Connectivity: Opportunities for Effective Communication in a Revitalized Economy

Opportunities for Effective Communicators in a Revitalized Economy

As many businesses begin planning a return to work, the landscape of the insurance industry has adjusted, leaving nearly 10 percent more people working remotely. This shift makes internal and external communication skills even more vital and those with soft skills in a strong position to take on leadership roles where they can more efficiently…

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Weathering this Storm: Paycheck Protection and Your Team

Last week we spoke to the importance of being proactive, how keeping your recruiting efforts going during this time will allow your firm, agency or company to be prepared to take full advantage of the overflow of business poised to flow into the economy. You have built your team, person by person, talented piece by…

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What Comes Next: Proactive Hiring and Why It’s Vital

What Comes Next: Proactive Hiring and Why It’s Vital

The current conditions in our country and around the world are like nothing I expected. It all happened so abruptly. Almost overnight traffic was reduced to next to nothing, stores were closed “till further notice,” and the general theme of “what comes next?” is the new economic narrative.  Now look, I’m not a doctor or…

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Consideration for the Video Interview

Consideration for the Video Interview

As experienced recruiters for the insurance industry, it is our job to be effective and energetic communicators. The current state of the world has definitely put those skills to the test. But if we’ve learned anything from this industry, it’s that conditions are always changing and rarely ideal. When circumstances shift, it requires adapting your…

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Keeping Productive when Working From Home

Productive Working from Home

With so many workers moving to a home office to help curb the COVID-19 pandemic, it can be easy to lose focus. To help you stay at the top of your game, we’ve compiled some tips for being productive when working at home. Stick with your routines—Obviously, some routines will change. But try to keep…

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Finding the Needle: Recruiting Success During Times of Scarcity

Finding the Needle: Recruiting Success During Times of Scarcity

As we sit here watching events unfold across the country and around the world, it is at times hard to believe a lot of this is even happening. March Madness is canceled, the NBA has suspended its season indefinitely and, the strangest one of all, there is a toilet paper shortage. How is this even…

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Risk Assessment: Preparing for the Monsters You Know

Risk Assessment: Preparing for the Monsters You Know

Risk assessment is all about preparing for the threats that you know, the ones you have the information on to make those life-saving and financially responsible decisions that will ultimately and probably benefit you or your business in the long run. It’s really the short term—the new stuff—that pops up that we have trouble responding…

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Finding a Recruiter Worth Your Trust

When we sit down and think about the chances we never took, why did we never take them? What was stopping us from stepping forward, trying to do something more, something different with our lives? The simple answer few folks want to admit is that we were, like every single person on this planet at…

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Hear Them Out: A Recruiter Can Enhance Your Career

Hear Them Out: A Recruiter Can Enhance Your Career

Recruiters look for passive, but highly qualified candidates to fill a variety of positions with their clients. Passive means the candidate is already employed in a similar industry and probably isn’t looking to change positions. The real question is why would recruiters look for passive candidates? Recruiters are always looking for the best talent and…

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Keep Being Amazing

Keep Being Amazing | The James Allen Companies

Last week, we talked about the insurance industry offering lifetime careers with limitless opportunities to grow and expand ones’ career. I truly believe that is the case and can testify that I have personally helped hundreds of candidates enhance their careers and the lives of their families in this very industry. We recently posed a…

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