Tag: hiring

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 […]

April 7, 2022

Property owners with many properties but little time to manage them will often hire a company to take on that workload. Maybe you’re an owner with assets in California, but live in New York (or even China) — own a […]

March 28, 2022

Experienced recruiters know that finding the right employee for a role can often feel like finding a needle in a haystack. Research indicates that up to 78 percent of resumes contain misleading information and statements. Worse yet, 46 percent contain […]

March 22, 2022

Everyone has been talking about the “Great Resignation” and trying to figure out what’s underneath this phenomenon. I don’t think the answer is important, what I do think matters is that each small business owner takes a fresh look at […]

March 11, 2022

Talent capital is an integral part of any corporation’s inherent value. It’s not enough to simply fill vacancies; businesses must fill those spots with quality candidates if they hope to continue seeing success. When a company’s survival depends on its […]

March 1, 2022

As a startup founder or new business owner, your first hire might well be in a non-operations area. But how do you know when you’re ready to hire your first operations employee? First, let’s define the word: Your company’s operations […]

February 22, 2022

Is it time to do something more with your business? It might be the case that you have been steadily cruising along in your business, but now you know it’s time to take it up a notch. It’s not always […]

February 4, 2022

When it comes to filling open roles during a labor shortage, slow and steady may not win the race. That’s what executives at Home Depot are betting on, at least. The retailer plans to increase hires by 25 percent this […]

January 31, 2022

It seems to be the same just about everywhere. According to research published last week by software development company STX Next, hiring tech talent is far from easy. Drawing on responses from 500 Chief Technology Officers around the world, the […]

January 28, 2022

With the business world changing rapidly, it’s important to be able to adapt to what’s happening now as well as be prepared for what comes next. I spoke with Kosi Stobbs, CEO of the Owl Group of Companies and serial […]

January 24, 2022

What are your business goals for the new year? If I’ve learned anything in the past few years, it’s that you should lean into your hardships because, in many cases, they end up being the biggest blessings in your life. […]

December 21, 2021

There are 472 million entrepreneurs worldwide and 305 million total startups annually. Thus, 100 million startups open each year. Yet, about half of startups survive the first five years. Only 40 percent of startups become profitable, and one over 200 […]

December 10, 2021

Running your own business can be stressful. There are a lot of moving pieces to manage and one of those pieces is marketing. Hiring a freelance marketer can relieve this pressure, freeing you up to concentrate on other parts of […]

November 2, 2021

Recruitment is an inherently challenging process that requires attention to detail, a methodic approach, and consistency. Yet, the COVID-19 crisis has made hiring even harder as recruiters have to navigate the Great Resignation and lack of high-quality candidates. According to […]

October 14, 2021

Startup founders are becoming a lot like bloggers, and I’m saying this because most of my working life I’ve worked with these two, and SaaS startups are needlessly failing. Bloggers often approach their businesses with a fun mindset rather than […]

October 8, 2021

Keep the “help wanted” signs handy. In September, a record 51 percent of small business owners reported job openings they were unable to fill, according to the National Federation of Independent Business’s report published yesterday. The job vacancies for the […]