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Browse thoughtful views and opinions about staffing topics from KBW’s perspective.
Are you a good mentor?
It’s easy to think of the benefits of having a mentor, but being a mentor can be even better. And being a good mentor is more than just showing up. In order to make the relationship as rewarding as possible for you and your mentee, here are some tips: Invest in the...
The War for Talent: Your 3-Part Guide to Winning (and Keeping) the Best Job Candidates
The year is just beginning and its official: The war for talent has been waged and it’s already begun paying dividends to its winners. Watching the trends, it’s clear to me that the industry is feverish about finding the best places to locate talented prospective...
Six Ways to Develop Your Career Roadmap for 2020
Creating your career path involves understanding which knowledge, skills, and experience are needed for lateral career moves, then forming a plan to do what’s necessary to reach your goals. Implementing a thoroughly developed, written, employer-supported career plan...
Get Ready for a New Generation
It’s almost that time. The newest generation of workers – Gen Z (born between 1994-2010) – are just about to make their debut. Another generation? Already? But we’ve just figured out how to incorporate the Millenials! For managers, the narrow age bands that separate...
Podcast – Transforming Into a Virtual Company
Dave Turano's "Cut Through the Noise" podcast featuring our own Jason Kroll, Managing Partner, BANKW Staffing.About BANKW Staffing Through its portfolio companies, KBW Financial Staffing & Recruiting, Alexander Technology Group, The Nagler Group, Sales Search...
Podcast – Maintaining the Magic as You Scale
Dave Turano's "Cut Through the Noise" podcast featuring our own Jason Kroll, Managing Partner, BANKW Staffing.About BANKW Staffing Through its portfolio companies, KBW Financial Staffing & Recruiting, Alexander Technology Group, The Nagler Group, Sales Search...
Virtual Collaboration
Today’s technology means that we can do our work anywhere and at any time. Teams can be built across all sorts of boundaries that were unthinkable just a few years ago and having everyone in the same physical office is no longer a necessity. There are a lot of upsides...
5 Tips to Help Executive Assistants Stay Motivated During Their Job Search
Whether you are an Executive Assistant or someone looking for their next career move, check out our tips on how to stay motivated while on the job search! About KNF&T Staffing Resources Since 1983, KNF&T Staffing Resources has been a leading provider of...
The Leadership Pipeline
How to create leaders in the workplace is a critical issue for businesses and one that we all face every day. First level leaders, the people who “manage employees who do not manage others”, are especially critical to building a strong company leadership from the...
Don’t Leave Your Interview Questions to Luck… Ask These Instead
When interviewing accounting or finance candidates, you need a set of questions that uncover their hard and soft skills. Knowing how their experiences and accomplishments make them best qualified for a role helps you narrow down which candidate to extend a job offer...
Making the Most of Summer Internships
If you’re one of the thousands of college student embarking on a summer internship soon, you’re taking the first step to establishing yourself as a professional in your chosen field. An internship is a great tool for learning the ropes, establishing contacts, getting...
Ready to Land Your Dream Job? Four Ways to Build Your Personal Brand
When you think of branding in the traditional sense, you think of the impression a company or product makes on you, and the qualities you associate with it. When you think of Volvo, what comes to mind? For most people, it’s safety. Mercedes? Luxury. Celebrities have...
5 Reasons Why Companies Turn to Specialized Recruiters
An employer brand, or the reputation a company has among job seekers and in the general community as a company to work for, is important. It’s what they’re known for providing as an employer. And it’s also how they get people to come work for them. So when companies...
The Puzzle of Building a Diverse Team
It has been an exciting couple of weeks for me professionally. We are coming up on The Nagler Group’s 10th anniversary and I celebrated my 6th anniversary here. I am lucky, I love coming to work every day and I truly believe we have built one of the best staffing...
Emojis
I really never thought I’d be writing something about emojis. A few years ago I would have said, “ a what?” For a while they were the purview of teens. Then they spread; my in-laws send them in text messages, my friends in email, and I once overheard a man in coffee...