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A staggering 1.3 million US residents currently struggle with long-term unemployment. That’s a 2019 published stat from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, so it’s legit.

Although unemployment rates are the lowest they’ve been for decades (3.5% versus 4% at the beginning of the year), we are still seei...

Are you aging like a bottle of fine wine? 

Do you feel like hiring authorities are choosing that shiny bottle of rosé bubbles over the perfectly aged Nebbiolo? 

The fact is, age discrimination exists. Rather than sweeping the issue under the rug, I want to help you embrace your fine-ness because o...

Social media recruitment is on the rise, and it’s blowing up faster than a Real Housewives quarrel. 

You may have heard the terms social recruiting or social hiring. Companies are using the worlds’ most popular social platforms to attract candidates, and it’s working! 

Although most social platfor...

Traditionally, we think of content marketing as a way to:

• Increase customer engagement
• Boost brand exposure to new customers
• Build trust with potential customers

So what happens when we use this approach in our recruitment strategy?

The answer is simple! We can use content to:

• Incre...

“Extremely hostile and negative work environment.”

“So focused on micromanagement that I couldn’t do my job.”

“Position required so much more than was explained at my interview. Couldn’t leave fast enough.”

With more and more sites like Indeed, Glassdoor, and Kununu, employees can now leave h...

We live in a world teetering on the edge of robotic overlord assimilation, where electronic employees will take over all our jobs.

Or so they tell us.

But until that happens, we still perform most of our interactions the stone age way; through humans. And, with that comes the truth that humans pos...

Tis the season to be blessed and thankful!

And I’m pretty darn thankful as I do this year in review… working with more and more wonderful clients, building the ACC community with forward-thinking candidates and personally walking on cloud nine.  Drum roll, please….GUYS – I got married!

But first; ...

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, prompting us to search for the best sweet potato pie recipe and reflect on what we are thankful for this year.

We all know that expressing gratitude is a great way to boost our happiness and attract more goodness into our lives; however, showing gratitude doesn...

Practicing Gratitude: This CEO wrote 30,000 Thank You Notes to His Employees

Doug Conant, CEO of Campbell Soup (2001-2011) took the then lowest performing food company in the world, into a highly successful turnaround. One of the secrets to his success? 30,000 handwritten thank you notes to his emp...

We all know that being a leader sometimes means having awkward conversations.

The great news is that with the right tools, they don’t need to leave you stumped.

Here are some tips for navigating 3 of the most difficult discussions you may encounter along the way:

SITUATION #1: Your employ...

Technology has changed everything that we do. Processes are automated, our time spent vetting candidates has been cut in half, and applicant tracking systems grade candidates for us automatically. It’s all incredible, but are we forgetting the necessary human touch?

According to a recent report fro...