Navigating Your Remote Performance Review

Advice for before, during and after your review. Here are some things to consider doing before, during, and after your remote review to set yourself up for a positive experience… 1) Before the Review Create a comfortable space for yourself, organize the notes you’ve prepared in advance and put them within easy reach, and have…

Global Talent Update – March 2023

EMEA There are simply not enough young people entering the oil and gas workforce in recent times, according to Neil Bradshaw, EMEA Head of Permanent Recruitment at Petroplan, adding that “it’s set to be a real potential challenge in upcoming years for companies within a global industry that has traditionally experienced challenges with skills shortages.”…

SHIFT – March 2023

Where does hiring stand this year? Chris Forman, the founder and CEO of Appcast, offered his view on what’s going on in the economy that’s causing the labor market to act the way it is and proposed strategies to deal with current trends in recruiting. Forman maintains that the participation rate in the labor force…

BLS Employment Situation Report: February 2023

“While the Fed continues to apply the brakes to the economy in its efforts to lower inflation, the February BLS data continues to show resilience in overall job growth. I’ve just returned from our annual Pacesetter conference with over 100 of the top executive recruiters from our global Network of over 200 offices. The performance…

5 Simple Steps to Strengthen Your Team Bench

1. Document Your Processes Documenting processes, procedures, tools, passwords, and internal/external resources gives you a powerful reference guide and manual in the event someone can no longer fulfill their role. Begin by mapping out how your workflows get done. Who does what, and what information do they access regularly to succeed in that role? What…

How to compete for Talent in Today’s Marketplace

Despite signs that the economy may be slowing, there are still plenty of great jobs to go around. In the U.S. alone, there are approximately five million more jobs than workers to fill them, or nearly two jobs for every employee. While we have seen significant lay offs from tech firms in recent months, the reality…

Global Talent Update – February 2023

EMEA Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has urged workers and employers to consider the expected sharp fall in inflation this year when negotiating pay settlements, as reported by CNBC. U.K. inflation came in at an annual 10.5% in December, marking a second consecutive month of declines. The soaring cost of living in the country…

SHIFT – February 2023

Is there value to companies if they engage an aging workforce? The Harvard Business Review recently addressed this question with unique data covering workforce characteristics, management practices and business performance. Their findings were clear: Employee age had no impact on business performance, whether performance is measured by financial, operational, or customer outcomes. Tenure, however, had…

BLS Employment Situation Report: January 2023

It is worth noting that January’s employment report includes its annual “benchmark” revisions and update to formulas used to smooth seasonal fluctuation data in the establishment survey. It also incorporates new population estimates in the household survey, which makes January’s unemployment data somewhat difficult to compare to December’s results. “The BLS monthly employment report continues…

Global Talent Update – January 2023

EMEA U.S. home appliances maker Whirlpool is folding its European business into a new company controlled by Turkish rival Arcelik, reducing its exposure to a market where it had warned attractive profit margins could be some way off. Whirlpool has also agreed to sell its Middle Eastern and African businesses to Arcelik, which the Turkish…