WinterWyman

WinterWyman | May 11, 2016

As the labor market tightens, employers nationally have been hampered by a lack of experienced recruiters: veterans who have the chops to work effectively with hiring managers, identify qualified candidates, and develop the relationships necessary to build and maintain a pipeline of talent. As a result, businesses are taking longer to fill positions and often settling for candidates who turn out to be poor matches and who cause challenges down the road.The issue, recruiters say, isn’t so m...

WinterWyman | March 31, 2015

Doug Schade, a technology recruiter for WinterWyman, said perks like the ones Waber lists are especially common in the startup sector where new hires can help build a company’s culture from the ground up.“A small startup could be just three to four people in a room trying to figure out the best work style,’’ he said. “The startup space is an incubator for new benefit ideas, like beers on tap, a game room, or ping pong tables.’’Schade also sees companies ...

WinterWyman | July 18, 2016

Executive search, on the other hand, is about finding the people who develop policies and strategies and oversee the organization's far-flung operations. These are leaders like the CEO, other C-suite officers, vice president of product development or the head of an individual business unit. Often, these searches are conducted on a retained basis, where the search firm gets paid whether it finds a winning candidate or not. Also, executive searches usually are exclusive, meaning only one firm ...

WinterWyman | July 06, 2015

While 66 percent of PGi respondents said their organizations' attitudes toward remote work were becoming more positive, there are still some companies on the fence about allowing employees to work outside the office — and that approach can be detrimental, said Liz Roney, an account manager in WinterWyman's technology contract staffing division....