• 4 Ways To Promote Employee Health And Wellness In 2023 + 5 Bonus Tips

    March 28, 2023

    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. […]

  • How Can Employers Identify And Prevent Employee Burnout In 2023?

    March 14, 2023

    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 […]

  • How To Increase Employee Productivity In The New Year

    January 24, 2023

    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 […]

  • Here Are 4 Leadership Skills That Will Help Retain Employees In 2023

    January 10, 2023

    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 […]

  • Do You Have The Team You Need To Achieve Success In 2023?

    December 6, 2022

    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 […]

  • The Benefits Of Flexible Hiring And Staffing Solutions In Uncertain Times

    November 8, 2022

    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 to Make Your Hard-to-Fill IT Jobs Stand Out to Candidates | Patel

    August 9, 2022

    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 […]

  • Here’s How To Create A Mental Health-Friendly Work Environment

    May 24, 2022

    It’s May, and it’s Mental Health Awareness Month again. Companies of all sizes, human resources professionals, executives, and hiring professionals are committed to becoming more conscious of mental health issues in the workplace. The whole team at Patel wanted to give a shout-out to mental health professionals and to our clients who have made great […]

  • 5 Crossover IT Skills to Seek Out for IT Direct-Hire Candidates

    May 17, 2022

    We hear a lot about hard skills vs. soft skills in the world of information technology employees. But which side of the skill set equation is more important?  Candidly, both sides are essential. At Patel Consultants, we frequently talk about crossover skills that bridge the gap between hard and soft skills. The folks at CompTIA […]

  • HR Professionals Demand Strategies To Improve Employee Retention

    April 26, 2022

    How important is employee retention? We decided to see what the experts at Entrepreneur had to say in a recent article: Employees add a considerable amount of value to your business processes and help you attain your organizational goals. While it is crucial to hire fresh talent regularly, it is equally important to retain the […]