Content from Mary Newgard
Mary Newgard is partner and senior search consultant for Capstone Search Group, a national recruiting firm dedicated to the insurance industry. For questions and comments, email: asktherecruiter@csgrecruiting.com.
10 Ideas to Keep Recruiting Activity High When Hiring Slows Down
The best time to recruit is when you don't have job openings. That motto reminds me to constantly work ahead, focusing on building pipelines and connecting with passive candidates. The hard part is ...
Could Your Company’s Recruitment Practices Pose a Liability Risk?
As an insurance organization you understand risk management better than most businesses. You advise clients on how employment practices pose liability risks, but when is the last time you've thought ...
Process Improvement Is the Secret to Recruiting Success
I see a lot of companies sink a never-ending amount of time and money into recruitment in the hopes it will solve the frustrations related to finding candidates and filling jobs. The problem with ...
Key Attributes to Help You Choose an Insurance Recruiter
When selecting a recruiting partner, there are several important qualities and factors to consider. The recruiter should be an advisor who adds value to your talent acquisition efforts and is a brand ...
Why Insurance Professionals Will Change Jobs in 2024
February was Insurance Careers Month, a time often used to attract the attention of college graduates and professionals from other industries to the benefits of working in the insurance industry. ...
How to Create a ‘Candidate First’ Approach to Recruiting
In my last article I offered advice on how insurance organizations can improve job advertisements, with my final recommendation to, "Insert as much 'what candidates want' information as possible." As ...
How to Write Job Advertisements That Attract Top Insurance Talent
What's the best billboard you've ever seen? Why did it stand out? Think of job advertisements like billboards. It's something everyone can see, and the best ones are ...
Six Strategies That Take Weeks Off Your Hiring Process
Do you think your hiring process takes too long? Have issues with timing cost you time, money and the chance to hire top talent?
One of ...
Is Insurance Recruiting Being Impacted by Artificial Intelligence?
The movie "Terminator 2" is the first thing that comes to mind when I hear about artificial intelligence. A universe where machines take over our daily lives seems so ...