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3 Things I Learned From Starting a New Job During a Global Pandemic
2020. What a year, right? On top of all of the trials and tribulations that this year has brought with Covid-19, many of us also started new jobs in 2020. Whether that was just with a new company, or an entire career change, 2020 brought new beginnings to many of us...
Keeping Candidates Engaged During Long Hiring Processes
I was talking with a former Army recruiter recently, and he told me something I found fascinating. Since people can enlist months, and sometimes even a year, before starting basic training, military recruiters have designed a process to keep their recruits engaged...
Networking As An Introvert
There I was, October 2009. A fresh college graduate who had the misfortune of receiving my degree at quite literally the worst time in history until now. The economy was in the tank and I was applying for dozens of jobs per week with absolutely nothing to show for it....
6 Tips For Successful Networking
As Idaho starts to slowly reopen businesses, we expect many companies to start recruiting again. With the unemployment rate continuing to move up, it’s important to find ways to stand out from the crowd, and one of the best ways to do that is to network with people...
Virtual Interview Prep
No matter the job market, it’s always important to thoroughly prepare for an interview. In today’s environment, most interviews are being conducted virtually instead of face to face, making it feel like more of a challenge to find the right fit for a position, and...
Improve Your Hiring Process During a Pandemic and Beyond
Even as unemployment claims have set multiple records over the past several weeks, many companies continue to work toward filling long-open, business-critical positions. Many organizations found themselves in the final stages of hiring before shelter-in-place orders...
Coping with COVID-19: Immediate Actions For Idaho Employers
Coping with COVID-19: Immediate Actions For Idaho Employers For a long time, COVID-19 felt like the boogeyman. It was always serious, but it was lurking about in other countries and cities. It just didn’t feel like it would directly impact day-to-day life here in...
TalentSpark Team Member Highlight: Amy Marshall
We took some time to chat with our newest staff member to find out a little more about her journey to join our team. Meet Amy Marshall, TalentSpark RPO Recruiter! TalentSpark: How did you find your way into recruiting? Amy: After I graduated from college, I started...
Keeping Candidates Engaged in the Midst of COVID-19
As all of us have watched the coronavirus spread across the globe, we know that it’s no longer business as usual. However, because of the speed with which it struck, most of us are finding ourselves part-way through normal business projects that now seem to be on hold...