3 Tips for Spotting Fake LinkedIn Accounts

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In 2023, LinkedIn removed 58 million fake accounts. What does this mean for hiring managers? You need to be extra careful to vet individuals before reaching out with an offer! Finding the right candidate to fill your open position is hard enough; save yourself heartache and time (and potential security concerns!) by following these three […]

5 Hiring Best Practices for Employers

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Today’s job market is competitive, making hiring best practices more important than ever. Candidates are looking for fulfilling work with organizations that will value what they have to offer. Companies are looking for candidates who will bring the perfect combination of knowledge and experience to the organization. Finding where those two searches intersect is often […]

Mandatory Employer Vaccinations: What You Need to Know

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I’m not envying my friends in human resources and leadership roles lately. As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, they continue to have to make tough calls regarding the health and safety of their employees. The latest debacle? Whether or not to require mandatory vaccinations for employees. As desperate as we all are for this pandemic […]

The Top 10 Job Skills That Are In Demand In 2021

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In this era of innovation and change, do your employees have the job skills necessary to push your company into the future? From technical expertise in blockchain and cloud computing, to the softer competencies of creativity and collaboration, having a team with the right mix of knowledge and capabilities will keep your business from falling […]

H-1B Visa abuse: What to be aware of when hiring overseas

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Beware of potential H-1B visa abuse when hiring tech talent from overseas A true story about H-1B visa abuse from the trenches of tech: A downtown Bellevue company finds itself in urgent need of qualified talent. It turns to a local HR-consulting firm (no, not Peckman Search Partners) to locate qualified candidates. This HR consultant […]

Mexico Labor Reform – Should you be worried?

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Mexico Labor Reform As if we needed further evidence that summer is flying by, I must be the one to remind you that the first of August is just around the corner. I come bearing this cruel reminder because there’s a new labor reform coming into full effect that promises to have significant ramifications for […]

A new “Roaring Twenties”? Your workforce may not be ready.

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Over the past year, we’ve talked to a lot of clients and partners about how to weather the COVID-related economic downturn. But now it looks like there’s at least a chance that we all need to start getting ready for something very different: a boom in resurgent consumer demand as vaccinations continue to rise; caseloads […]