May 4, 2020 | Company Culture, Recruiting
For many recruiters, the coronavirus crisis has been nothing but bad news. Between layoffs, hiring freezes, social distancing and lockdowns, you’d be forgiven for feeling like the sky is falling – but that’s not quite the reality of the situation. Sure, a lot...
Apr 29, 2020 | Company Culture, Talent Optimization
You’d be forgiven if you haven’t had much time to think about employee engagement recently. Between the pandemic and the economic slump, we’ve all had a lot on our plates. However, if you’re a business leader or HR professional, this is an area that needs your...
Oct 1, 2019 | Company Culture
I have a confession to make. Last week a potential client asked me how I viewed the difference between being a vendor and a partner. Although partnering with our clients is something we take very seriously at Qualigence, in the moment I struggled to articulate my...
Aug 27, 2019 | Company Culture, Industry Trends
Let’s face it: the recruiting industry is broken. Despite the internet, social media, and data analytics, recruiters are still working like it’s 1985. The recruiting process has barely changed in decades – and our businesses are suffering for it. The industry is in...
Aug 6, 2019 | Company Culture, Recruiting
On July 26th, 2019, Qualigence celebrated its 20th anniversary. To put things in perspective, here are some facts about July of 1999: American Pie was crushing it at the box office… The Backstreet Boys were ruling the airwaves with “I Want It That...
Jun 18, 2019 | Company Culture, Recruiting
We’re Rebels with a Cause… If you’re familiar with Qualigence, you know we’re a little different than other recruiting companies. From operating without commissions to leveraging people analytics, we definitely don’t fit the mold of an agency. Around our office, we...
May 24, 2019 | Company Culture, Hiring, Recruiting, Sourcing, Talent Optimization
Last week, Amazon announced a “pay to quit’ program that will pay employees $10,000 and three month’s salary to quit the company and start a package-delivery business. Although this particular program is new, Amazon already offered employees $5,000 just to quit...
Jan 21, 2019 | Company Culture
Ghosting in the workplace…a no-call, no-show absence may not be a new concept in the office, but these situations have been given a modern-day title that better depicts an unexpected and permanent disappearance of fellow colleagues or potential hires. This is...
Jan 4, 2019 | Company Culture
Is a college degree worth it? Deep-seated in our minds from an early age, many of us have heard some form of the notion that in order to be successful, you must go to college and earn a degree. We’ve been fed this idea through our parents and family, our teachers,...
Jul 20, 2018 | Company Culture
How can you retain millennials? Younger employees switch jobs more than any other generation, and retaining millennials is becoming a big problem. In fact, according to a recent Fidelity report: 49% of millennials are open to a new job opportunity right now The...
