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Upskilling: What Does it Mean for Employers Filling Open Positions?

October 16, 2019 | Career Advice, Career Transition, HR Professionals, Jobseeking Tips, Talent Management

You may have heard of upskilling in the context of training your current workforce in new technology and evolving digital skills, but this practice can also help widen the field of candidates as you fill new positions. How many times have you interviewed a candidate who doesn’t check every box as far as technical […]

How To Prepare for an Online Interview

October 15, 2019 | Career Transition

As more companies embrace technology, the traditional way of interviewing a potential employee is also changing. Nowadays, it’s normal for a company to conduct an interview over the internet because it’s efficient and cost saving. If you’re expecting an online interview soon or and want to be prepared, read on. What To Expect in an […]

Breaking Free from Title Bias on Resumes

October 1, 2019 | Career Advice, Career Transition, HR Professionals, Interview Tips, Jobseeking Tips, Resume Tips, Talent Management

We live in an era of job title creativity. Who wouldn’t want to be known as a “happiness engineer,” an “innovation alchemist,” or a “time ninja?” It’s all just a part of quirky company culture…until you start to look for your next job. Both recruiters and candidates are experiencing a new set of challenges as […]

The Biases Behind Candidate Selection and How to Avoid Them

September 26, 2019 | Career Transition, HR Professionals, Leadership

The way employers choose employees has changed over time and continues to evolve. Over the past century we’ve seen great improvement in the shift from hiring decisions inadvertently being made on unconscious biases to more objective factors like IQ test results. More recently, competencies listed on a well-formatted resume and the untapped potential interviewers see […]

5 Things to Leave Off Your Resume

September 4, 2019 | Career Advice, Career Transition, Interview Tips, Jobseeking Tips, Resume Tips

Your resume is a potential employer’s first impression of you. On average, hiring managers spend approximately 20 seconds reviewing each resume before they decide whether or not the candidate should move forward. Since your professional fate is essentially determined by a snap decision, it is important to make those few seconds count and not include […]

A Skills and Projects Repository Helps You Build a Great IT Resume

August 27, 2019 | Career Advice, Career Transition, Jobseeking Tips, Resume Tips

According to research firm The Radicati Group, workers sent and received nearly 125 emails per day last year. For most IT professionals, that probably sounds like a light day given how much organizations rely on their departments. With everything from cybersecurity and the cloud to computer systems and new technologies flowing through their group, […]

In-House Marketing or Marketing Agency: what’s the right fit for young professionals?

August 23, 2019 | Career Advice

When choosing to embark on a career in the marketing field, a major decision you’ll face is whether to work “in-house” (in the marketing department of a company) or for an agency. Though the two may seem very similar – it’s all marketing, right? – they are quite different. Working in-house means your work will […]

TalentBridge Named to the Inc. 5000 List

August 14, 2019 | Career Transition

TalentBridge has earned a spot on the 2019 Inc.5000 ranking of the fastest-growing private firms in America. In its second consecutive year on the Inc.5000 list, TalentBridge ranked 2,643 based on its three-year growth rate of 147% percent. TalentBridge provides comprehensive professional search and contract staffing services and includes a certified Women Business Enterprise and HR advisory […]

Customer Service/Call Center Career Fair

July 19, 2019 | Career Fair

This Saturday, August 17th, TalentBridge is hosting a Career Fair for Customer Service/Call Center positions in the Charlotte area for multiple industries and multiple positions: Position Description, Duties and Responsibilities: Previous Medical Insurance Benefits experience highly preferred! Conducting patient-specific benefit investigations Completing prior authorization research Assisting by locating coverage options for uninsured and underinsured patients […]

Three Easy Actions That Can Help Retain Employees

July 16, 2019 | Career Advice, Employee Recognition, Leadership

As summer kicks into high gear, the tight labor market shows no signs of softening. The latest Employment Situation Summaryfrom the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates 224,000 jobs were added in June. While the unemployment rate increased from 3.6% to 3.7%, it remains near 50-year lows. This data underscores why it’s more important than ever […]

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