There are 3.5 million fewer people in the workforce today than there were in Feb 2020. Meanwhile, large corporations are hiring at breakneck speeds and the competition for scarce talent has never been higher. In this episode, we outline how small and medium-sized companies can compete in the war for talent.

Anthony Trucks is a former NFL athlete, American Ninja Warrior, International Speaker and more. While he has many talents, things didn’t come easily. In this episode, Anthony talks about overcoming adversity and rising to the top.

In this episode, we discuss candidate engagement and why it’s so vitally important if you want to recruit top talent. Pankaj Jindal, Co-Founder of Sense, a leading candidate engagement platform, shares ways to improve the entire candidate experience and recruit and retain top performers.

In this episode, we outline ways to effectively source and recruit top executive, leadership and management talent in spite of the recent talent shortage. You’ll learn how to partner with a recruiter to uncover hidden talent and direct recruit, confidentially.

In this episode we examine the major differences between high performance organizations, and those that are just average. We discuss the warning signs of poor performance, how to turn performance issues around, and hiring solutions to fill gaps in skills and talent. 

In this episode Eric Gregg, CEO and Founder of ClearlyRated, shares research his firm has uncovered on today’s talent shortage, what job seekers are really looking for, and what your organization can do to secure top talent. 

Top performing employees can be 40-400% more productive than average workers depending on the profession.  This episode shares tips on how to choose the right staffing and workforce partner, and which metrics you need to pay attention to in order to secure those top performers.

In this episode, Matt Ertle, PrideStaff Bend Owner and Strategic-Partner, shares strategies for how to become an Employment Brand of Choice in your market. Your employment brand really starts the first moment of interaction with any job candidate (even before they are hired). Matt shares tips and best practices to improve the employee journey and position your company as a best place to work. 

Many companies are struggling to find and hire the right talent. They either can’t find the right talent and right skills, or are too late and candidates are hired out from under them. In this episode, recruitment expert Jody Northcutt shares some trade secrets to finding — and hiring — great talent.

While some organizations are struggling to gain control in a quick-changing economy, others are thriving. In this episode, we discuss effective strategies for recruiting new talent and building a culture of high performance.