Posts by Leah Singer
Competing for Time: Establish an Approved Hiring Process
You wouldn’t apply to a job without updating your resume, defining your target salary, or doing research on your future employer. Good candidates are prepared for their interviews, yet many employers are lacking in their own preparation for the hiring process. The expectation that candidates are solely responsible the success of their application is…
Read MoreTechnology Consultants are your COVID-19 Solution
Google and Uber announced that they will once again push back return-to-office plans as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 brings continues to bring uncertainty in 2022. This isn’t the first time that these organizations (and many more) have walked back on plans to encourage their workforce back into the office. When hiring picked up at…
Read MoreA New Reality: Competing with FAANG
It’s well known that powerhouse tech companies snag and nurture top talent before they’ve even finished college. Their compensation packages and perks are nearly impossible to beat. For smaller organizations, it has rarely been worth competing with FAANG for the top engineering talent. Thus, organizations have spent the last two decades building strategies to reach…
Read MoreThe Great Resignation: Hiring Fatigue
Describing the last 18 months as volatile feels like an understatement as we begin 2022. From mass layoffs and company closures to the hiring bounce back and the Great Resignation – we’re all exhausted. Largely, the focus has been on employees in the context of their lives having been upended. Remote work solutions, closed schools,…
Read MoreBias in Resume AI
In many ways, we’ve vastly improved how quickly we can send and receive job applications over the past two decades. Gone are the days of printed resumes and mailed cover letters. Candidates can easily curate and upload resumes for several positions in just a few minutes. Employers use technology to cast a wider net; expanding…
Read MoreSix Reasons Your Job Offer Was Rejected
After four rounds of interviews, exchanged emails, and the OK from HR, you’re ready to make the hire. You send over the job offer and wait for them to accept. But instead, you get a polite rejection; ‘Thanks, but no thanks.’ Where did it fall apart? Were there warning signs? In many industries, competition…
Read MoreWant a more diverse team? Change your search process.
It’s time to stop hoping for a more diverse candidate base and start doing something about it. More and more companies are seeking new talent with diverse backgrounds, ethnicities, experiences, and locations. Large organizations have the resources to curate diversity programs and departments that actively address the need for diverse talent. However, this doesn’t mean…
Read MoreDon’t Give Up Your Bonus: Making a Q4 Job Change
As the summer winds up, companies are preparing for the fourth quarter, and many of us are already looking beyond the end of 2021. Back-to-school turns into Thanksgiving, which ushers in December holidays and the new year. Somewhere in between the waning days of summer and the impending holidays, employees put their job searches on hold. They…
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