Category: Industry Expertise

4 Traits You Should Look For In A Recruiter

4 Traits You Should Look For In A Recruiter With 10 million job openings in the U.S., recruiters have an important role to play. Unfortunately, the stigma of the salesy recruiter—the type that cares more about filling the role and less about making sure the candidate is right for the role, makes a lot of candidates hesitant to work with recruiters.  At Curate Partners,... Read more »

How Curate Partners Makes The Hiring Process More Human

How Curate Partners Makes The Hiring Process More Human Now more than ever, it is crucial for recruiters to connect with their candidates. This means listening to their needs, empowering them to ask questions, and communicating with empathy. While automated technologies are becoming more prevalent in our industry, the candidate's experience thrives without templates and call scripts.  Here are five ways we make the... Read more »

3 Ways That A Tailor-Made Recruiter Can Drive Your Company’s Success

3 Ways That A Tailor-Made Recruiter Can Drive Your Company’s Success There are 227,827 recruiters employed and over 200,000 staffing and recruiting agencies in the United States. Staffing is a $174 billion industry that continues to grow as organizations begin scaling efforts in a post-pandemic world. However, with so many options available, it can be difficult for companies to develop a strong recruiting strategy.  There are... Read more »

Flights canceled, bags lost: How to learn from the airline industry and get through staffing shortages

Flights canceled, bags lost: How to learn from the airline industry and get through staffing shortages If you planned a trip at some point this summer, you’ve surely felt it. Airports are more crowded than usual. Flights are continuously getting delayed, canceled, and overbooked. Traveling has gone from a respite from the grind of daily living to a challenge in itself. Federal transportation officials say 88,161 flights were canceled through May—the... Read more »

Five Strategies to go Agile with Your Business—and Succeed

Five Strategies to go Agile with Your Business—and Succeed We’ve heard it time and time again: My company needs to be more “fill in the blank” [get better R.O.I.s, get to market faster, produce more]—the list goes on and on. But the struggle is an obvious one: How do you get there? Hiring an outside firm to help with an Agile transformation can be... Read more »

How to be Strategic in Today’s Talent Market

How to be Strategic in Today’s Talent Market We’re all familiar with talent competitions like American Idol and Dancing with the Stars. But when it comes to staffing your company, there’s a different kind of talent competition afoot—and it doesn’t involve singing or dancing. In a post-pandemic world, there’s a hiring race for competitive advantage, and if you don’t have a deep understanding... Read more »

Purple Squirrels: What They Are and Where to Find Them

Purple Squirrels: What They Are and Where to Find Them Purple squirrels are changing the game in IT and digital innovation—but what are they, and how do you find one? Purple squirrels: A term used by Curate Partners to describe a person with just the right mix of experience, training, skills, and passion to succeed in today's dynamic environment. They stand out from the sea... Read more »

5 Things to Consider When Hiring Contractors

5 Things to Consider When Hiring Contractors Your company is expanding. Business is good, and you need more people on staff to help with the demand. That’s great news! So, you’re looking to hire new employees—and during the Great Resignation, no less. But are full-time hires the way to go? According to the Wall Street Journal, people are quitting full-time jobs. While... Read more »

Hiring at Scale, Amid the Great Resignation

Hiring At Scale, Curate Partners Insights

A year ago this month, Anthony Klotz, a psychologist and professor of business administration at Texas A&M University, coined a now-famous phrase: He said “the great resignation is coming,” and that was that—or so we thought. A lot has happened in a year. According to CNN, 47.4 million jobs were left voluntarily last year—an admittedly… Read more »