Employer Resources
The KBW Financial Staffing & Recruiting team has compiled useful articles for our employer partners, filled with tips, advice, and best practices to help you streamline the search process and find the right candidate for your needs.
Terrible Job, Great Career
One of the first things I ask candidates is, “Do you want a job, or do you want a career? Because this can be a terrible job, but a great career.”...
The War for Talent…
If you're in a hiring position then you have likely realized that the war for talent has been fully waged. Whether you are the winner or loser of...
Ditching the Work-Life Balance
One of the things that people ask me about the most when we’re talking about potential work is how much work-life balance different jobs afford. I...
Making Sense of Record-High Unemployment for Finding Your Next Superstar
During this time of high unemployment due to COVID-19, you may be wondering why few candidates are responding to your job postings for a finance...
Hiring The Best Athlete not The Best Resume
We’ve all done it, interviewed the person that everyone in the room loved. Your gut told you she was a great fit, but she was too entry level, came...
Millennials in The Workplace
I’ve written before about the hand-wringing that comes along with trying to “figure out” a new generation of employees (any new generation). Right...
Millennials in the workplace: Harnessing their unique skills to make your company more successful.
There’s a Sumerian tablet that dates back to the 3rd century B.C. that documents a man’s complaints about the next generation – they’re lazy,...
Can’t Find the Right Talent? Try Contract Workers
If you have an open role that requires hard-to-find skills, chances are you’re having a difficult time filling the position. Workers with the...
You’re the Boss: What it Means to be Right
“I asked my boss, Jillian, if we could set up a meeting for feedback on a project I was finishing up and her response was, “Just grab me anytime I’m...
5 Must-Have Skills Your Next Accounting Manager Should Have
When you’re ready to hire your next accounting manager, there are certain skills to look for. You want the person with the right mix of hard and...
The Rules of Brainstorming: Beyond the Basics
What kind of title is that? If brainstorming is all about informality and spontaneity, how can it even have rules? I’m a firm believer that work is...
Your Interns: Making their Experience Worthwhile
Recently I wrote about how interns can make their summer experiences meaningful. As many of us manage interns these days, it’s also important to...
Appreciation in the Workplace
Appreciation in the workplace has the power to create an organization where feeling valued is the norm, one where it becomes reflexive to appreciate...
Honoring Administrative Professionals’ Day All Year Long
Happy Administrative Professionals Day! If you do admin work, thank you. Being the support that makes organizations and executives function smoothly...
Now That You’ve Found Your Management Style… Here’s How to Deploy It to Your Team (Part 2)
Management styles can be as different as people. Although there may be similarities among managers, odds are they'd handle different employees,...