Harger Howe Recruitment Marketing Blog

As we commemorate the fourth anniversary of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic this month, one of the notable workforce transformations witnessed was the departure—and eventual comeback—of women to the labor force.

In a recent article, Lis Anderson a Forbes Agency Council Member and founder and director of PR consultancy AMBITIOUS, emphasizes the importance of a strong and consistent employer brand. Anderson lays out ten key areas of focus for employers looking to strengthen their brand.

In a recent article by SHRM that analyzes the most recent employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, it is evident that the U.S. labor market is surpassing previous expectations. In January alone, U.S. employers added a staggering 353,000 new jobs, a number that far exceeded…

In today's competitive job market, finding the right candidate to fill a position can be a daunting task. With a multitude of resumes flooding in, how do employers distinguish candidates who have the potential to excel in their roles? Well, here's where skills-based hiring comes to the rescue! In…

As we step into the new year, HR professionals need to keep their fingers on the pulse of the ever-evolving hiring landscape. With technology advancing at warp speed and the job market becoming increasingly competitive, understanding the hiring trends that lie ahead can give recruiters a…

Chances are good that you've heard ChatGPT mentioned at least once in the last few months. The generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool has had a profound impact across nearly all industries and sectors as speculation swirls about its possible implications for the future.

Given the current employment landscape and evolving work styles, many employers have struggled to find an effective means of easing the return to at least partial in-person work. However, according to a recent piece from SHRM, the J.M. Smucker Company has found success by implementing an innovative…

The U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has announced a new filing period for the collection of employee demographic data: nonexempt employers will now be able to begin filing EEO-1 Component 1 data with the commission on October 31st and must do so by a December 5th deadline. However,…

Downsizing in the tech workforce has been a recent and highly publicized trend across the industry, with big names such as Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google all making moves to streamline their operations in response to the current economic climate. This year alone, more than 190,000 experienced…

Remote work, initially adopted as a necessary emergency measure during the early onset of the pandemic, has proven remarkably popular with workers who, more than three years later, are reluctant to part with its many benefits. However, as employers revise their remote-work policies in light of this…