Now more than ever, where and how you spend your talent budget is critical. From choosing the right candidates to reduce turnover and maximize productivity, to aligning with the right strategic partners, every decision is important right now. With so much pressure on organizations to maximize every penny and avoid mistakes, it can be difficult […]
Client Resources, Hiring Best Practices
There is certainly no shortage of professionals looking for work right now. With our nation facing unprecedented times in the midst of a pandemic, it may seem like the world is your oyster when it comes to your candidate pool. Except that more candidates doesn’t necessarily mean a wider, more diverse candidate pool. In fact, […]
It’s not every day you get to celebrate 40 of anything. And on September 16th, we are celebrating our 40th anniversary here at Matlen Silver. Forty years is a long time, we know. And in the staffing and recruiting industry, 40 years is an especially big deal. We’re not going to shy away from it. […]
Client Resources, Hiring Best Practices
Candidate engagement has been a trending topic in recruiting for quite some time now (including here on this blog). And considering the sudden about-face recruiting has taken since the COVID-19 pandemic began, it wouldn’t be a stretch to say that many recruiters and companies have possibly shifted their thoughts away from candidate engagement. After all, […]
Career Hacks, Consultant Resources
It’s been kind of hard to “plan” in the year 2020, hasn’t it? Although there isn’t much to joke about this year, you may have seen some of the memes floating around talking about a 2020 planner as the worst investment of the year (and so many others). For many of us, that meme is […]
Client Resources, Hiring Best Practices
As we adjust to wearing masks on trips to the grocery store and visiting family and friends on our phones rather than in person, it’s certainly easy to see that the world has changed for the foreseeable future. Things are different as we strive to stay healthy and keep moving forward as our nation (and […]
Client Resources, Hiring Best Practices
Just a few short (or long, depending on how you look at it!) months ago, we were all suddenly forced to become remote workers. The transition was challenging for many, but we adapted. Many even thrived. Although many workers are returning to the office, many organizations are continuing to operate remotely, or at least have […]
Consultant Resources, Industry Trends
While we are no doubt living in unprecedented times, and many industries have been especially hard hit by the economic fallout of this pandemic, we are very grateful to report that tech jobs and tech in general has so far been very strong. That means that, although the economy is largely struggling, tech jobs are […]
By now, we’ve all gotten used to the notion of virtual meetings via Zoom, Go to Meeting or Skype. Some of us are in meetings for an entire day, while others gear up for virtual meetings a few times per week. Let’s be frank — few people enjoyed meetings when they were in person! Now […]
Client Resources, Hiring Best Practices
Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that veterans who actively served now make up about 8.5% of the civilian population. There are many resources for veterans returning to the civilian workforce, which can be a difficult transition for many men and women who served. In many instances, there is a lot of anxiety over forging […]
