Welcome

“Why is it still so hard to find people?” This is a daily question we get from employers and people in leadership roles. We point to a couple items to help people understand the challenges in the market. First, unemployment remained low at 3.7% last month. For white collar jobs the rate is closer to 1.8%. Second, worker satisfaction rates are the highest they’ve been since 2010. In fact, the last time they were this high was 1987. Third, over the last two years, a lot of people have changed jobs, so the pool of candidates is not what it was.

The result of the challenges is to find innovative ways to attract and retain talent. There are new tools and resources available and at ESS, we pride ourselves on having an edge on recruiting thought our technique. If you or your company want results, we are confident we can deliver the right talent to your department and company.

If you have any questions or if there is a skill set your team or company needs, please reach out and let me help.

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Recent completed searches:

• Supervisor, Care Management IL 120,000
• Medical Director CA 325,000
• Senior Accountant OH 85,000
• Manager of Healthcare Data IL 150,000
• Medical Director TX 275,000
• Chief Compliance Officer GA 225,000
• Manager of Networks and Contracting CA 150,000
• Enterprise Risk Manager NY 125,000

**If you need people with these types of skill sets, please let me know.

Ask the Recruiter: “What happens when we don’t involve the third-party recruiter?”

If you ask any recruiter, the most frustrating part of the business is when the recruiter is cut out of the process. Sometimes either the applicant in process or the hiring manager choose to run with things rather than include the recruiter. Below are some of the reasons to keep the recruiter involved: (Please note, each recruiting firm does things differently and some may not know the level of details ESS digs into)

1. Applicant’s habits – At ESS, we spend time getting to know applicants. We dig into how they changed jobs before, who was involved, and how long that process took.
2. Money – In cities and states we can discuss money, we do. In fact, we discuss money throughout the process to see if the applicant is consistent and to see if anything changed along the way such as added responsibilities.
3. Confident – Applicants will tell us things they will not discuss in interviews. Often, they have questions but are not sure the best way to get the questions answered or the right way to answer the questions. We help them through that process.

Companies sometime judge a candidate on their non-work-related skills instead of their ability to do the work required for the job. By including the recruiter, we can help both parties through the hiring process and make both parties aware of any issues that pop up along the way.

If you need help or other ideas about this, please call or email.