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Fresh Ways to Attract Leading Talent

In some ways, hiring may feel like the NFL draft. Each year, there’s a relatively finite group of athletes to choose from, and certain teams have certain needs; a few need a quarterback, some need quality defensemen, others need offensive tackles. So those teams scout out the top candidates for each position and do what they can to make [...] Read More

Medical Marijuana and the Workplace…Understanding Your Legal Rights as an Employer in Las Vegas

Medical marijuana has been legal in Nevada since 2013. Patients with a chronic or debilitation condition — cancer, AIDS, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), glaucoma, persistent muscle spasms, cachexia, severe nausea, seizures, severe pain and other conditions approved by the Department of Health and Human Services — can legally possess a certain quantity of the drug. [...] Read More

When Should You Hold Out for a Better Candidate?

Finding the best candidate to fill your open position can pose a major challenge. Your inbox may be crammed with promising resumes, but finding that candidate who is just right may continue to elude you. As you determine whether or not to hold out for a better prospect to come along, look inward: at your [...] Read More

Resolve to Improve the Candidate Experience in 2016

Have you ever searched a website in vain for something that should have been easily accessible? Or begun signing up for something that required an overly complicated application process? Or waited weeks for a response from a client? If you want the best candidates to vie for positions at your company, you have to make [...] Read More

Does Your Marketing Strategy Include LinkedIn? It Should.

Consider a few numbers: LinkedIn currently has over 400 million users and growing. The average CEO has 930 connections on LinkedIn. And there are two new LinkedIn users per second. So if you haven't become part of the 107 million LinkedIn users in the U.S., you've got quite a few reasons to join up and [...] Read More