When applying for professional employment with a great salary and benefits, the credentials, of course, must be there. Most people applying for these types of jobs will bring to the table qualifications that meet, or exceed, those credentials. Companies go into candidate searches aware of these factors as well, and while one or two candidates [...]
When building a strong team, it's important to recruit top-talent from every available pool. This means hiring locally and recruiting at a distance. You want to pull professionals both from your industry and experts who can bring new insights with them from different past experiences. We have recently seen a big push for welcoming disabled [...]
Eliminating bias in the hiring process has been a noble decades-long effort in the business world. We can carefully assess the skills of candidates. We can work harder to recruit from a broader pool of candidates and, although we've done very well in moving the ball forward, there are still a few lingering inherent biases [...]
Your public profile picture is one of the most important aspects of your personal brand. Though often displayed as tiny, people will try to judge your personality and what kind of person you are from a simple business portrait, no matter how small it displays on your page. From networking on LinkedIn to representing your [...]
IT Professionals are essential to every industry and IT careers in Hawaii can be very lucrative. Higher salaries are one very good reason to give yourself every edge possible when looking to advance your career, but also having the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology is a definite plus as well. Regardless of your IT [...]
Working from home (WFH) and working in the office (ITO) is a blended workforce strategy that is here to stay. Employers know that keeping an eye on their workers is sometimes key to driving results. The long-held fear was that employees that work from home would see a decrease in performance, morale, and other things. [...]
There's no doubt that the pandemic turned the economy upside down. However, that doesn't mean there aren't any companies hiring. Many businesses have reopened and while some are simply striving to navigate through this constantly evolving time, many more have taken this opportunity to reinvent themselves and are likely in need of employees with new [...]
Searching for a job can be a stressful process and the current environment has presented extra challenges for Hawaii job seekers. While it is tough, there are steps that can be taken to make that job search more effective and even more enjoyable. Below are several tips that pros use before, during, and after the [...]
Employee gifts have always been a unique challenge for employers. How do you give your entire team something fair and equally delightful across a diverse group of professionals? We've learned from many years of experience that assuming what your employees want can go wrong. Not everyone wants a bottle of wine, a steak, or a [...]
