How to Show Employee Gratitude without Hurting Your Bank
With tomorrow being Thanksgiving, employers are looking for unique opportunities to show gratitude to employees for their hard work and dedication each day. But why focus on a single day to do so?
Read ArticleJob Descriptions: 5 Points to Stop Boring Applicants
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.
Read ArticleEasing Candidate Application Pain Points
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.
Read ArticleSix Reasons The War for Talent is Back in Talent Acquisition
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.
Read ArticleCareer Resolutions for 2015
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.
Read ArticleThe First Day: Ensuring New Hire Success
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.
Read ArticleWorkaholism Could Be Killing Your Career
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.
Read ArticleWhat’s on Your Bookshelf? Top CEOs Share Favorite Books
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.
Read ArticleHow to Project Confidence in an Interview
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.
Read ArticleCFO Leadership Group Donates to American Red Cross
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
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