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Candidates have spent the past years applying for jobs in which the hiring organization has had the most power in recent memory. But this is no longer the case. Now, in something we would like to call the second war for talent, the candidate has been gaining power and is now fighting off multiple offers from multiple organizations.

The battlefield has shifted, and we are now entering into something the likes of which have been unheard since 1999. Candidates are moving into control, and without the right calculations in the battle for candidates, you will be losing top prospects to competitors.

Are you ready to make changes to hit the ground running in 2015, or are you expecting business as usual? If you are considering that everything that worked in the past years is going to work next year, you are misguided and will be actively surrendering candidates to competitors. Why? The battlefield is shifting.

Ready to start making New Year’s resolutions? Don’t wait until December 30, or worse, January 1 to start making these resolutions to live a better life in 2015. With failure rates north of 85%, few people even feel confident that they will complete their resolutions before they begin.

First impressions work both ways. From an employee’s perspective, it is important to meet the team that he or she will be a part of, impress the managers, and understand in entirety the job role.

Are you a workaholic? Do you pride yourself on your long hours and think that said extended hours are making you more successful on the job? We have some bad news for you—your workaholic lifestyle isn’t helping you look better and could actually be detrimental to your career growth.

If you’re looking for a deeper look into your improving your leadership, look no further than the books that the strongest leaders of the day read.

So now, you followed our advice on preparing yourself for the interview, and you are sitting in the lobby (10 minutes early (no more or less), of course) at your dream job’s headquarters. What now? You have 10 minutes to review your backstory and examples of your successes, and to prepare your mind for the interview.

At The Overture Group, we always enjoy sharing the accomplishments of our employees and the ventures they pursue in addition to their work for our organization. This is why we are excited to share the news that the CFO Leadership Group, a project founded in 2009 by our very own John Liacone, has raised $6,500 for the American Red Cross of Chicago and Northern Illinois

For recruiters, it’s always about being on the cutting edge—technology, candidate leads, even psychological selling points—and this will help you get your 2015 recruiting strategies in place before it’s too late.