The Week in Jobs

Pete is joined by Adam Conrad, Founder and CXO of Great Recruiters.   The Great Recruiters platform is the top experience and reputation management solution for the recruiting industry; allowing staffing firms of all sizes to increase trust and transparency through every candidate interaction.  

Pete and Adam share discuss the rapidly evolving labor market, the state of the staffing industry, and what employers and employees alkie can expect throughout 2022.

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Happy New Year!!

Ricky is back to debate and discuss Pete's predictions for the workplace in 2022. 

Listen to learn what Pete expects to take place in a number of key areas, including:

• The labor market 
• The gig economy
• The remote work trend

As always, we welcome  your feedback and suggestions.  Please email us your thoughts: [email protected]

James Lund is a VP and partner with ProFocus, a top rated IT staffing and consulting firm based in Portland, OR.  James sits down with Pete to discuss a broad range of topics related to the evolving market, and why ProFocus continues to stand apart as a staffing leader, including:

• The unique and personal approach ProFocus takes when it comes to creating exceptional experiences for their clients, candidates, and internal employees.  
• The four core strategies that guide their approach to business
• Changes, adaptations, and improvements brought about the pandemic

As always, we welcome your feedback and suggestions for future topics!  Please email your thoughts or ideas to: [email protected]

Jason Gamel, President and CEO of the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) joins Hire Calling to discuss challenges and opportunities faced by the timeshare industry due to the pandemic.

Jason and Pete discuss how the world's premier vacation ownership companies have adapted to create new and improved experiences in a safe environment for the industry's 10 million owners and more than 500,000 employees.

ARDA is the trade association for the timeshare industry, with more than 400 members consisting of both privately held and publicly traded corporations, including Disney Vacation Club, Hilton Grand Vacations, Holiday Inn Club Vacations, Marriott Vacations Worldwide, and Travel & Leisure.

As always, we welcome your feedback and suggestions for new topics. Please email us with  your thoughts and ideas: [email protected]

This episode is all about the wealth of content available on our newly designed 4cornerresources.com website and our 2022 Hiring & Salary Guide.  Pete is joined by the  Peter Porebski, 4 Corner's Director of Operations and  Hayley Horvath, 4CR's Community Manager. Peter and Hayley have worked tirelessly to turn the vision of creating the best hiring and staffing content on the web into reality. 

Both the site and the guide have dedicated sections for:
-HR professionals
-Hiring Managers
-Recruiters
-Job Seekers

Download our guide, browse our site, and please let us know what you would like to see next in the world of hiring, staffing, and recruiting content.  Email us:  [email protected]. 

In this episode, Pete and Ricky cover a broad range of topics, including:
-Showing gratitude in the workplace
-How to assess employee satisfaction
-Speaking your mind at work
-The impact a virtual workforce has on company culture

They also talk a little bit about Pete's recent blog article, How to Measure Employee Satisfaction

In this episode, Pete is joined by a special guest who has worked for the same Fortune 50 company for more than 28 years.  The company is regularly recognized as a top employer, which begs the question: Is it due to their culture, or because of managers like today's guest?

We cover a range of topics: managing a virtual team, the impact of Covid, career motivation, the importance of enthusiasm in the workplace, and how to succeed over time.  

As always, we welcome your feedback and suggestions! Emails us here: [email protected]

Leadership comes naturally for some, but for others it requires an extra level of effort and focus. Fortunately, everyone has the opportunity to develop great leadership traits that will allow them thrive and stand out at work.

In this episode of Hire Calling, we discuss the strategies included in our recent article, How to be a Leader in the Workplace, plus a few additional tips and suggestions that you can apply today!

There's a lot of talk these days about artificial intelligence in recruiting, but what does that mean, really?  In this episode, Pete and Ricky discuss the good and bad of AI and automation solutions for candidate sourcing.

It's time for more audience questions! In this episode Pete and Ricky respond to emails from hiring managers who are looking for answers in advice in today's rapidly evolving marketplace. Listen now if you want to hear how to tackle:

1. Anticipating and preventing employee burnout
2. Candidate and new hire no-shows / ghosting
3. Forcing employees back into the office (spoiler alert: don't do that!)

We love questions and suggestions, so please keep them coming: [email protected]