Strategic HR

One thing remains abundantly clear as we approach and surpass our 20-year mark as a full-service screening company. Making a screening vendor switch can be difficult. On larger scales, vendor switches can threaten to disrupt cadences and workflows, require extensive re-training, and even present compliance risk. Conversely, making a switch can potentially add tremendous value […]

Each year brings a fair amount of regulatory change. As workplace safety, remote working, increased cost of living, mental health, and inclusion become increasingly relevant when it comes to policy, HR departments are going to begin to see more changes than before. We have made a short list of notable 2024 regulatory changes that will

According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, approximately 47.5 percent of interviewed candidates receive a job offer. Furthermore, about 69 out of every 100 offers are accepted. This means out of 100 candidates interviewed, 67 never become employed. Assuming a first interview lasts 20 minutes, that is over 22 hours invested in interviewing

Human Resources is a growing field. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates show that the demand for HR managers will increase by roughly 15,500 positions per year over the next decade. As attracting top talent becomes increasingly important, organizations are turning heavily to an employee-centric hiring and leadership approach. Such an approach aims to find

Seasonal hiring is a tricky balancing act. Volume, quality, quick time-to-hire, temporary positions… These can be difficult things to mingle together successfully. When considering that the average nationwide ‘time-to-fill” is around 25 business days, and the busiest season for most retail/consumer goods companies spans from Thanksgiving to Christmas (roughly 30 days), temporary hiring can become

Keeping employees happy is getting more complex. Job markets are becoming increasingly less traditional, offering unique opportunities, at mass, with a tremendously high upside. For the current workforce, there always appears to be another shiny object on the horizon. In 2022, the average career tenure for employees sat at around 4.1 years. However, this number

It’s no secret that many organizations find difficulty in attracting a surplus of qualified, motivated talent. Employers are required to be more creative (and generous) than in decades past. The data makes this clear. From September 2021 to September 2022, compensation costs for workers increased by 5 percent across the board. However, consumer prices rose

According to a publication by Embroker, a shocking 75 percent of employees admit to stealing at least once from their employer. While not every instance of workplace theft equates to substantial sums of money lost, the collective effect is significant. Total crime in the workplace costs organizations an estimated $50 billion per year.  The question

Most economists in the United States have noticed that inflation statistics and behavior has been unpredictable compared to the past. Predictions used to correlate unemployment with inflation in the past decades have been unstable and challenging the existing models. A model referred to as the Phillips’s Curve has been for years to study and predict