By Jeff Beer October 09, 2022 The advertising industry lost one of its icons with the September 30 passing of Wieden+Kennedy cofounder Dan Wieden at the age of 77. As I wrote last October, when Wieden’s agency cofounder David Kennedy died at the age of 82, if there was a Mount … Continue reading Ad industry titan Dan Wieden’s legacy is how to find and cultivate creative talent
Look for skills and potential instead of specific experience. Constantine von Hoffman on August 17, 2022 Despite layoffs at high tech companies, hiring people with tech skills doesn’t seem to be getting any easier. There are currently 695,077 open computing jobs nationwide, according to Code.org. Compare that to the 79,991 computer science students who graduated … Continue reading A new way to find the tech talent you need
By KC Ifeanyi July 08, 2022 Listen to Fast Company’s Creative Control podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, RadioPublic, Google Podcasts, or Stitcher. <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”>&#xFEFF;</span><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”>&#xFEFF;</span><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”>&#xFEFF;</span><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”width: … Continue reading This talent agent is making sure creators of color get paid fairly
By Melissa Daimler May 23, 2022 Throwing my bags onto the airport security conveyor belt at New York City’s JFK Airport Terminal 4, I noticed that the woman in front of me was wearing a hat, jacket, and backpack all with the same company logo. I started talking with her as we waited our … Continue reading An effective way to recruit talent? Try to get your current workers to leave
Marketing operations is more than just marketing automation. Diversify your perspective when looking at candidates’ skill sets. Steve Petersen on June 3, 2022 Recently Demandbase and marketing operations (MOPs) training provider Highway Education released their “The State of Marketing Operations: 2022” report. It includes insights from various marketing operations luminaries like Darrell Alfsono and Sara … Continue reading Broaden your marketing ops talent perspective
A new report from Highway Education and Demandbase suggests MOps talent is in crisis. Kim Davis on May 20, 2022 “It’s hard to hire; it’s hard to train; it’s hard to keep people from burning out. To make matters worse, these challenges have intensified so swiftly that leaders have hardly had time to digest them, … Continue reading Marketing operations talent is suffering burnout and turnover
By Jerome Ternynk May 03, 2022 There’s always been points in time where talent supply has been scarce. Back in 1992, right after I left the French Army, I started a recruiting company in Europe because there was a huge gap in the talent market. Eventually, the markets reached a balance and we all … Continue reading 6 hiring techniques that provide a new perspective on sourcing talent
By Adam Wray April 27, 2022 In February 2022, President Biden announced in a State of the Union address his ambitious new proposal that would throw the weight of the federal government behind efforts to expand hiring and recruiting efforts beyond people with college degrees. The idea of hiring workers “based on … Continue reading Still struggling with finding talent? Try casting a wider net
By Dan Harrison April 26, 2022 Many companies approach talent management with a finite (or win-lose) mentality. Finding more people and hiring the best talent is deemed critical to “win” the talent game. Although there may be some truth to this idea, such a limited view of talent management causes leaders to overlook the … Continue reading How to reframe your anxiety over a shortage of talent
By Rebecca Weintraub and Steven Lewis April 07, 2022 Employers of all kinds are experiencing resignations in numbers unlike any seen before. While this phenomenon is getting a lot of attention from media outlets, organizations need to be focusing on keeping those who have not walked out the door. Communication has always been the … Continue reading Why retaining talent is not as complicated as you think
