“Highly motivated” is a common requirement on job descriptions, but in reality, “built-in” motivation is a myth. While an employee’s internal drive is important, the other half of the equation is a joint effort by the employee and the manager to foster a productive workplace. Employee engagement is a top buzzword of recent years, and […]
Why Successful People Take Recruiters’ Phone Calls
Recruiters sometimes have a reputation for reaching out at inconvenient times. It can be tempting just to delete the LinkedIn message or reject the call. But overcoming that natural aversion and taking the call can pay big dividends. Many companies cannot keep up with the flood of resumes in response to their job postings, and they […]
Salespeople: How to Sell Yourself Better in a Sales Interview
When it comes to interviewing, salespeople have a natural advantage over employees in other departments: they talk to people every day, they are naturally persuasive, and they have a strong internal motivation. That means that any time they interview for a sales position, the competition is stiff. Not every salesperson is good at pitching themselves, […]
The 6 Best Executive Search Firm Interviews of 2016
Competition is fierce for high-performing leaders who can manage the ever-changing market. Since the recession of 2008, the job market has shifted from an employer-driven climate to an employee-driven market, and this is reflected at the top levels of leadership. C-level tenure is dropping, and many industries are crowded with brand-new billion-dollar companies with inexperienced […]
Blue Signal Welcomes Joe Hanrahan, Sr. Executive Recruiter
Blue Signal is proud to welcome Joe Hanrahan to the team as our newest Senior Executive Recruiter. Joe Hanrahan graduated from Marquette University with a degree in Corporate Communications and began his career in sales. He started his career with InterCall/West Unified Communications selling unified communications into Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 accounts. He then became a […]
How to Improve Your Talent Recruiting Strategy
Why is a talent recruiting strategy important? No matter the challenges of the economy and the market, hiring managers need to attract top talent to move their business goals forward. Without good people at every level, the company will miss out on its top potential. This isn’t something that can happen overnight, it takes a […]
6 Reasons to Use a 3rd-Party Recruiting Firm
When a family sells their home with no middle-man, there is a small chance that they could make a quick sale for a good price, but they are almost guaranteed to sell the house faster and for more money when they use a qualified professional realtor. In the same way, a business may stumble on […]
Building a Better Succession Plan
Many companies look at succession planning only at the executive level – something that C-levels submit to the board once per year. This approach makes it easy to fall into a routine that does not reflect the reality of business today. It puts companies into the dangerous position of scrambling to find good talent when […]
Hiring Managers: Have a Better Consultation Call with Recruiters
The typical job order procedure goes something like this: Fix up an old job description or use an HR-provided template. Send to the recruiter of choice, sometimes with a quick consultation call, but often with a short email with one or two details that pop to mind before hitting “send.” Analyzing a job order takes […]
The War on Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity risks pose the most serious economic and national security challenges of the 21st century. The importance stems from businesses’ inability to fight back in the cyber war. They are simply ill-equipped. Recent breaches, including the “Russian Yahoo” login breach, disclosures of NSA surveillance, and the widely publicized hacking of retail stores like Sony, Scottrade and Target have […]
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