searching for professional stuff 1 The concept of “employee belonging” is central to a positive work culture, signaling that employees feel a deep sense of [...]
Key Executive Turnover Rate Increasing in 2018 & How Your Company Should Prepare Research shows that within the first 18 months of hire there’s a 50% chance a new executive will leave the organization. Employee turnover at all levels is a natural part of business. However when an executive leaves, organizations can experience more sensitivity. New challenges such as rumors, suspicion, loss of [...]
Signs Your Company is for Sale and What That Means for You News that the company you work for is being sold can come off as quite a shock. And what’s paralyzing about the experience is usually the timing. Companies don’t traditionally inform employees who will not play a leading role during the transition until closer to the end of the process. This [...]
How to Hire the Right CFO CFOs are integral to a company’s ability to execute its business strategy and your decision on who to hire is crucial. Not all CFOs are created equally. Possessing a working knowledge of accounting and finance is a must, but determining the other skills and attributes your CFO needs are specific to your company. Starting the CFO Search [...]
Why Low Ball Offers Are A Bad Idea Have you ever considered making a lowball salary offer? Perhaps it was for a candidate who was a good fit but has been unemployed for a few months. Say she was earning $100k in her previous position. Because she is currently unemployed, it might be tempting to experiment with how low of a salary [...]
How To Effectively Work With a Recruiter Accounting and finance professionals are in high demand. If you have an online account with any professional networking site, i.e., LinkedIn, the chances that numerous recruiters have been reaching out to you about open positions you qualify for are extremely high. In today’s job market, this sounds like a good problem to have. However, sometimes, [...]