As the leader in strategic hiring for consumer brands, we know a thing or two about industry trends, the state of the job market, and who’s making career moves. Whether you’re looking to level up in your career and are seeking some professional development resources, or you’re interested in sharpening your industry knowledge, we have […]
Compensation. Always the first thing employees mention when asked about their reasons for staying at their job or leaving it. Many companies froze salaries and even reduced them during the pandemic. So we were wondering what’s happening with compensation two years after COVID-19 wreaked havoc on, well, just about everything. Our take from where we […]
What a long, strange trip it’s been. Amid a global pandemic, the job market is the most unusual it’s been in modern American history. According to a report from MissionSquare Research Institute, “We’re teetering on the brink of a public sector workforce crisis” as the Great Resignation continues to ripple throughout the U.S. economy. Hiring […]
Today’s job market is unlike anything we’ve seen in recent years. Candidates are in the driver’s seat. Compensation is almost as important as workplace flexibility. Hiring managers must move quickly with top talent or otherwise risk losing them in the hiring process. It’s a lot, especially when you consider the fact that nearly 33 million Americans quit […]
Direct-to-consumer (DTC) startups have thrived during the past decade. Fueled by venture capital funding, low competition, and abundant advertising opportunities, several companies leveraged this unique business model to achieve unicorn status. Today, the DTC space is more competitive than ever and investors are savvier – now relying on years of data intelligence to help inform […]
For brands to catch fire, companies rely on talent, marketing, and technology as kindling. The pandemic was an accelerant — fast-tracking trends, compressing timelines, and requiring skills of the future, now. Keeping competency current and being proactively prepared for what’s next has never been more important. To build on Albert Einstein’s quote: “Once you stop […]
We kicked off the year by asking our Start It Sunday community how they’re approaching work in the new year. Start It Sunday — our initiative designed to empower you to take charge of your career — is all about motivating, after all. More than half of our survey’s respondents (56 percent) reported that they’re […]
Diversity. Equity. Inclusion. Meaningful mandate or empty words? In a series of polls on ForceBrands’ LinkedIn page, we set out to learn how employers are responding to the social justice events of the past few years and what actions they’re taking to build more inclusive workforces. DEI cannot be an afterthought for today’s organizations — it […]
The Great Reshuffle, as coined by LinkedIn editors, has disrupted the workforce in unforeseen ways. The pandemic has put candidates in the driver’s seat of the job market and according to LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslanksy, it’s “unlike anything we’ve seen in the history of work.” So who exactly are these candidates and why are they motivated […]
The past two years have arguably been some of the most challenging ones that HR professionals have ever faced. This means that going into 2022, new trends will permeate how we think about people management. Simply put, the industry as we know it is evolving. HR professionals will have no choice but to change how […]