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Leader, Lead Thyself: How to Focus on Self to Better Lead Others ◄

The greatest leaders often start with little to show but a vision and a dream. Inspiring people to embrace their goals, join their ranks, and work alongside them is imperative for leaders. However, before someone can inspire others, they must first look inward to lead themselves. The practice of self-leadership has been a key component […]

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Question of the Month: What are the top factors that make your work fulfilling? ◄

From wonderful co-worker relationships to working on meaningful projects to adequate pay and benefits, there are many factors that may make your work fulfilling. So we want to know what makes your job rewarding. Let us know by voting in our monthly poll! View Survey

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On the Job Podcast: All Season 6 Episodes Available for Streaming! ◄

That’s a wrap for On the Job season six! We hope you enjoyed the amazing stories from our podcast guests. During this season, we focused on how people and businesses are getting back to work. Let’s call it “The Great Transformation.” Employers need people to work more than ever, and we’ll be hearing from people […]

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Safety Month: Material Handling Safety ◄

June is Safety Month in North America, and to raise awareness for workplace safety, Refresh Leadership will be highlighting five areas of focus for organizations in all industries. For the final week of Safety Month, we are covering manual material handling safety. Safety Month: Manual Material Handling Safety There are several risks posed by manual […]

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Training Employees to Fill Needed Skills During Hiring Crunch ◄

In the past couple years, there has been a paradigm shift in the job market. Positions that were once easy to hire now seem impossible to fill. And while there isn’t the type of skills gap we’ve seen in the past, the new skills gap is simply not being able to hire talent with necessary […]

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Inflation Fallout a Long-Term Concern for 87% of U.S. Companies ◄

With rates higher than they have been in decades, 92% of U.S. companies report inflation is affecting their business in some capacity with 87% adding that this hardship will impact their operations for years to come, according to a recent survey from The Harris Poll commissioned by Express Employment Professionals. In response to the high […]

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On the Job Podcast S6:E8: Laddering Up to a New Livelihood ◄

The Final episode of Season 6 of the On the Job podcast is now available! The On the Job podcast series shares inspiring stories about the pursuit of work. Jobs give us a connection to our community and the ability to provide for ourselves and our families—On the Job presents interesting stories about the way […]

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Safety Month: Slips, Trips, and Falls Safety ◄

June is Safety Month in North America, and to raise awareness for workplace safety, Refresh Leadership will be highlighting five areas of focus for organizations in all industries. For the fourth week of Safety Month, we are covering slips, trips, and falls. Safety Month: Slips, Trips, and Falls Safety Slips, trips, and falls are some […]

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The Results Are In: Top Desired Characteristics of a Job Candidate ◄

In the current employment market, hiring managers and recruiters are working overtime to find qualified candidates to fill open job orders. But what are they looking for? In a past poll question, we asked what “red flags” leaders are overlooking to find employees, yet to build a talented team you need specific characteristics needed. In […]

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Reaching Diverse Candidates is One of the Biggest Hiring Challenges for 1 in 5 Companies ◄

Efforts to establish a company diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policy have steadily increased over the last two years, but 21% of U.S. companies say translating this effort to hiring is one of the biggest hiring challenges their company will face over the next year. This is according to a recent survey from The Harris […]

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4 Common Ways to Catch Employer Branding Red Flags in the Hiring Process ◄

An essential part of the job search process is finding the right employer brand. People want more than a job. Like everyone else, you’re looking for a brand you’re proud to represent. That means the company’s brand reputation and recognition are on the line as you evaluate jobs to apply for. There are countless motivations […]

Master Agreement for Staff Augmentation: All Managers Need to Know ◄

When working with staff augmentation, it´s important to establish ground rules from the start. You´ll be working with temporary staff, so they´ll have access to confidential processes, technology, and data. To keep your business interests safe, it’s key to build a staff augmentation agreement that establishes your priorities, what you expect from your augmented staff, […]

Essential Guide to Understanding Key Quality of Hire Metrics ◄

Quality of hire is a quantitative recruiting metric used to hold recruiting and talent operations accountable for contributing to the quality and efficiency of growing teams. The value a new hire adds to the company in terms of performance, productivity, and culture are just a few examples of quality of hire. Many leaders prioritize quality […]

Going Virtual – The Importance of Keeping Culture at the Core of the Interview Process ◄

More jobs than ever are remote. It’s the way forward for many companies and many more candidates are looking for remote and hybrid roles. It may seem like the vibrant work culture you used to project to attract top talent is a thing of the past. On the contrary, culture fit is more important than […]

Video Interviews: Why They Are The Future Of Recruitment ◄

Given the new landscape of work from home and hybrid working models, video interviews continue to gain popularity among recruiters. Apart from the convenience of reaching out to candidates from remote locations, video interviews will enable a plethora of other benefits. In this article, we will look at why video interviews are the next big […]

5 Tips to Attract Better Candidates in HigherEd ◄

Attracting top talent is increasingly difficult in today’s competitive job market. This is especially true for HigherEd since colleges and universities are competing with each other and with the corporate world for candidates. Institutions today are facing staffing shortages in financial aid offices and in IT departments, and are losing faculty to burnout. If your […]

3 Big-Picture Employee Engagement Strategies & Why They Work ◄

Today’s employees are reevaluating many aspects of their lives, and where they work and the jobs they perform are significant factors in that assessment. For employers, this new approach to work is impacting their ability to recruit, hire, engage and retain employees, and is requiring them to assess what makes their workplaces attractive to employees […]

Why Reputation Management Matters for Recruitment ◄

Are you prevailing in “the war for talent”? The term, coined by McKinsey & Company in 1997, reflects the critical role skillful workers play in achieving corporate success and the hardships companies face to recruit those talents. Ample job opportunities pose a recruitment challenge as a 2021 study revealed that two-thirds of US companies struggle […]

4 Tips for Launching Online Training for Your Business ◄

If you’re recruiting new hires this summer like many businesses, you’ll need to start thinking about the phase after your new employees join your organization: training and onboarding. While many of your employees will come in with the skills they need to help them succeed, they’ll still need to be familiarized with the ins and […]

Spark Hire Announces Growth Equity Investment from Boathouse Capital ◄

Spark Hire recently announced a growth equity investment from Boathouse Capital, a Philadelphia-based private equity firm. The growth capital will be primarily used to further develop the core platform’s technology offering and modernize the go-to-market strategy. Spark Hire’s video interview platform helps its customers boost efficiency, collaboration, and structure in the hiring process. The most […]