
Evergreen Recruiting is the Recruiting Model for the Future
Thinking like an evergreen recruiter means you’re always on the hunt for talent, and you always have some candidates in the pipeline. When a position

Why Candidates Ghost and What to Do About It
It’s happened before, but it always astonishes us. We had spent several weeks with a candidate, coaching them through several interviews with a good company.

Quick Hire or Good Hire? You shouldn’t have to choose.
The shelf life of talented candidates is shrinking as we speak. In this very competitive labor market, you must make quick decisions or risk losing

BLS Report – May 2022
Payroll Employment Rises by 390,000 in May; Unemployment Rate Remains at 3.6% In May, the unemployment rate was 3.6 percent for the third month in

Job Changers Have Buyer’s Remorse
The Great Resignation may be leading to the next trend: The Great Regret. Over 72% of young job seekers say they have experienced buyer’s remorse

BLS Report – April 2022
Payroll Employment Rises by 428,000 in April; Unemployment Rate Declines to 3.6% The unemployment rate remained at 3.6 percent in April, and the number of

Discovering Culture and Management Styles with Some Simple Questions
Employees often don’t succeed or fail at duties; they succeed or fail in the culture the company has created. But discovering that culture prior to

BLS Report – March 2022
Payroll Employment Rises by 431,000 in March; Unemployment Rate Declines to 3.6 The unemployment rate declined by 0.2 percentage point to 3.6 percent in March,

Athlete Placement Spotlight: NICOLE MAGLIOZZI
SPOTLIGHT Nicole Migliozzi Graduation Date: May, 2022 JOB Acceptance Date: March, 2022 One of the most rewarding moments for athletes transitioning to careers is when they

Are You a Resource or a Partner?
Recently, we had someone reach out to our recruiting company to make a hire. As we were conducting the intake order and peeling back the

Why Hiring Student Athletes is a Winning Move
We get asked often why we’re focusing a whole division of our company on recruiting athletes. One reason is based on the personal experience of

BLS Report – February 2022
Payroll Employment Rises by 678,000 in February; Unemployment Rate Declines to 3.8% Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 678,000 in February, and the unemployment rate

Why Are You Leaving?
2022 is Year 2 of The Great Resignation; surveys by companies like Resumebuilder.com indicate that 25% of workers plan to leave their jobs this year.

Trust & Confidentiality
It’s 2022, and a lot of resolutions have been made. At the top of the list for many people is to start looking for a

BLS Report – December 2021
Payroll Employment Rises by 199,000 in December; Unemployment Rate Declines to 3.9% Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 199,000 in December, and the unemployment rate

Effective Emails and MPC’s
Most Placeable Candidates: Our Best Emails from 2021 A good MPC email is always a great way to promote your best talent, but the usual,

No One Quits in December. But January Could Be Rough.
Surveys of U.S. workers indicate that the coming year could be a difficult one for employers. Twenty percent of millennials plan to leave their jobs in the

Coaching for Counteroffers
In a previous post, I wrote about how counteroffers are usually a bad idea for both the candidate and their current employer. They only delay the inevitable,

BLS Report – October 2021
Unemployment Rate Edged Down by 0.2% to 4.6% as the Staffing Industry Continues to Be Candidate Driven Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 531,000 in

A Counteroffer Might be Counter to Your Best Interests
When we talk to a potential candidate at XPG Recruit, we spend a significant amount of time on why they’re looking for a new role. We ask questions

BLS Report – September 2021
September Shows 194,000 Jobs Added and Unemployment Rate Decreased by 0.4% to 4.8%. Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 194,000 in September, and the unemployment rate

The “Please Don’t Go” Bonus
There are several new tactics to attract and secure talent, many of which I support as progressive approaches to an evolving workforce. But one I

BLS Report – August 2021
Monthly Figures Show 235,000 Jobs Added in August, Unemployment Rate Declined to 5.2% Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 235,000 in August, and the unemployment

The New Work/Life Balance Discussion
One Sunday evening about 15 years ago, as I was packing my bag for my early Monday morning flight, my five-year-old son, Jack, stomped up