News & Resources

What is the Real Cost of A Bad Hire?

By Tom Jackson, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE With three out of four hiring managers saying they have made a bad hire, coupled with 40% of the workforce seeking […]

August 29, 2022

Are Employers Required to Post Open Positions for All Employees to See and Apply?

Courtesy of Ahola Corporation Generally, and as long as you’re not a federal contractor, you don’t need to post an open position for all employees to see. That said, if […]

August 25, 2022

SHRM Study Confirms Value of Training Opportunities in Attracting Employees

By Heather Nezich, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE SHRM and TalentLMS recently released the 2022 Workplace Learning & Development Trends research report. More than 8 in 10 HR managers […]

August 19, 2022

Warren Buffett Says Hire Integrity First

By Tom Jackson, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE When a company assesses new talent, they look at hard skills, soft skills, work experience, reasons for making particular career moves, cultural […]

May 6, 2022

Competing for Talent is Becoming a Game of Limbo – How Low Can You Go?

By Heather Nezich, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE Limbo is a game where the most limber, or flexible player wins. Sound familiar? Survey after survey is revealing that employees […]

May 4, 2022

Find Untapped Talent by Recognizing Alternative Credentials in Hiring

By Heather Nezich, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE U.S. workers are turning to alternative credentials to enhance and demonstrate skills and work-readiness, according to new research from the Society […]

April 28, 2022

Working While Caring – A New Employer Initiative to Recruit & Retain Talent

By Heather Nezich and Guest Author, Sara Gleicher, LMSW, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE Two years into the pandemic, businesses large and small continue to struggle to find employees […]

March 11, 2022

Higher Wages Alone Not Likely to Improve Labor Participation

By Kevin Marrs, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE The inevitable reaction to worker shortages and an increase in labor demands has been higher wages. As the theory goes, employers […]

March 3, 2022

Hiring Individuals with Disabilities is a Boon to Employers

By Anthony Kaylin, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE According to the CDC, there are about 1 in 4 people in the U.S. or 61 million Americans that have some […]

February 25, 2022

Is Wage Transparency the Wave of the Future?

By Anthony Kaylin, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE Pay transparency is big time in the news. The logic of transparent compensation is that employers are less likely to pay […]

February 17, 2022

Rethinking the Workplace to Improve Recruitment and Retention

By Jason Rowe, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE New sources of talent and changes in skills required to get work done are needed to address ongoing labor market challenges, […]

February 10, 2022

Today’s Candidate Market

By Sheila Hoover, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE Recruiters are feeling the effects of the pandemic and the current market for recruiting quality employees to your organization. The constantly […]

January 26, 2022

For Job Candidates It All Comes Down To…Benefits & Perks

By Linda Olejniczak, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE Workplace changes have inspired a renewed focus on benefits and perks. You may be wondering what other employee benefits are there other […]

December 29, 2021

6th Annual MI Hidden Talent Workshop

Registration begins at 10am Programming 10:30am – 3:30pm As Michigan faces a serious labor shortage and businesses struggle to find staff needed to run their business, there is a real […]

December 2, 2021

Culture Fit vs Culture Add

By Sheila Hoover, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE Raise your hands…how many of you have said hiring for culture fit is as important, or more important, than hiring for […]

November 19, 2021

7 Tips to Survive the Worker Shortage

Courtesy of Ahola Corporation Many businesses are struggling with a worker shortage. It is happening across the board: staff shortages at our doctors’ offices, at child care centers and at […]

November 17, 2021

Don’t Go Chasing Unicorns

By Heather Isch, originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS magazine Job listings are plentiful these days. As an employer, you wade through potential hires, typically looking for someone who can excel […]

November 1, 2021

The Ins and Outs of Hiring Remote Employees

By Linda Olejniczak, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE The pandemic and tight job market might have your organization considering bringing on remote employees who live far away from your […]