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3 Ways to Improve Your Talent Pipeline
Broadleaf's President and CEO Lynne Marie Finn attended and spoke on From Day One's "Improving the Talent Pipeline, From End to End" panel. From Day One is a conference series and media organization focused on how companies can develop and leverage strong values in diversity and transparency. This panel brought together representatives from five companies…
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Working Women of 2023: A New Landscape
The pandemic turned the world upside down with layoffs and resignations concentrated in female-dominated fields and massive school and daycare closures primarily affecting working mothers. Adding to this, a recent McKinsey & Company Women in the Workplace 2022 study found that men significantly outnumber women at the manager level, directly impacting the availability of women…
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The Importance of Appreciating Your Employees
Today's tight labor market, coupled with economic uncertainty, is concerning for leaders in nearly every industry. The unemployment rate edged down to 3.4 percent in January, the lowest since 1969. Worse, 96 percent of workers are looking for a new position in 2023. What this tells employers is that, fundamentally, this differs from previous economic…
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In the Limelight: Mike Strain
In this edition of our “In the Limelight” series, meet Mike Strain—a Senior Recruiter with over 20 years of workforce solutions industry experience. Mike’s fascinating background as an outdoor adventure instructor, sincere fondness for making connections, strong communication skills, positive attitude, and love of learning helped him become a successful recruiter. Self-proclaimed “nomadic roots” I…
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Improve Talent Curation with Direct Sourcing
It’s predicted that in 2023, worker demand will continue to outpace supply and companies will struggle to find talent. Posting positions on job boards and social media can be time-consuming and less than ideal when a position needs to be filled immediately. To win out over their competitors, more companies are looking to direct sourcing…
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The State of Remote Work in 2023
The "Great Resignation" and talent shortages in 2021 and 2022 created a candidate-driven labor market where workers had the upper hand, more say, and the ability to be choosier. The current economic uncertainty and a possible recession may take some of that say and power away. While many companies were familiar with remote work before…
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In the Limelight: Daniel White
In this edition of our “In the Limelight” series, meet Daniel White—a Client Delivery Team Lead. Danny’s extensive career in recruiting has certainly made him a jack of all trades in the recruiting and talent acquisition world. Learn how Daniel’s communication and leadership skills, in combination with his knowledge of the industry, have helped him…
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Tech Talent is Flooding the Job Market: What Does This Mean?
Supply chain issues, inflation, and the geopolitical turmoil’s impacts on the U.S. economy are all to blame for the recent layoffs in the technology industry. Reduced revenue has forced prominent leaders in the industry, such as Meta and Amazon, to let go of roughly 219,959 employees in the first week of December alone, according to…
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Broadleaf Results Top 2022 Blogs
Happy New Year! The Broadleaf team is ready for 2023 and all the opportunities it has to offer. 2022 was a content-packed year and we wanted to wrap it up with a review of our top blog posts. January: Webinar Recap: The Demographic Drought The labor crisis is only going to continue to get worse.…
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Should You Offer Personalized Benefits to Your Employees?
It is the beginning of 2023 – when was the last time you re-evaluated your employee benefits package? If you clicked to read this blog, you might be considering making some changes to the perks and benefits you offer based on trends across the market. We’ll walk through one such trend: personalized benefits packages, and…
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The Importance of Stay Interviews to Retain Talent
What is a stay interview and why should I conduct one? When the word “interview” comes to mind, it is mostly assumed to be a critical part of the hiring process. Rarely is it associated with individuals who have already been hired by a company and are seemingly comfortably acclimated to both the industry and…
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Gen Z in the Workplace Part II: Tips to Successfully Attract and Retain Gen Z Workers
While still the top priority when searching for a job, Gen Z values salary less than every other generation. But 63 percent of young professionals say that an increased salary, bonus, or promotion would entice them to stay at their current company longer. Less than one-third of employees ages 25 and younger participate in their…
