Job Market & Career Development

Why Trendy Resumes May be Hurting Your Job Search: The ATS Problem

In today’s competitive job market, job seekers are doing everything they can to stand out – which makes sense! As leadership search professionals and resume strategists, we’re seeing that the most popular trend is the use of highly designed resumes with multiple columns, decorative fonts, icons, graphics, and colors. These resumes look sleek and professional, […]

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Understanding the Difference Between Recruiters and Reverse Recruiters

Executive Recruiting & Retention, Job Market & Career Development

In the job market, there are many professionals who play distinct roles in connecting talent with opportunities. While terms like headhunter, recruiter, talent acquisition specialist, and executive search professional are often used interchangeably, they share a common objective: finding qualified candidates to meet a company’s specific needs. However, reverse recruiters offer a different approach by

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2024 Executive Insights for Search & Staffing for Q2

Business, Job Market & Career Development, News & Recognition

Industry Report – Executive Insights The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released their first read on August’s labor market. Download and read LinkedIn‘s Global Executive Insights.

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Common Resume Mistakes to Avoid

Job Market & Career Development

How do you sum up the value you bring to a potential employer in one or two pages? Your resume is the primary marketing piece of your personal brand. Ideally, this document will help you stand out as an applicant and get companies clamoring to hire you, and there is no room for error. Unfortunately,

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Onboarding vs Integration

Job Market & Career Development

DisruptHR is described as “an information exchange designed to energize, inform, and empower people in the HR field.” 14 speakers are given five minutes to speak. Acumen’s Founder and CEO, Suzanne Hanifin, was invited to be one of this year’s speakers, and shared her thoughts on “Integration vs. Onboarding.” Check out her full slide deck

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DisruptHR Portland 2.0

Job Market & Career Development

DISRUPT IS AN INFORMATION EXCHANGE DESIGNED TO ENERGIZE, INFORM AND EMPOWER PEOPLE IN THE HR FIELD. We are excited to finally bring back DisruptHR to Portland, Oregon for the second time! Space is limited, so grab your ticket today! There will be food, drinks, and fun! Hear from local speakers and

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Quiet Quitting – Another Lesson for Me

Job Market & Career Development

I have heard a lot about “Quiet Quitting” recently, people who are hired to do a salaried job within a set amount of time and stop working when either the job is done, or the time has ended (whether remote or in person). For example, an accountant is hired for 40 hours per week to

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Solutions for the Great Resignation: An Opportunity for “GROWTHH”

Job Market & Career Development

We at Acumen have had a front-row seat in witnessing the Great Resignation: people are leaving their jobs, pivoting in their careers, starting their own companies or consulting firms, or are opting for retirement. We are witnessing this phenomenon with our multi-million-dollar and Fortune 500 company clients, our family-owned and operated clients, and even our

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