Boomer Love
The Boomer Group works with many types of companies in Denver: large, small, public, private and NPOs. Many of these companies are starting to hire, but how they do it and the way they find candidates has shifted. Almost every company has had to reset the way they operate and reconfigure their business model.
This has resulted in talent upgrades, and the hiring of contract staff to help keep labor costs variable and more flexible. I expect this continue for much of this year, as our new normal is established. The way more companies are hiring has changed. Job boards are still being used by larger organizations or those with little understanding of the new normal of recruiting utilizing social media and networks. However, most organizations are shifting towards using social media and industry groups to keep costs lower and the outcome more focused, faster and efficient. More…
Denver Business Journal
The Denver Business Journal recently signed me as a columnist for 2010. I’ll write about a variety of workplace and HR issues. People in the hiring and staffing world do indispensable work, and I’m hoping my column will help demonstrate why a proactive approach to staffing and HR is important. The first installment of my DBJ column ran Jan. 29.
Employer Tips
First, Take Care of Your Existing Staff
Odds are good your company is still recovering from a brutal 2009. As the economy begins to turn around, you’re probably seeing some increased revenue and wondering whether it’s time to hire that extra accountant or second administrative assistant. My advice is to look at the employees you have before looking at prospective employees.
While you’re probably dying to use some of your increased revenue to snag a hot prospect, consider take care of your existing staff first – the ones who suffered through long hours and reduced pay – before you recruit new talent. More…
News to Use
• Denver Post: Career coaches enjoying a boom
• Some general words of encouragement: Denver is one of the best cities in the country to find a job.
• Wall Street Journal: HR executives a hot commodity on corporate boards?
Find more on my Twitter feed, www.twitter.com/boomergroup.
You Asked What?
What’s the Last Good Book You Read?
I like this question for two reasons. First, it serves as a good ice breaker. The candidate gets to field an informal question to break up the standard, no-nonsense questions and responses that will come up during the interview. More…
Interesting Work
One of the things that make working at the Boomer Group so rewarding is meeting companies and finding workforce solutions that have an immediate impact on their business. We’ve been working with one company that is helping a federal regulator evaluate current assets. More…
Interesting Candidate
We meet some smart cookies at The Boomer Group every day. One gentleman we recently placed on contract is an Excel and Access guru. He is helping a mining company recreate more efficient and sophisticated spreadsheets to better capture budget and finance information. More…
To keep you interested between newsletters, I’ll be tweeting away at www.twitter.com/boomergroup. I like to pass along good business, staffing and HR information that I read from day to day, and I try to throw in a few items about what I’m seeing in the business world.