Embrace the Joy of Hiring: Why Hiring Managers Should Love the Process

Hiring. For many, it’s a task that conjures up images of tedious paperwork, endless interviews, and the stress of finding the perfect candidate. However, what if hiring doesn’t have to be a burden? In fact, hiring managers should embrace the process with open arms and a sense of excitement. Here’s why: Opportunity to Meet New…

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How to Succeed in a Hybrid Work Environment

The world of work has undergone a profound transformation in recent years. With the advent of technology and the challenges posed by global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations have embraced hybrid work environments. This new way of working blends traditional office spaces with remote and flexible work options. While it offers employees…

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End-of-Year Workforce Planning

3 strategies you can use right now to build a powerful workforce in 2023 When it comes to executive recruiting and workforce planning, the environment is about to become much more heated. As 2022 races toward the finish line, there is a quiet calm that will give way to an explosive hunt for top talent…

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Why the End of the Year Is the Best Time to Start Your Job Search

You’ve heard all the reasons to hold off on starting a job search until the new year: “No one gets hired around the holidays” “Workforce budgets aren’t determined until January” “Job listings disappear in December” So, is it best to wait until January to begin looking for your next opportunity? Absolutely not! While it’s true…

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It’s Time to Humanize the Recruiting Process

The case for eliminating video interviews By Jeff Herzog, President of FPC National If you feel like the recruiting and job interviewing process has become impersonal, cold, and distant, you are not alone. As the rate of video interviewing and electronic applications rose during the pandemic, candidates’ feelings of disengagement and isolation increased as well.…

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FPC Survey Shows Why Companies Need to Work with Recruiters to Find Top Performers

The pandemic, the Great Resignation, and the recent economic downturn have spurred dramatic changes in today’s job market. Finding the right fit for job seekers and employers has become more vital than ever, as it has a direct impact on job satisfaction, retention, and the bottom line. To measure job seekers’ sentiment in this unprecedented…

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Hiring Managers: Don’t Conduct Another Interview Without Reading This.

By Steve Margalit It’s about more than capabilities. It’s about more than skills. And it’s about more than experience, credentials, training, and attitude. To hire the right person for the job, you have to go deeper than “qualifications.” Most finalists you interview for a position are capable of performing the job. After all, as finalists,…

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A Strategic Approach to Building References

Many job seekers consider reference gathering as a tedious and burdensome task that they often put on the back burner, assuming that it is a mere formality that doesn’t make much impact in the candidate-selection process. If this sounds like you, then you may begin to view references differently after reading this article. The key…

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Forbes Names FPC One of America’s Best Professional Recruiting Firms and Best Executive Recruiting Firms of 2022

FPC ranked in the Top 20 in both prestigious categories New York, May 3, 2022 – F-O-R-T-U-N-E Personnel Consultants (FPC) a nationwide network of over 60 franchised executive recruitment offices, has once again been recognized as part of Forbes’ annual list of America’s Best Professional Recruiting Firm and Best Executive Recruiting Firm for 2022. FPC…

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The Incredible Value Recruiters Bring to the Table

Spoiler Alert: It goes far beyond basic talent acquisition By Jeff Herzog, President of FPC National All around the nation, companies are reaching out to recruiters to fill key vacancies. But if you are only engaging your recruiter when you have a critical job opening to fill, then you are missing out on many business-boosting…

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