How important is employee health and wellness for employers in 2023? That’s a great question, and we will provide answers and suggestions for business leaders and HR professionals in this post. We went to the human resources experts at A Great Place To Work for some guidance on the subject of workplace health and wellness. […]

Is employee burnout really an issue for employers in 2023? As a professional recruiter in the information technology sector, we’ve been getting that question a lot lately. But just how big is the employee burnout problem in 2023? We went to experts at HR Dive to find out. Here’s what they had to say in […]

Is 2023 the year for knowledge workers to pursue a new job? Thousands of professionals will answer yes to that question this year. Are you one of them? If so, you’re not alone. CFO provided some extremely relevant guidance in a recent article: Organizations giving employees flexible work environments and salary raises to keep them […]

Hiring Managers and human resources professionals are looking for industry-tested techniques to recruit their fair share of IT pros this year. And this post will share four of those techniques. Here’s what you’ll learn: Think passive candidates first Think elasticity—shrink and grow as necessary with contract positions and more. Embrace flexibility and agility with work […]

Is employee productivity on the rise or declining in U.S. workforces as we enter 2023? The news that worker productivity is generally flat or declining, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as we head into 2023, may not surprise you. But what are the reasons for the decline in worker productivity? Quiet quitting […]

How critical are leadership skills in the employee retention equation? The answer, it turns out, is they’re extremely important. Forbes added some timely context on the profound effects of leadership skills on a workforce in a recent article: You’ve heard it before — people don’t quit jobs. They quit managers. Poor leadership may burn down […]

We’ve been getting that question from IT job hunters a lot lately. And with a new year right around the corner, we’re helping IT candidates prepare for some exceptional opportunities.   IT professionals will also face some employment and career management challenges in 2023. But the bottom line is the coming year will be excellent […]

Another year will soon be behind us.  2022 has been a challenging but extremely rewarding year in the recruiting and hiring space for the Patel team and our clients. So we wanted to gratefully wish all of our clients a very warmhearted Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  As we head into 2023, human […]

Can you believe 2022 is already coming to a close? It was another challenging, but rewarding, year for the team at Patel, and our clients feel the same way. 2023 will undoubtedly present hiring teams, human resources professionals, and recruiting companies with new staffing and hiring challenges. But, along with our clients, we’re optimistic and […]

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are often thought of as a unified workplace strategy. In this post, we’re going to focus on tips for building a diverse and inclusive workforce. So let’s get started with a great definition of DEI in the workplace from the folks at BuiltIn:         DEI stands for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Diversity […]