Most Tampa Bay businesses know hiring takes time, but very few calculate what that time is actually costing them. Every hour a leader spends reviewing resumes, screening candidates, and conducting interviews is an hour pulled away from running the business. The cost may never appear as a separate line item, but it's real. The real [...]
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We are officially at the halfway point of 2026, and I am already exhausted! Yet I constantly hear from business leaders who tell me that hiring should be easier because our regional unemployment has increased. Unfortunately, they are looking at the wrong number. Headline-driven executives assume high application volume makes for an easy hire. It [...]
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64% of remote/hybrid workers are saying they will walk away from their jobs if their employer pulls their hybrid/remote role and return them to the office full time (Founder Reports). Welcome to the 2026 version of the Return to the Office boxing match – Who’s going to win this battle in Tampa Bay? The Tale [...]
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When I was growing up in Michigan, a common phrase we would hear each spring was: “April showers bring May flowers”. But this year, in Florida, not only have we not had showers, our business climate has brought us something new that I call the “April Squeeze”. Between record gas spikes, increased financial liabilities, and [...]
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I usually take long walks on the weekends to de-stress and clear my head. On my last walk, I made yet another questionable life choice by listening to an economics podcast instead of music. (I know, I know... I’m fun at parties.) Instead of lowering my blood pressure, I spent 8 miles thinking about what [...]
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In early February, the BLS job numbers dropped and the glowing headlines hit the internet immediately. AP News reported: "Surge of 130,000 US hires last month is a stark contrast to the weak hiring of 2025." I took that data with a healthy dose of skepticism—especially after the consistent downward revisions we saw every month [...]
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I need to interview at least three people before I’ll make a decision.” When pressed on why, the response usually goes something like this: “I don’t want to make a mistake, and in this market, I have more options.” In the famous words of College Game Day’s Lee Corso: NOT SO FAST MY FRIEND! The [...]
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You’ve heard me say it many times: the candidate experience is the heartbeat of your hiring strategy. As 2026 kicks into high gear, I thought now would be a great time to share the successful hiring shifts I have seen in the Tampa Bay market in the last 6 months or so. The hiring managers [...]
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August 1, 2026
