Housing Helpline Needed in Response to Covid-19 Impact When the economic impact of COVID-19 made the housing crisis in the Twin Cities region more severe this past year, our long-term non-profit partner reached out to us for help. They needed to quickly scale up their housing resource helpline with a team of qualified, temporary employees.… Read more »
Phone interviews are more important now than ever. Job searching during the Covid-19 outbreak means you may go through several rounds of phone and video interviews, accept a job, and begin onboarding all without setting foot outside your home. A phone interview is an important first connection with a potential employer and often sets the… Read more »
We know the world is a little crazy right now, but we didn’t want it to stop us from spreading a little luck and cheer this St. Patricks Day! ☘️ We’ve collected a couple classic Irish recipes with social distancing friendly ingredient lists. (AKA, the less ingredients the better.) And we have a fun St. Paddy’s… Read more »
Huge Advent shoutout to Michelle O’Kelley and Sue Miller on their promotions this month! Michelle, aka Wonder Woman, is Advent’s new Director of Operations and Sue, aka Super Girl, is now Director of Finance and Administration. Yes, it’s true that both have significant leadership prowess and deep industry expertise… but here’s what you really need… Read more »
The Case of the Vanishing Accounting Assistant One of our long-term nonprofit clients reached out the other week because (zoinks!) their part-time accounting assistant had vanished and they were in trouble. This employee left so unexpectedly that they needed a replacement ASAP. Advent has partnered with this large, reputable non-profit for several years, placing candidates… Read more »
Small business, not-so-small problem. One of our newest clients is a small, family-owned business in the home renovation industry. As a small business, they don’t have a need for a large HR department or a team of recruiters. They were struggling to find a qualified receptionist who was a fit for both the position and… Read more »
Advent, We Have a Problem One of our newest clients is a B2B educational software company headquartered in Minneapolis. They are a small, growing company making a big splash in the education space. While they typically rely on their internal HR team to hire new employees, they were having no luck finding a contractor to… Read more »
On June 11th, HR leaders from around the Twin Cities joined Advent Talent Group for a complimentary seminar entitled, “Leadership and the War for Talent.” Dan Neitz of COR led an interactive workshop on how to get to the core of what talent are looking for and how to translate that into hiring practices. Attendees… Read more »
You’re not alone if you’re nervous about going to networking events. They can be a little awkward, drag on too long, or not be worth your time. But networking events are also great opportunities to make strong connections and sell yourself or your business. Here’s what you need to know before you head to your… Read more »
You have the experience and the resume, but aren’t getting interviews or calls from recruiters like you think you should (and in this market, you should!). If this sounds like you, you may need to work on what is known as your “personal brand”. The post below is Part One of a series I’m going… Read more »
Katy is an exceptional representative for Advent Creative Group, and for me. She doesn’t do the typical get-you-a-job-and-forget-about-you thing. The couple of times I have had a question, she has got back to me quickly. On occasion she will send me an email, asking how things are going with the job. She has visited me … Read More »