Tag: hiring

February 21, 2023

When my business partner and I started our company, we wanted to surround ourselves with the best talent. To us, that meant focusing on a candidate’s skill set through skills-based hiring. In recent years, skills-based hiring has gained momentum as […]

February 1, 2023

There are many communications agencies that help businesses convey important messaging. However, Humanity Communications Collective goes even deeper. The company focuses specifically on groups and causes that support social justice initiatives and served underrepresented groups. Read about the company’s mission […]

February 1, 2023

Finding the perfect job candidate can take a lot of work for a small business or startup. With the current competitive market, small businesses find it harder to attract top talent than larger, more established companies. In a survey of […]

January 31, 2023

I’ve been an entrepreneur since I was a 10-year-old kid. (My first business at 10 years old was a landscaping service that I ran with my buddy Elliot… Time flies.) Over the last few decades, I’ve founded a 400-employee company, […]

January 23, 2023

If you’re anything like me, when you reflect on the past year, you find yourself reeling from what feels like a punch to the gut. At the start of 2022, businesses were grasping for new hires amid a nationwide employee […]

December 13, 2022

Businesses are only as successful as their ability to manage money, so it’s important for leaders to be informed of any financial changes with the help of an experienced bookkeeper. But when hiring a bookkeeper, especially one who’s part-time, there […]

November 30, 2022

Brand ambassadors represent a brand and its ideals. They should be sincere and care about people. By doing so, they ensure a positive experience for customers. They should also maintain a high professional standard and ask engaging questions. This way, […]

November 23, 2022

What do you usually do when you need some additional talents in your team? Probably, you give your HR specialists a task to find an expert who has the required skills. But is it always feasible? Is your corporate structure […]

October 28, 2022

This is the season for engaging extra help to handle anticipated holidays sales. Big retailers, such as Walmart and Macy’s, announced their holiday hiring plans — down from 2021 but still significant numbers. Other companies, due to the nature of […]

October 28, 2022

Building a team is often one of the most important elements of creating a successful business. There are many challenges that come with team building, especially in 2022. But it’s worth taking the extra steps to intentionally create a cohesive […]

October 18, 2022

You’ve got a great small business story to tell, but how do you find just the right words? On today’s show, David Leonhardt, President of The Happy Guy (THGM) Writing Services, sits down with Shawn Hessinger, the Executive Editor of […]

September 21, 2022

Despite the misconception that we’re lazy or entitled, we work a lot. ITheU.S. could be considered the most overworked nation in the world. But with little to show for it. Don’t believe so? Here are a few data points that […]

September 15, 2022

Next week Salesforce’s big industry event, Dreamforce, is back in full force for the first time since the pandemic. It’s the 20th anniversary of the first Dreamforce, and they’re expecting about 150,000 folks to descend on San Francisco, which is […]

September 9, 2022

By now, you’ve heard about “quiet quitting,” the phenomenon of employees committing to not doing the extra work that goes completely unnoticed. And you may have even heard about “quiet firing,” where employers treat employees poorly so that they’ll leave. […]

July 15, 2022

It’s the night before your big job interview. You’ve done your due diligence researching the company, the position and the people conducting the interview. You’re ready. But how will you respond when the hiring manager asks, “Do you have any […]

June 16, 2022

When you’re in the business of relaxation, like Nola Bliss Massage in New Orleans, it’s assumed the entire experience will be, well, relaxing. However, if your front end customer experience is lacking, your clients might walk away more stressed than […]

June 6, 2022

I have been doing a lot of recruiting lately. And it is harder, more competitive, and more time consuming as ever. It is clearly a job seekers market right now, which affords them the opportunity to take the best of […]

May 17, 2022

Content writing is a key element of business these days. With the digitalization of business and online businesses becoming a trend, content dominates a major segment in business. From promoting the brand and the product or the brand and the […]

May 13, 2022

As your startup grows and you hire more employees, you may find it’s time to make your first human resources hire. Founders often take on this role early on in their business journey, but with more employees comes more HR […]

May 10, 2022

“You can help the world a great deal by being a better judge of talent.” So say Tyler Cowen and Daniel Gross in their new book, Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World. Cowen (a well-known […]