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Announcing office expansion
Global Recruiting Firm Strengthens Presence in the Asia Pacific Region Saipan, 1/11/24 – LaBine & Associates, a leading global recruiting firm, is thrilled to announce the opening of a new office in the Northern Mariana Islands, situated in the vibrant city of Saipan. This expansion is a strategic move to enhance the firm’s footprint in…
The Great Resignation Continues, and What HR Can Do About It
The consensus is that the Great Resignation is not over. Whether it is “quiet quitting” or simply employees seeking a higher salary, employee turnover is still an issue. This places a burden on HR to replace workers within shortened timelines. Furthermore, this affects the bottom line, as SHRM reported that on average it costs a…
What Dogs Teach Us About Hiring
Robert Kiyosaki, the creator of the Rich Dad poor dad series hysterically used Canines to describe sales personalities in one of his books. Following his lead, I use them to describe hiring candidates.
Collaboration and Communication
Human beings are highly social creatures. We rely on others to survive and thrive in every context of our lives. So, it’s no understatement that cooperation and communication lie at the heart of our society, workforce, and day-to-day interactions. In the work we do as recruiting professionals, our connections and interactions with others are paramount…
SMB Guide to Success in the LGBTQ Market
If you own or manage a small or medium-sized business (SMB), this article is for you. With less resources to play around with, SMBs must pull on all available resources to effectively work with and market to a wide customer base focused on interests, not social demographics.
That’s why SMBs must begin building strategies to effectively market to and work in an LGBTQ-affirming world.
The LGBTQ market is one of the fastest-growing sectors out there, and it’s becoming an increasingly valuable customer base across all industries. In fact, according to GayStar News, a conservative estimate on the size of the global LGBTQ market is $3.7 trillion – that’s a huge market that could be left out of your customer base unless you take the right steps. This community is also particularly sensitive to social issues.
Prioritizing Meaning in Your Work Life
Ask any leader about what makes their employees happy……
Diversity and Inclusion Recruiting
Diversity Hiring: 7 Essential Tips Recruiting LGBTQ+ Over the past few years, our society has come a long way in accepting individuals in the LGBTQ+ community. Yet, even with this increased inclusion, there’s an unpleasant reality for many transgender people facing discrimination in the hiring process and within their workplaces. Now more than ever recruiters…
What’s your market value? How to figure out what you should be paid.
Have you ever asked for a raise or promotion? Have you ever been asked your salary range during an interview? Have you ever wondered if you’re being paid a fair wage compared to your executive peers? Many professionals struggle with determining their market value, mostly because they haven’t taken the time to analyse and compare…
How to work with a recruiter
As a recruiting professional with over a dozen years experience, I’ve also had the opportunity to be on the other side of the fence. I can say with great certainty that trust is very important, and it’s a two way street. A huge value of working with a recruiter is that they provide guidance by…
How to conduct an interview
Occasionally I get feedback from candidates post interview that they were asked questions that had nothing to do with the job. They’re not referring to behavioral questions about “how would you solve this problem” or “tell me a story about when you solved something”. They’re talking about functional and technical questions which are irrelevant to…