“Tim, we’d like to let you know we’ll be sending over an offer this afternoon.” If you’ve been in the hiring world for long enough, you probably have an ingrained belief that a phone call is far more personal and professional than a message. But that mentality is a bit, well, old fashioned these days. Younger candidates in particular often prefer messaging and [...]
Finding new ways to talk about the Great Resignation has practically become a pastime of HR pundits. Now, they’re calling it the Great Renegotiation. The truth is, people aren’t just quitting. In many cases, they’re moving on to greener pastures, different and/or better roles and more money. One recent piece of research by The Hustle showed that of more than a thousand people [...]
When David Novak, the longtime CEO of Yum Brands (think Pizza Hut, KFC, and Taco Bell) was a college student, he made ends meet serving tables at a Holiday Inn, where Engelbert Humperdinck once stiffed him on a tip. Novak credits this experience with helping form who he is as a leader today. He wrote in his biography, “I’ll remember until the day I [...]
If you’re going through a time when people are departing your company en masse, it can be hard to keep morale up. And it’s actually extra important, because research has shown that “social contagion” is a real thing. When one or two influential people opt to leave, often, more follow suit. On Harvard Business Review, a piece of advice I enjoyed: CREATE TERRA [...]
“Tim, I don’t know what I want to do to, but I don’t want THIS job.” For people who are discontent in their jobs or careers, but not clear on which direction to go in, the future can seem daunting. You may have an inkling of what you want to do, but you’re not yet ready to commit to a full pivot. And [...]
By now, most of us probably could have guessed it, but the statistics are in—mental health improves when you work from home. In a recent report by Prodoscore (an employee visibility and productivity intelligence software provider), 36.7% of those surveyed say their mental health has been impacted positively by work from home. In fact, 82% of all work from home workers are happier [...]
Wish you could pay your tax bill with your stash of crypto? Coloradans can. Colorado is officially the first state to allow citizens to pay their state taxes with either Bitcoin or Etherium. And that’s just the start. The government has plans to roll out crypto-pay for the rest of state government activities too, like drivers’ licenses and hunting licenses. State lawmakers also [...]
Networking is hard enough without worrying about whether the people you meet will actually remember you. If you've been at it awhile, you may have an "elevator pitch" down that sounds something like your business card: “Hi, my name is Tim and I’m a Executive Recruiter for Norstrem Associates.” Accurate? Indeed. Memorable? Maybe not. If you want to stand out and make people [...]
How’s it going with your New Year’s resolutions? If you even remember what they were, you’re doing better than most people. But chances are, it had something to do with getting healthier, skinnier, or more in shape — that’s the number-one resolution people make, according to most surveys. The Swedish startup GuineaPig is making it easier for even the laziest of us to take [...]
As a recruiter, my expertise is in hiring. But the flip side of that is also in my wheelhouse: when employees leave your company. Over the years, I’ve come to respect the importance of exit interviews as a practice. But for it to be a BEST practice, the way you handle the exit interview makes all the difference in the data you collect [...]