Making a career change is a normal part of professional life. Sometimes it's necessary to make a strategic career move to follow your dreams, your ambitions, and find a workplace where you can thrive. You can teach yourself new skills, make a lateral move, or even change careers entirely. Onward and Upward A singular job [...]
Only the best athletes in various sports categories make it to the Olympics. Fewer still win the gold, silver, and bronze medals as the whole world watches. Few people have earned this glory in the past, and several are from Hawaii. The Olympic season is here again, and the Olympian spirit is alive and thriving in [...]
Complications from coronavirus may have slowed the economy, but businesses are still hiring. Some businesses are actually thriving in these pandemic conditions, thus, certain types of professional positions may be in even greater demand. But candidates must present records that are as spotless as possible. Social media profiles, posts, and comments are one source of [...]
Calling 2020 a "rough year" is an understatement. In a period marked by the advent of COVID-19, and underscored by sweeping societal change, many students found their post-graduation plans put on hold or canceled altogether. In fact, the labor participation rate for recent grads fell from 86% in 2019 to 78% in 2020.As we emerge from the pandemic, [...]
In the past, company safety policies are revealed during new hire onboarding, not during recruitment. While each company's workflow is unique, most safety policies are determined more by the industry than individual company practices. Teams that work in high places use fall protection. Those in kitchens wear gloves and close-toed shoes. Where each team allows [...]
It should come as no surprise, but the field of information technology is the fastest growing industry in the United States. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this industry will experience 11% over the next decade, outpacing everything else. The outlook for IT jobs located specifically in Hawaii is in lockstep with the international outlook. [...]
Building your social media team is about more than just gaining more people to perform the tasks of a social media campaign. You want to build a team that works together, fulfilling specific roles that both compliment and check each other. This is the best way to have both harmonious teamwork and create some truly [...]
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 [...]
