2024 is just a couple of weeks away, and Team Builder Recruiting is excited to announce a few upcoming changes and additional service offerings.

If someone is an A player or even a B+, the window of time between sending out their resume to a handful of employers and getting a job offer is precariously small in many cases. Don't let the slightly less-frantic labor market lull you into moving slowly through the hiring process.

Hiring during the holidays is a double-edged sword. However, if you want to hit 2024 at full speed, getting this new teammate lined up will make January a much better month.

Why should someone trade in 20, 40, or even 50 hours of their week for the paycheck you are offering? The best candidates have many options, and money is not the only thing they are looking at.

Recruiting is like matchmaking but less romantic. Sometimes the candidate falls in love with the employer and job, but the employer chooses another candidate. Other times, the employer falls in love with the candidate only to have the candidate take another offer. We need a "spark" for both parties to make a successful match.

Take the following musings with a grain of salt. They are a compilation of gut instincts informed by conversations with business leaders, job seekers, and my own reading of various news sources. Here are my best guesses for what the labor market will look like for 2023 and some tips to navigate it.

The disruption of inflation, rising healthcare costs, and a poorly performing stock market have a pool of retirees reconsidering their decision to retire early. A Harris Poll from June 2022 indicates that 14% of retirees are currently looking for work or are open to returning to work for the right opportunity.

Hiring over the holidays has definite pros and cons. As a recruiter, I have a bit of a bias here: I think you should always be on the lookout for talented people to build your organization. However, as much as my love for hiring will allow, I will attempt to offer a balanced view.

For many of us, hiring is just one of many, many responsibilities that we have on our to-do lists, and sometimes it just doesn’t get the attention that it deserves. But it’s important to remember that everyone involved in the process deserves to be treated with courtesy and respect.

Five-plus years ago, sign-on bonuses were rare. Now they are far more common, but many employers have concerns about when and how to use them.

We often see people check-out of hiring during the summer months. With vacation schedules, it can be a little tricky to maintain momentum with hiring. But think of this: While your competitors are slowing down on hiring, this is a great time for you to step into hiring!

Just like we are interviewing candidates, they are interviewing us! In a market where jobs are plentiful, candidates carefully consider which employers treat their teams with care and respect, and they make that assessment primarily based on how you handle your interview process.

With companies all across the country and across many industries struggling to find the skilled workforce needed to build their businesses, it’s never been more important to know and leverage the strengths of your existing team.

2021 was another year of exciting growth and incredible challenges. Changes seem to be happening faster than many business leaders can keep up with. As a recruiter and small business owner, I wanted to share a few trends I see in the employment sphere as we wrap up 2021 and look ahead to 2022.

We’ve undergone a lot of changes in 2021, and we’ve pushed hard to serve our clients better in this challenging labor market. Here are just a few updates…