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A candidate-driven hiring market: Investing in a promising tomorrow today
You’re in a candidate-driven hiring market. Now is the time to make a significant investment in your future that could and will return massive dividends to your career and to your life. This blog is a simple message to highly talented and specialized professionals in the insurance space. Your skills are in high demand and,…
Read MoreA return to the office: Why we need a face-to-face work relationship
A return to the office. After the past year, it might seem like a strange thing to say, much less write a blog about. It is a real about-face from what we have heard for the last year. It is fair to say that the prominence and popularity of remote work and virtual working environments…
Read More4 Insurtech trends and concepts to be mindful of in 2021
Insurtech is an established but fast growing portion of the insurance industry—its prominence and advancements driven by a demand for customization, convenience and simplification of process. Insurtech technology offers consumers unprecedented control over their immediate and long-term insurance needs, while stand alone insurtech companies disrupt traditional, and at times frustrating, norms associated with buying insurance. …
Read MoreAgeism and its limiting effects on your hiring choices
Ageism is often a subtle problem in the world of hiring. Most employers value the knowledge, confidence and leadership qualities that can develop in high performers with a veritable wealth of experience. On the other hand, the digitization and emphasis on being able to fully utilize emerging technologies is at a premium. Companies want those…
Read MoreInsurance industry digitization: A trend employers need to consider
Insurance industry digitization is changing the ways business gets done. The insurance industry is in the midst of a massive shift, driven by new consumers, real-time data-driven decision making and artificial intelligence. How will you, as an employer, adjust and—most importantly—capitalize on these new realities? How will you prepare your companies and your teams to…
Read MoreRetaining Insurance Industry Professionals: How to find and keep them.
Retaining insurance industry professionals can be challenging and calls for a significant dedication of time and resources. It requires employers to figure out what their best practices are—what works best within their company culture and what actions will ultimately lead to stronger teams. It really comes down to making decisions that will benefit your company…
Read MoreA Return to Work: Let’s talk about putting people first
A return to work. It’s a phrase we’re hearing a lot these days. With new vaccines being approved and showing promising results, we might just be on our way back to some sense of normalcy. I’m not counting my proverbial chickens before they hatch, but I’m hopeful, and the companies we work with seem to…
Read MoreCritical thinking: Give your team time to do their best work
Critical thinking is a skill that can be developed like any other, but it requires practice—and practice requires opportunity. Christian Nevell wrote, “Few minds wear out; more rust out.” Basically, if you let something sit long enough, motionless and in disuse, or barely use it to its full capacity, it just won’t work the way…
Read MoreCompany Culture: A platform for developing talent and cohesive teams
Company culture. It’s a phrase a lot of recruiters toss around. They talk about how new employees, new talent, new leaders will fit or enhance the company culture of the clients they work with. I’m not big on buzzwords, but company culture is an important part of the consideration that goes into making a connection…
Read MoreInsurance cybersecurity: Thoughts for what 2021 will bring
Insurance cybersecurity has become an increasingly vital digital resource. Over the past few years, the frequency and sophistication of cyber attacks on the insurance industry has dramatically increased. Insurance sector data breaches have resulted in more than one hundred million Americans being exposed, their data leaked and their personal information made vulnerable. Growing threats to…
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