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The Four-Day Workweek, What We Have Learned So Far

Across the globe, companies and organizations are beginning to trial a four-day workweek. Most of these trials are running for a 6-month period, with the possibility to extend based upon initial feedback and results. While it is still relatively early to draw conclusive results, some interesting benefits and drawbacks are emerging early on. Below is [READ MORE]

2024-05-23T11:02:30-05:00November 14th, 2022|

How To Win And Retain Talent During The Great Reshuffle

In today’s post-pandemic talent landscape, employers and companies not only need to worry about the Great Reshuffle and Great Resignation, but also the latest workforce trend of “Quiet Quitting”. The pandemic up-ended the traditional workforce, where candidates and employees are now in control of hiring, compensation and benefits. Let’s take a look at a few [READ MORE]

2024-05-23T11:00:52-05:00October 19th, 2022|

What Candidates Are Really Looking For During The Great Reset

Today, we find ourselves in a completely transformed hiring climate where its become a candidate’s market. As a recruiter, I speak with hundreds of candidates a week. Here are a few things candidates are saying and thinking even before they consider applying for a role. Hybrid and Remote Work is The New Normal - But [READ MORE]

2024-05-23T10:59:02-05:00September 11th, 2022|

4 Leadership Traits Needed To Lead A Portfolio Company

When it comes to finding and selecting the right sort of talent to lead portfolio companies, often private equity firms and in-house hiring teams will focus heavily on past experience and over-index on career trajectory. While this is an important part of a candidate’s background, there are many other skill sets and attributes that [READ MORE]

2024-05-23T10:45:01-05:00August 19th, 2022|

3 Ways To Improve Candidate Experiences

In the midst of the Great Resignation, competition for talent is fierce. 2022 remains a candidate driven market, which means that companies need to examine both their Employee Value Proposition (EVP) but also carefully consider their recruitment process and leverage this as a competitive advantage when hiring “best athlete” talent. Here are three ways [READ MORE]

2024-05-23T10:54:27-05:00August 11th, 2022|

Leading From The Top When It Comes To DEI

In many cases, CEOs and senior leaders have little experience with Diversity and Inclusion. Senior leaders recognize the importance and value DEI can bring to a company’s culture and bottom line, but this is just a starting point. Below are a few ways that CEOs and senior leadership teams can begin taking steps towards creating [READ MORE]

2024-05-23T10:49:25-05:00June 23rd, 2022|

3 Strategies For Private Equity Firms To Simplify Their Hiring Processes

When hiring for a portfolio company, teams and leaders need to be hired and on boarded at a rapid pace to quickly deliver ROI to investors and reduce the Time To Value (TTV). Often private equity firms will task their in-house talent acquisition teams and recruiters to find and appoint the best candidates, with the [READ MORE]

2024-05-23T10:51:34-05:00June 19th, 2022|

How Private Equity Firms Can Compete For Talent During The Great Reshuffle

In the midst of the Great Resignation and the Great Reshuffle, Private Equity firms and their portfolio companies need to be more strategic and competitive for talent. Over the last few months, we have noticed a dramatic shift in the executive search and recruitment industry. Candidates are increasingly mobile and disengaged, and companies requiring [READ MORE]

2024-05-23T10:47:22-05:00May 11th, 2022|

How A Great Leader Can Build A Strong Team For The Future

A good leader knows how to lead, but a great leader knows and acknowledges their shortcomings and weaknesses and plans for these gaps. Here are a few steps in which newly onboarded leaders can build a better team for the future.  Step 1: Assess  New leadership represents change across the organization at every level. [READ MORE]

2024-05-23T10:42:40-05:00March 23rd, 2022|

Best Practices For Building A Recruiting Strategy

Every successful hiring and recruitment process, whether at the senior executive or junior level, starts with a strategy. The strategy is key for driving the direction and efforts to find the best-fit talent with the right skills, experience, and cultural fit. Many clients we work with don't know where to begin for creating a [READ MORE]

2024-05-23T10:35:59-05:00February 17th, 2022|