Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes

Building Tomorrow’s Leaders: Best Practices in Succession Planning

2025-06-16T10:56:42-04:00Behind the Scenes, General News, Job Efficiency|

Every business, no matter how large or small, should have a succession plan, or at least consider establishing one. In short, a succession plan is a strategy for the future. These plans should be designed to identify employees who can fill leadership roles when incumbents move on. The objective is to create a talent pipeline ensuring an established successor fills the vacancy or ensures a smooth transition until a successor is named. A succession plan is imperative for the longevity of any business. It is a proactive approach that ensures business continuity, increases employee engagement [...]

What’s Off-Limits? Understanding Illegal Interview Questions

2025-06-16T10:57:31-04:00Behind the Scenes, General Job Search Advice, General News|

Job Interviews are common practice and one of the most critical components of any hiring process. Yet, hiring managers will often take freedom with the interview process and the questions they ask. Unknowingly (or often knowingly) hiring managers will ask interviewees illegal questions. According to a survey conducted in April, 32% of hiring managers admit they knowingly ask illegal questions. There are a variety of reasons that prompt such questions, however, asking an interviewee personal characteristic questions may be viewed as discrimination, as defined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.  Furthermore, questions like these often [...]

Unlocking the Potential of Finance Hiring Agencies: Expert Strategies for Business

2025-06-16T10:58:21-04:00All About Recruiters, Behind the Scenes, How To|

Why Work with a Finance Hiring Agency? Finance hiring agencies contribute significantly to the success of businesses by simplifying the recruitment process, providing access to top-tier financial talent, and ensuring a match between candidates and an organization’s specific needs. When businesses engage with finance recruiting professionals, it allows them to capitalize on their specialized focus, extensive networks, and industry knowledge to build high-performing finance teams. Importance of Specialized Recruitment Finance hiring agencies typically specialize in financial recruitment, including finding qualified candidates for everything from entry-level accounting positions to CFOs. The recruiters who work with these agencies are specialized [...]

What is a Legal Recruiter? A Guide to Finding the Best Legal Talent

2025-06-16T10:58:38-04:00All About Recruiters, Behind the Scenes, Industry Spotlight|

Understanding the Role of a Legal Recruiter A legal recruiter is a human resource (HR) professional dedicated to finding and placing lawyers and other legal staff (e.g., paralegals and mediators) into open positions in various industries, not just law firms. Unlike general HR professionals, legal recruiters have specialized training and knowledge in law-related careers and may even be lawyers or legal professionals themselves. Many legal recruiters work with both companies and candidates with the goal of matching them within their own networks. Working with a legal recruiter is especially helpful for non-law-based industries looking for in-house counsel or other [...]

Healthcare Benefits on the Rise

2025-06-16T11:06:15-04:00Behind the Scenes, General News|

Open enrollment is around the corner and employers are scrambling to accommodate the rising cost. The annual premium for individual coverage has risen more than $225 per year on average, and family coverage has risen more than $700 per year on average from 2010 to 2022. Statistically speaking, prices for healthcare grow much faster than inflation and that combined with increasing employee demands has companies, both large and small, forced to make difficult decisions. […]

Are You Meeting Life’s Demands?

2025-06-16T11:06:31-04:00Behind the Scenes, How To, Motivation|

There is simply not enough time in the day to meet life’s demands. Aside from working 40 +/- hours per week, we stretch ourselves so thin just to keep up. Pressures to perform come from every direction – play with our animals, keep our kids fulfilled, spend quality time with family and friends, maintain our homes (i.e., laundry, dishes, house projects), keep active, embrace a healthy lifestyle, somehow get 7-8 hours of sleep every night and don’t forget about your partner. […]

Boost Your Motivation With These 6 Steps

2025-06-16T11:07:02-04:00Behind the Scenes, How To, How to Survive the '9-5', Motivation|

Motivation in the workplace is something everyone struggles with from time to time. Staying focused and inspired at work does not always come naturally. Here are six ways to boost your motivation if you've been struggling. Eat the frog. Starting your day with the completion of your most challenging tasks builds confidence and momentum to carry you through the rest of your day. Everything after that point will feel easier. It’s like learning to hit a baseball using a tiny wiffle ball – the baseball gives you a much larger target than the wiffle ball increasing your chances of [...]

Why You Should Be Working With a Recruiter

2025-06-16T11:08:38-04:00Behind the Scenes, General Job Search Advice, How To, Resources for Job Seekers|

Searching for a job, whether currently employed or not, is taxing, and due to unfortunate mass layoffs, there are many qualified candidates who now find themselves in the “job seeker” category. We may be biased, but establishing and maintaining contact with a trusted recruiter is always a good idea. There is no fee and no obligation to further a search until you see fit – and an unforeseen layoff seems like a great time to start. Here are 5 signs that it may be time for you to contact a recruiter. […]

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