Tag: Contingent Staffing

The last two years have definitely been candidate-friendly hiring markets in the extreme.  And 2023 doesn’t look like it will be much different, especially for knowledge workers of all stripes. We know, we know, we’re not quite finished with 2022 yet. But with the holidays right around the corner, we thought we’d offer some recruiting […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

How hard is it to fill IT jobs with top-notch professionals in 2022? We don’t see the candidate-friendly IT hiring market changing any time soon. And the experts at Fortune Magazine agree with that assessment. Here’s what they had to say about the IT job market in 2022: Talent strategy has emerged as a top […]

Summer is here! Vacations are in full swing, beaches are crowded, and baseball games abound, yay! Did anyone mention work? OK, I think we made our point. HR professionals, team leads, managers, and executives want to know how to keep employees engaged over the summer.  We’ll discuss four techniques to keep employees motivated and engaged […]