Recruiting
What Skills Will Recruiters Be Looking For Post COVID-19?
By Jeff Herzog, President, FPC National In years to come, we may well view the COVID-19 outbreak as the moment when the culture of work fundamentally changed. The COVID-19 pandemic has already had an enormous impact on the world of work and now the question everybody in the corporate world is asking is “what will…
Read MoreHow to Build, Nurture, Manage, and Retain a Superstar Team
By Steve Margalit, FPC National Developing a high-performing workforce doesn’t happen by accident. It is the result of careful planning, the right management approach, and a human-centered organizational culture. To develop a superstar team, you must begin with the understanding that your workforce is the single most important asset in your business; it is the…
Read MoreHow Have Hiring Plans and Staffing Changed in Response to COVID-19?
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused turmoil with our work environments these last weeks and has had a major impact on how companies are recruiting new talent. Employers and their HR teams have had to use more innovative methods to hire and onboard new recruits while also simultaneously providing support for their employees as they transition…
Read MoreRecruiting During a Pandemic: Why Right Now is the Very Best Time to Acquire Talent
By Jeff Herzog, President, FPC National “Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.” ~ William Arthur Ward With so much turbulence in the economy, some companies are putting recruiting on the back burner, taking a wait-and-see approach to strengthening their teams as they emerge from this crisis. On the surface,…
Read MoreThe Impact of COVID-19 on Recruitment Activity Levels – Panel Debate
The effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the labor market has been eye-opening – and has generated significant media coverage given the impact on unemployment. While it has been devastating for many industries where companies have had to lay off or furlough a significant portion of their workers, other sectors are still actively hiring…
Read MoreRecruiter – Client Relationship: Communication is the Key to a Successful Engagement
It really is “All About the People” by Jeff Herzog, President Recently, I posed the following question to my network on LinkedIn: ? A question to ask you all — what’s one piece of advice you’d give to a business that’s engaging an executive recruitment agency, to help them ensure the relationship is really successful…
Read MoreWHY AM I LOSING MY BEST JOB CANDIDATES?
COMMON MISTAKES COMPANIES MAKE WHEN TRYING TO HIRE IN TODAY’S MARKET Join us as we explore some issues contributing to your recruiting challenges… Lapses in your process Shortcomings with your compensation Cultural inconsistencies Register now
Read MoreWhy an Executive Recruiter? Why FPC?
By Steve Margalit Regardless of market conditions – low unemployment, high unemployment, or somewhere in between – finding high caliber talent is difficult. There are a number of factors at play in today’s market, including but not limited to, a shortage of active job seekers. This lack of candidate flow typically leads to an extended…
Read MoreExecutive Search Firms vs. Staffing Agencies
By Jeff Herzog, President FPC National There is a common misconception in talent acquisition circles that staffing agencies are the same thing as executive search firms. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Let’s take a few minutes and outline both so we can draw a distinct comparison: Staffing agencies generally serve a local market…
Read MoreWhy Am I Losing My Best Job Candidates?
By Steve Margalit Why am I losing my best job candidates?!? I can just hear the frustration. This question often reverberates at all levels within a company, from leadership to middle management all the way to the staff at large. With unemployment rates near all-time lows, it has never been more important for companies to…
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