Show the Love
Is the Grass Greener? Most recruiters in Colorado will tell you that their phones are ringing off the hook with candidates who are eager to find new opportunities. The callers aren’t necessarily unemployed - many [...]
Remote On-boarding
From the minute a new employee accepts an offer, they are evaluating whether they made the right career choice. Believe it or not, having a solid on-boarding strategy for your new employee, especially those will [...]
Important Reference Check Questions
Checking references should be a key part of learning more and digging deeper into a new potential employee. After all, this is someone you may spend more time with than your own family! Here are [...]
10 Best Interview Questions
While these general questions can be a good jumping off point, we find the best interview questions are specifically tailored for the position you are hiring. If you would like assistance crafting questions to help [...]
Top 10 Hiring Mistakes
Experience Factor has helped hundreds of companies hire thousands of candidates. We’ve learned many lessons along the way and understand how detrimental it can be to make simple mistakes during the hiring process. Here are [...]
Employment and Hiring Trends During COVID-19, Part II
From the desk of Stephanie Klein – CEO Experience Factor We love being a Colorado-based recruiting firm. Why? Because, even in this bizarre time, our Colorado community continues to step-up, work together, and support each [...]
Tips to Establish a Virtual Job Search Plan
At Experience Factor, we recognize this has been an incredibly trying time for many. Everyone has been impacted in some way by COVID-19 and the economic downturn. Our goal is to be here for [...]
Employment and Hiring Trends During COVID-19
From the desk of Stephanie Klein – CEO Experience Factor What a time we are in! A short month ago, we certainly were in a different headspace – stock market was flying high, unemployment continued [...]
Introverts in the Workplace
“Introverts” are often thought of as shy or unsocial. However, this is not necessarily true. While shyness is a fear of people due to insecurity or social anxiety, introversion is a more complex personality trait. [...]
How to Discover Happiness at Work
The Danish have a word to describe their happiness at work: “arbejdsglæde”. This concept has given them much press lately, and for a good reason. What can we learn about their happiness as it translates [...]
Create Conversations to Increase Motivation
Increased communication in an office setting clearly improves productivity, motivation, and collaboration. Unfortunately, numerous employees feel voiceless at their jobs daily. Many managers overlook the importance of getting to know their staff. Discovering what each [...]
Interview Questions To Ask
Being prepared for an interview can demonstrate to a future employer that you’re truly invested in your career. Besides familiarizing yourself with the company’s website and objectives, good interview questions can also help you uncover [...]
Offer Accepted!
Job seekers in Colorado have more options than ever; there is no denying that we have come into a candidate’s market. This makes hiring more competitive and challenging. Top contenders likely have several job offers [...]
The Importance of Cultural Fit
Adding new members to a team is difficult. Not only does the new hire need to have a specific set of skills to perform a certain job, but they also need to fit in as a new [...]
How to Attract and Impress Top Talent
The hiring process is, in a way, like dating. Both company and candidate are determining if they are a good fit. Organizations hope to find strong talent that fits the culture and will work well [...]
5 Common Mistakes in the Hiring Process
(& How to Fix Them) The hiring process can be tricky. In order to stay current with the job market and candidate expectations, it needs to be continually reviewed and updated. Investing time into [...]
The Key to Workplace Health, Happiness, and Productivity
According to a 2014 study, 40% of workers were not using all of their paid time off. Employees polled said they were simply too busy for a vacation or felt guilty taking time off for [...]
The Effect of Disorganization on Productivity
Staying productive at work can be difficult with colleagues stopping by to discuss new ideas or projects, office phones interrupting meetings, and email notifications continuously dinging. The good news is that it is possible to [...]
The Evolution of Employee Retention
For many organizations, a retention plan is focused primarily on employees that have been working within the company for an extended period of time. However, retention really begins with hiring and doesn’t end until the [...]
Above and Beyond: Perks to Increase Retention
At Experience Factor, we recognize that recruiting is just the beginning. After hiring the top talent, the second half of the battle is retaining them. Most organizations offer benefits and retirement savings plans to full-time [...]
Encouraging Loyalty in the Workplace
Until the 1990’s, it was standard to begin your career in an entry level position and work your way up for 30+ years, until you were ready to retire from the same company. If an [...]
HR strategies: Looking for a career change? Think back before moving forward
We’ve all experienced the feeling we were no longer suited for the job we were in and need a career change. People choose to explore new opportunities for all sorts of reasons. Sometimes they aren’t [...]
HR Strategies: Find balance in your workplace culture to avoid an Amazon-like exodus
Stephanie Klein, president and CEO of the Experience Factor, is a regular columnist for the Denver Business Journal. Her most recent column is reposted here. It's been fascinating reading the backlash and comments about the recent [...]
HR Strategies: Finding the Fatal Flaw
Stephanie Klein, president and CEO of the Experience Factor, is a regular columnist for the Denver Business Journal. Her most recent column is reposted here. If there is one thing I continue to relearn as a [...]
How to ask for – and get – the job you want
As a job seeker, you may view an interview as an interrogation or exchange of information. It’s neither. Interviews are sales calls. And, as any sales pro knows, you only get the sale by asking for it. [...]
Finding a new position as a mature job hunter
Searching for a job when you're 50 or older requires a different approach than a typical search. You're likely to seek opportunities higher up on the corporate ladder and may face perceived age bias. To succeed, you [...]
Six critical rules of resume writing
Fred Runyan didn’t want to be left holding the bag when the Northern California based management consulting firm he worked for completed a pending merger. After 10 years with the firm, the senior consultant knew there would [...]
Answering the “tell me about yourself question”
Let’s face it; interviewing is stressful enough without having to answer stupid interview questions. But unfortunately, many interviewers, because of habit, lack of preparation time, poor training, or yes, even laziness, often ask stupid interview questions. Of [...]
Working With A Recruiter
Working with a recruiter is one of the best ways to fast-forward your career. It is your opportunity for a one-on-one relationship with a career professional who is dedicated to serving your interests. You probably [...]
Interview Questions To Ask
Toward the end of most job interviews, the interviewer will give you the opportunity to ask questions. You must ask at least one question; if you do not it signals the interviewer that you don’t [...]
Interview Questions You May Be Asked
Below is a sampling of some behavioral questions that you may be asked in an interview: Initiative / Self Starter What kind of constructive criticism have you received from your supervisors/managers that you have [...]
HR Hiring Strategies: Full-proof Hiring Doesn’t Always Mean a Perfect Fit
By Stephanie Klein, president and CEO of the Experience Factor As the adage goes, “you can’t put a square peg in a round hole.” That may be true if you are a carpenter, but anyone [...]
HR Strategies: Make Your Next Hire Your Best Hire
Stephanie Klein, president and CEO of the Experience Factor, is a regular columnist for the Denver Business Journal. Her most recent column is reposted here. When is the last time you said, "I just made [...]
HR Strategies: What to do about your career as year-end approaches
Stephanie Klein, president and CEO of the Experience Factor, is a regular columnist for the Denver Business Journal. Her most recent column is reposted here. What does the end of the year mean to you? Aside [...]
HR Strategies: What to do When a Beloved Co-worker Leaves
Stephanie Klein, president and CEO of the Experience Factor, is a regular columnist for the Denver Business Journal. Her most recent column is reposted here. With a documented drop in employee engagement at work, and hiring [...]
HR Strategies: It’s Back to the Future with Hiring
Stephanie Klein, president and CEO of the Experience Factor, is a regular columnist for the Denver Business Journal. Her most recent column is reposted here. Competing effectively for top talent shouldn’t be about doing the same [...]
HR Strategies: What to expect with Video Interviews
Best-in-class hiring and recruiting practices combine high-tech solutions with the ability to integrate and build high-touch relationships with candidates whom you know have the right skills, attitude and interest in joining your company. Recruiting is [...]
June’s employment report shows it’s a candidate’s market
Denver—July 18, 2014—There’s more good news for job seekers according to the latest numbers from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. But if you are a hiring manager or small business owner you may [...]
Human Resources (HR) Strategies: You’re ready to make or accept a job offer. Now what?
Stephanie Klein, president and CEO of the Experience Factor, is a regular columnist for the Denver Business Journal. Her most recent column is reposted here. Even the most skilled hiring managers and employees can find the [...]
HR Strategies: 5 Signs It’s Time To Go
Stephanie Klein, president and CEO of the Experience Factor, is a regular columnist for the Denver Business Journal. Her most recent column, reposted here, focuses on health care benefits. There is not a better job than [...]
Human Resources (HR) Strategies: The Silver Lining Behind the Affordable Care Act
Stephanie Klein, president and CEO of the Experience Factor, is a regular columnist for the Denver Business Journal. Her most recent column, reposted here, focuses on health care benefits. The beginning of the New Year gives [...]
Survey finds lack of qualified candidates is slowing growth in 2013
Experience Factor’s annual Market Pulse Survey asked Human Resource leaders across the Denver Metro Area, “What have been your company’s biggest challenges in growing in 2013?” One in four respondents cited finding qualified workers/talent as [...]
HR Strategies: Sell job candidates on why they should join your company
Stephanie Klein, president and CEO of the Experience Factor, is a regular columnist for the Denver Business Journal. Her most recent column, reposted here, focuses on attracting top talent. For many hiring managers, this is the [...]
Five Basic Do’s and Don’ts During a Job Search
Searching for a new opportunity can be a humbling and vulnerable journey. The process can wear on your confidence, make you doubt yourself, and potentially make you lose sight of what you want out of [...]
Job Strategies: Wait-and-See Game Won’t Win
People often ask recruiters about the overall hiring market, usually to validate their own perceptions about it. They’re usually trying to gauge how much effort they should expend in hiring a new person or in [...]
Why the Hiring Process is Broken
As recruiters, we say and believe that human capital is a company’s greatest asset. But the common approach to hiring often ignores this principle. One veteran head hunter says it’s gotten so bad that our [...]
Finding Rewarding Work Beyond Your Job
Let’s look at the bigger picture. Finding work that motivates you and feeds your passion is so important, sometimes it can take a while to really discover something meaningful that will provide just the right [...]
Higher Unemployment Rate Reflects Current Hiring Trend
DENVER (July 19, 2013)—Today’s report from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment included some seeming contractions: payroll jobs increased by 11,000 last month, but unemployment also ticked up from 6.9 to 7%. One reason, [...]
Get the Job With These Great Interview Tips
Preparing candidates for job interviews and conducting our own screening is something we do every day at Experience Factor. One common question people have going into a job interview is how long their answers should [...]
Developing a More Focused Career Path
In our competitive workplace, people who step up usually stand out. They are the motivated and engaged people who are willing to take on that extra project and grow beyond their job description. While it [...]
One Skill That Can’t Be Programmed
As I sit here writing this blog, I find it ironic that I am contributing to a digital discussion that promotes face-to-face communication. My interest in connecting in person is perhaps the very reason I [...]
Another Reason to Get a Good Night’s Sleep
Maybe you’ve had trouble focusing on your work after tossing and turning the night before, or you’ve found yourself making silly mistakes. But one expert who has studied the link between sleep deprivation and ethical [...]
Making Sure Someone’s First Day on the Job Isn’t Their Last
Half of the companies surveyed by the Society for Human Resource Management said they don’t have a formal onboarding program, the process of starting a new hire and bringing them up to speed. Others have [...]
Advice For Unemployed College Grads
Landing the first professional position after college has never been easy, but we’re noticing that these days, it’s harder than ever. And judging from recent reports and news headlines, it’s not just here in Denver. [...]
New business book will help with tough hiring decisions
You’ve just hired a receptionist with great computer skills, but poor people skills. Do you go through the costly and time consuming process of firing that person, or put up with the unsatisfactory performance in [...]
Experience Factor Makes Colorado’s Top 100 Woman-Owned Business List For Fourth Consecutive Year
DENVER — MAY 1, 2013 — ColoradoBiz Magazine ranks Experience Factor, a full-service recruitment firm, as one of Colorado’s Top 100 Woman‐Owned Businesses in 2013. Experience Factor connects professionals with Colorado companies in a range of key [...]
Corporate Culture and Recruiting
Corporate culture once again came into consideration following Yahoo’s decision to end its work from home policy. CEO Marissa Mayer says it was a necessary step to rebuild employee creativity, accountability and engagement at a [...]
Don’t Let Management Pass You Over Again
Stephanie Klein, president and CEO of the Experience Factor, is a regular columnist for the Denver Business Journal. Her most recent column, reposted here, focuses on the mindset you need to get a promotion. An experienced, [...]
One step in hiring that is often overlooked
Making sure a new hire gets a smooth start on the job involves a carefully conceived plan, what Human Resource professionals and recruiters call “on-boarding.” Put simply, it’s all the administrative, intentional, and logistical steps [...]
Sure Sign Hiring in Denver Will Continue
The Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation (EDC) forecast for positive job growth this year doesn’t surprise our hiring team here at Experience Factor. In fact, for the past several months, we’ve been noticing one sure [...]
Talent-Management Strategies
At a time when the unemployment rate is above eight percent and people are desperately seeking work, employers are surprisingly having difficulty filling critical positions. According to a recent article in Chief Executive, the reason [...]
Negotiating Your Salary
Most of us would probably like to have a higher salary. Most of us are also probably hesitant to negotiate a higher salary. According to Bloomberg Businessweek reporter Claire Suddath, we don’t need to be. [...]
Distractions in the Workplace
In a recent Wall Street Journal article, workplace reporter Rachel Emma Silverman discusses the distractions bombarding the modern workday, which often prevent us from efficiently accomplishing our tasks. Such distractions could be questions from co-workers, [...]
Simple But Not Easy Questions About Engagement in the Workplace
Stephanie Klein, president and CEO of the Experience Factor, is a regular columnist for the Denver Business Journal. Her most recent column, reposted here, focuses on how an employee’s level of satisfaction or dissatisfaction with their work impacts how engaged–or [...]
Do I Get a Thank You? – Gratitude in the Workplace
The Wall Street Journal’s Sue Shellenbarger recently published an article discussing how rarely appreciation is shown in the workplace. In fact, the workplace ranks last among places people express gratitude. According to a survey conducted [...]
Managing Job Stress
Most of us experience work-related stress on some level. In fact, pressure at work is the number two cause of stress after financial worries. The Wall Street Journal’s Sue Shellenbarger recently discussed some of the [...]
Colorado on Track to Be in Top Five States for Job Growth
A group of leading economists, including CU Boulder economist Dr. Richard L. Wobbekind, anticipates another positive year for Colorado’s economy and job growth in 2013. In a recent interview on NPR, Wobbekind discussed Colorado’s incredible [...]
5 Red Flags on Your Resume Why Employers Aren’t Calling You Back
The job search process is time consuming and stressful for most job seekers. You spend hours customizing your cover letter and resume to a job description. Then you send it off… and wait. There is [...]
7 Tips for Successful Hiring
You have an open position and are ready to hire someone. That’s great news, particularly in our current Colorado jobs economy. As we see at Experience Factor daily, there is a wealth of talent waiting [...]
Organizing Your Work Day Around Your Body Clock
At work, we often plan our day per the clock on the wall. A staff meeting at 9, a conference call at 11, lunch at noon and so on. But have you ever thought about [...]
Experience Factor Survey Finds Colorado Business Leaders Have Been Adding Jobs in 2012
Colorado business leaders are adding jobs, according to the Experience Factor Market Pulse survey results released today. Colorado business executives were polled on their business growth and whether they have been hiring throughout 2012, among [...]
Base Pay a Top Priority for Job Seekers
Stephanie Klein, president and CEO of the Experience Factor, is a regular columnist for the Denver Business Journal. Her most recent column highlights how, according to a new study, base pay has become a priority for job seekers [...]
Toward a More Competitive Colorado report released
The Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation (Metro Denver EDC) released its eighth edition of Toward a More Competitive Colorado (TMCC), an annual benchmark report of Colorado's strengths, challenges and opportunities for future job growth and [...]
How Employers and Employees Can Deal With Workplace Complainers
Employees who complain at work make everyone uncomfortable. Unfortunately, they can also affect workplace productivity. But there are a number of tactics employers and employees can take to deal with chronic complainers and, sometimes, help [...]
How a Staffing Agency Can Help You Find a Job
It can take Colorado jobseekers weeks, months, or even longer to find a job on their own. Common obstacles include not knowing where to apply for a job, how to write an effective cover letter [...]
The Power of Recruiting
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) recently released findings on the power of individual human resources functions and recruiting came out on top as the most impactful HR function for businesses. As we know here in [...]
The Good and Bad of a Remote Workforce
In our high-tech world, it’s not unheard of for companies to allow employees to work remotely. With always advancing technology, gone are the days of standing around the water cooler at an office. Today, people [...]
Why Employers Should Use a Staffing Agency
Despite high levels of unemployment, many Colorado employers have difficulty finding qualified candidates to fill job openings. Employers point to the talent pool’s lack of technical job skills, experience, business knowledge or formal qualifications. However, [...]
Pro Cyclist Shows Good Leaders Need Good Teammates
In seven days last month, more than 100 professional cyclists rolled 683 miles as part of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, a Colorado event that has been wildly successful in its first two years. For [...]
Job Offers and Counter Offers From All Angles
For the Denver Business Journal --By Stephanie Klein When you've decided to look for a new job, and have worked diligently to secure an offer, having that offer in hand can lead you to believe your search is [...]
Employment Experts Question if Informal Recruitment via Social Media is Fair
Considering the digital-saturated world we live in, it’s hard to believe employers relied on print classified ads to attract candidates as few as 10 years ago. But over the past decade, a majority of these [...]
Four Ways Volunteering Can Help Your Job Search
Due to the sluggish job economy, some job seekers are resorting to nontraditional methods to stand out; for instance, some are creating interactive resumes, renting billboards, even auctioning their services on e-bay. Meanwhile, others are trying [...]
Is Cultural Fit More Important than Qualifications?
It used to be that all a fresh-faced college graduate or career changer needed to land a new job was a clean suit and a neatly typed resume containing all the right qualifications. Nowadays, the [...]
Three Steps to Becoming a Better Boss
It’s no surprise that being a boss is hard work. There are forms to fill out, supplies to order, and most importantly, employees to manage. But while some people naturally excel at leadership, for others [...]
Attract Better Applicants Using Candid Job Descriptions
When you are looking to attract better qualified job candidates, there are many benchmarks employers expect applicants to meet that aren’t always communicated. Some familiar expectations include what should be in a resume and how [...]
Employers: 3 Reasons to Follow Up with Job Applicants
It doesn’t matter if you’re a recent college graduate or a seasoned executive, finding a well-paying job these days can be tough. The United States Department of Labor reports Colorado’s unemployment rate at 8.1 percent [...]
3 Keys to Creating a Successful Team at Work
When looking to fill a job opening, recruiters are tasked with the challenge of finding unique candidates who possess the perfect combination of technical and sociological skills to succeed on their own. But an even [...]
Colorado Companies Must Attract, Nurture Learners
This column by Stephanie Klein was published by the Denver Business Journal Let’s replay the recurring conversation happening in many HR departments and recruiting firms across the country right now: Hiring manager: Why has it [...]
6 Things Recruiting Firms Will Do, You Won’t
Hiring in this unpredictable economic climate presents extra challenges and more reasons for expert talent acquisition and management. Though not all 3rd party recruiters are the same; here are some concrete reasons why forming a [...]
Four Job Interview Questions You Should Ask
The job interview is commonly compared to a first date, where both the hiring manager and the candidate are sizing each other up. So asking the right questions is imperative. These days a lot of [...]
Report: More Service Jobs Added, Much Fewer in Manufacturing, Over 30 Years
Have you ever heard of Planet Money? If you listen to NPR, you probably know what we are talking about. Planet Money is a multimedia team covering the global economy. The team produces a twice-weekly [...]
Talent Management is a Buzzword Today – What Does it Mean?
In days gone by, if you worked for a medium to large-sized company, the personnel department was the place that processed your job application and federal Form W-4 when you were hired and maybe handled [...]
Should You Think of Your Resume as a Website, and Add ‘Keywords’?
Getting hired for a job is all about standing out from the crowd. The first place to do that is on your resume and for many positions, you are trying to impress a computer—the way [...]
Job Interview Tips for Colorado Job Seekers, Be Yourself
Job interview tips can help you land your perfect job. The next time you're headed to a job interview, remember the advice your mother gave you about dating: just be yourself. That’s the conclusion based [...]
Open Offices: One of the Latest Business Trends
Say goodbye to the rows of cubicles and offices that have defined business spaces—and Dilbert comics—for decades. The latest trend toward open offices is sitting better with some workers than others, but it has a [...]
Employers Digest – March 2012
Our Market Pulse Survey finds Colorado business leaders upbeat about 2012 The results are in. Colorado business leaders are feeling confident about the 2012 economy, according to the Experience Factor Market Pulse survey sent last [...]
The Cost of a Bad Hire, and How to Avoid It
For the Denver Business Journal — By Stephanie Klein Of all the benefits to having a solid, proven hiring process at your business, the greatest is this: hiring the wrong person, which is often the [...]
Recruiting and Hiring Remarkable Employees
As a Human Resources professional or hiring manager, are you taking the right steps to recruiting and hiring the best employees? As a job hunter, you must always be looking for ways to stand out [...]
Should You Ask For a Job Seeker’s Facebook Login Information, and Should a Job Candidate Give it Up?
Facebook and other social media platforms are becoming common topics of discussion during the job interview process. More employers are first vetting a potential employee by “Googling” them, checking out their Facebook profile, Twitter feed, [...]
Two Colorado Companies Make Fortune’s 100 Best List
Everyone knows Google, Microsoft and Starbucks are wildly profitable and popular companies to work for, but read about some companies you might not have heard of on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work for 2012. [...]
How To Get Employment in Today’s Colorado Job Market
John Lees is a UK-based career strategist and the author of “How to Get a Job You Love.” In a recent HBR IdeaCast podcast with the Harvard Business Review, he offered some great tips for [...]
So, You Want an “A” Player…
As appeared in the Denver Business Journal -- By Stephanie Klein The good news is hiring continues to pick up, and many companies are reporting a more optimistic view of the year ahead. This confidence [...]
Experience Factor Market Pulse Survey finds Colorado business leaders upbeat about 2012
Denver—February 16, 2012—Colorado business leaders are feeling confident about the 2012 economy, according to the Experience Factor Market Pulse survey results released today. One hundred business leaders responded to the survey, which polled executives on [...]
Experience Factor Survey Finds Colorado Confidence
Colorado business leaders are feeling confident about the 2012 economy, according to the Experience Factor Market Pulse survey results released today. One hundred business leaders responded to the survey, which polled executives on the prospects [...]
Are Resumes Relevant?
Historically, resumes have been a critical part of the hiring process for employers and candidates. They have allowed candidates to highlight who they are and what they have done, and allowed companies to review a [...]
Employers Digest – January 2012
Recent articles on hiring, talent management and leadership: January 2012 Four questions to ask your recruiting partner Stephanie Klein is a regular columnist in the Denver Business Journal; her latest column looks at how you [...]
4 Questions to Ask Your Recruiting Partner
Stephanie Klein If your company is like most, labor costs are either the highest or the second most expensive item you have. That said, most business leaders inherently understand that having the right people in [...]
Employers Digest – December 2011
Recent articles on hiring, talent management and leadership: December 2011 Prepping for the holidays, PC-style The holidays are a festive time, and holiday parties at your business should be too. Unfortunately, they are also an [...]
Employers Digest – November 2011
Recent articles on hiring, talent management and leadership: November 2011 Skilled help wanted Stephanie Klein, President and CEO ofExperience Factor, is a regular columnist for the Denver Business Journal. Her column looks at one of [...]
Acceleration Toward Skilled Workforce Has Implications for Companies, Unemployed
As appeared in the Denver Business Journal -- By Stephanie Klein One of the biggest challenges our economy, as well as many businesses, is facing right now is a pervasive and ongoing skills mismatch. Companies [...]
Employers Digest – October 2011
Recent articles on hiring, talent management and leadership: October 2011 Let’s Get Creative It’s easy to put “creatives” in a category all their own, where they’re revered for their innovative thinking. Creativity and innovation, though, [...]
Employers Digest – September 2011
Recent articles on hiring, talent management and leadership: September 2011 Predictions for employment in fast-changing world Stephanie Klein, President and CEO of Experience Factor, is a regular columnist for the Denver Business Journal. Her most [...]
Denver Employment Outlook
As appeared in the Denver Business Journal -- By Stephanie Klein It goes without saying that things in the Colorado business marketplace are changing at warp speed. The recently roller coaster of economic outcomes and [...]
Employers Digest – August 2011
Recent articles on hiring, talent management and leadership: August 2011 Difficult Decisions: Principles to Live By You’re constantly bombarded with complex questions and issues that require quick, decisive action. If you’re like many others, you [...]
Employers Digest – July 2011
Recent articles on hiring, talent management and leadership: July 2011 Hiring in a Crisis When a business is weathering a crisis, the emphasis is usually placed on just keeping its collective head above water. Often [...]
Know Your People as Well as Your Financial Numbers
Denver Business Journal – by Stephanie Klein While the need for strong financial acumen is a given when it comes to running a successful business, another more crucial measurement is that of a business’s employees. [...]
Employers Digest – June 2011
Recent articles on hiring, talent management and leadership: June 2011 Succeed at Hiring Hiring someone new is hard enough – posting the job, screening applicants, interviews, benefits and pay negotiations. What’s even harder is dealing [...]
Employers Digest – May 2011
Recent articles on hiring, talent management and leadership: May 2011 The Truth Behind What Motivates Us Carve a few minutes out of your day to watch this entertaining and surprising video about the truth behind [...]
The Art of Staffing: Five Recruiting Tips for Achieving Success
Denver Business Journal – by Stephanie Klein In recruiting, the best candidates tend to be those who are self-motivated, have an ability to motivate others, are achievement-oriented and have an insatiable need to solve problems. [...]
Employers Digest – April 2011
Recent articles on hiring, talent management and leadership: April 2011 Walking the Line The difference between effectively managing your employees and micromanaging them can be difficult to discern. Walking that fine line is no easy [...]
Employers Digest – March 2011
Recent articles on hiring, talent management and leadership: March 2011 What Happens When Your Business Stalls? Don’t be put off by the alarmist title (“Reinvent your business before it’s too late”) in thisHarvard Business Review [...]
Even in a tight market, your employees may be job hunting
A paradox is defined as “a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true.” I cannot think of a more fitting word to describe our current economy and [...]
Employers Digest – February 2011
Recent articles on hiring, talent management and leadership: February 2011 How to Influence Change We all have a love-hate with change. We really, really want to, but then we don’t because we are emotionally attached [...]
Employers Digest – January 2011
Recent and relevant business articles on leadership, hiring and talent management. Introverts Make Better Bosses? This Harvard Business Review article, published in the December 2010 edition, looks at why introverts may actually make better bosses, [...]
Rethink Your Hiring Practices in the New Year
In good times and in bad, finding top talent to accelerate growth or improve operations is a challenge. Business results have been improving for most companies, and many CEOs are cautiously optimistic about 2012. However, [...]
Employers Digest – December 2010 (Denver, CO)
Recent and relevant business articles on leadership, hiring and talent management. Denver: A Good Place for Job Seekers Good news from the Denver Business Journal: Denver is the 9th best city for those seeking employment. [...]
Employers Digest – November 2010 (Denver, CO)
Relevant Articles on Hiring, Leadership and Employment: November 2010 Succeeding at Succession Selecting your organization’s next leader is part science, part art. Some look within; others seek an outsider. Some say succession decisions are guided [...]
Treat All Job Applicants Properly, or Your Company Reputation May Suffer
Denver Business Journal - by Stephanie Klein Business owners and managers spend long hours building a company’s reputation. The people they hire, the quality of work those people do, and their skill at satisfying customers [...]
Employers Digest – October 2010 (Denver, CO)
Recent and relevant business articles on Leadership, Hiring and Talent Management: October 2010 How a manager can be a positive influence Dole out compliments. Think about teams rather than individuals. Encourage personal fitness. BusinessWeek columnist John [...]
Top Colorado staffing firm The Boomer Group is now Experience Factor
Denver—The Boomer Group, a specialty employment services firm known for connecting smart, fast and experienced workers with Colorado companies, announced today it is changing its name to Experience Factor. Instead of focusing on experienced talent [...]
Welcome to our New Executive Recruiting Firm Website
As you can see, we’re excited to say The Boomer Group is morphing into the Experience Factor. Why the change? While our strong team will continue to serve our employer clients and job seekers with [...]
Employers Digest – August 2010 (Denver, CO)
The economics (or ‘tweakonomics’) of a hireless recovery In an interesting take on why jobless rates remain persistently high, Michael Schrage, a research fellow at MIT, suggests in this Harvard Business Review article that we [...]
Take Care of Staffers Who Saw You Through Downturn
Denver Business Journal - by Stephanie Klein Economic-recovery indicators are cautiously encouraging. As business picks up and revenue starts to improve, you’ll be tempted to replace the staff you were forced to let go during lean [...]
Employers Digest – July 2010 (Denver, CO)
How Much Untapped Potential is in Your Staff? A recent study showed that only a third of all workers feel fully engaged at their jobs. Here are tips on how to focus on energy, innovation [...]
Employers Digest – June 2010 (Denver, CO)
Sharing Leadership to Maximize Talent Marshall Goldsmith, recognized as one of the world's leading executive educators and coaches, says in today’s world many leadership positions may be too big for one person. His suggestion: Shared [...]
Employers Digest – May 2010 (Denver, CO)
Building a Culture of Employee Appreciation Is there a disconnect between the type of appreciation employees want and what their managers think they want? Possibly, according to a recent study. READ Hiring: Avoid These 7 Big [...]
It’s a Hirer’s Market; Pick Those Who Define Success
Denver Business Journal - by Stephanie Klein If you’ve been waiting to grow your staff and add some talent to your company, the time is now. Great workers are everywhere, if you’re willing to sift [...]
Employers Digest – April 2010 (Denver, CO)
Relevant Articles From Around the Country on Hiring, Leadership and Employment: April 2010 Does Your Passion Match Your Aspiration? Spring provides an opportunity to renew goals and refocus ideas and intentions. Leaders who create extraordinary new [...]
Employers Digest – February 2010 (Denver, CO)
Boomer Love The Boomer Group works with many types of companies in Denver: large, small, public, private and NPOs. Many of these companies are starting to hire, but how they do it and the way [...]
Can’t Cough Up Big Bucks? Buy Them Bagels
Denver Business Journal - by Stephanie Klein Few companies are in a position to offer great raises and big perks in this economy. That doesn’t mean you’re doomed to low morale and high turnover in the [...]
Employers Digest – June 2009 (Denver, CO)
Boomer Love Participate For those of you who know me, you know I have a lot on my mind and strong opinions about recruitment and staffing. The Boomer Group staff and I come in contact [...]
A Top Woman-Owned Business (Denver, Colorado)
DENVER — MAY 18, 2009 —ColoradoBiz Magazine ranks Experience Factor (formerly The Boomer Group), a specialty employment services firm that connects smart, fast and experienced baby boomers with Colorado companies, as one of Colorado’s Top [...]
How Clients and Staffing Companies Can Benefit From Unconventional Candidates
Workforce Management - by Bridget Mintz Testa Workforce Management asks the question ‘Since most companies often are not comfortable with the notion of flexible employment among their own core staffers, why would they accept it from [...]
Staffing Agency Finds Way to Help Boomers’ Careers
Denver Business Journal - by Paula Moore Baby boomers find The Boomer Group and its new division, What’s Next Career Transition Services, valuable resources. For more information on how to recruit the best employees, call us [...]
Flexible staffing Offers Agility During Recovery
The Denver Post - by Stephanie Klein The Boomer Group’s Stephanie Klein chronicles how companies can use creative staffing solutions to survive and thrive in today’s economy. For more information on how to recruit the [...]
Generation B: They Feel Your Losses
The New York Times- by Michael Winerip New York Times Generation B columnist Michael Winerip talks with workers from The Boomer Group about their special attributes. For more information on how to recruit the best [...]
Street Talk: Sooner Have boomers
Denver Business Journal - by Bruce Goldberg Bruce Goldberg chats with Stephanie Klein about boomers and jobs in today’s environment. For more information on how to recruit the best employees, call us today for a free [...]
Employers Digest – April 2009
Boomer Love Stephanie Klein: We’re back! Crazy times mean drastic measures—like re-launching The Boomer Group newsletter, getting covered in the New York Times, Denver Post and Denver Business Journal—all this month. News to Use U.S. government focuses [...]
President of Experience Factor (Formerly The Boomer Group) heads up Colorado Human Resource Association
DENVER — As if Stephanie Klein isn’t busy enough heading up The Boomer Group, a local staffing agency that connects companies with talented baby boomer workers, she adds president of the board of directors of [...]
Experience Factor (Formerly The Boomer Group) Fills Niche During Economic Downturn
DENVER—The turbulent job market is providing a boost for The Boomer Group, a local staffing agency that connects companies with talented baby boomer workers. In particular, The Boomer Group has found its niche, experienced baby [...]
Beating the Recession: After slow start, The Boomer Group rebounds at year’s end
Denver Business Journal - by Ariana Ranahosseini For The Boomer Group, 2009 may have had its ups and downs, but now the company is back on track. For more information on how to recruit [...]
Entrepreneur Magazine 2008 Hot List
Entrepreneur Magazine - by Amanda C. Kooser, James Park, Lindsay Holloway, Laura Tiffany and Nichole L. Torres Boomer staffing agencies are named an area to watch by Entrepreneur Magazine and The Boomer Group’s Stephanie Klein is [...]
Most Boomers Not Ready to Retire
The Denver Post - by Tom McGhee Human-resources expert Stephanie Klein starts job-placement service for older workers who thrive in tough jobs. For more information on how to recruit the best employees, call us today for [...]
Employers See 50+ Workers as Golden Asset
The Denver Post - by Doug McPherson Stephanie Klein, president of Denver recruitment and placement agency The Boomer Group, tells why being a boomer looking for a job is “nifty.” For more information on how [...]
Catering to the Boomer Crowd
Ere.net - by Elaine Rigoli New methods for attracting baby boomers to the workforce, like The Boomer Group, are chronicled in this article. For more information on how to recruit the best employees, call [...]
Baby Boomers Not Backing Away From the Job
9News - Denver The Boomer Group (now Experience Factor) is featured in this story about how the baby boomer work force is helping Colorado’s younger employees. For more information on how to recruit the [...]
Employers Go For Wise, Versatile, Gold
The Denver Post - by Doug McPherson Employers are finding the contrasts between young workers and silver employees are stark. The Boomer Group weighs in on the differences. For more information on how to recruit [...]