A big shout out and CONGRATS from our whole team to Advent Talent Group owner and president, Mary Younggren, on her appointment as the 2022 President-Elect of the Minnesota Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). Mary was selected for a NAWBO Achieve! Established Woman Award in 2017 and has served on… Read more »
Puzzling through a myriad of workplace issues this spring? You aren’t alone! Employers are still navigating rapid change in the workplace. During this live employment law webinar, we’ll help put the pieces together to solve the latest and most challenging workplace puzzles facing employers this spring. HR professionals, decision-makers, and leaders who manage employee relations… Read more »
Advent Talent Group believes in the value and power of equity, diversity, inclusion, antiracism, and anti-discrimination. We cherish diversity of thought, perspective, and experience and we recognize the beauty in equity, individualism, and belonging. Furthermore, we believe that activating these values across our organization is the right thing to do for our business, our employees, our… Read more »
The Holiday Wishlist of a Global Marketing Team Hiring may slow down for many companies in the month of December, but not for Advent Creative. When our enterprise Technology Solutions client told us that an in-house agency was on their holiday wish list, Advent Creative delivered! Our client is a global organization with more than… Read more »
“Wait – isn’t your profit simply the rate you charge companies minus the employee’s pay rate?” There are many misconceptions about how staffing agencies make their money and what goes into a bill rate – but this one is probably the most common. To be clear, what goes into a bill rate is not a… Read more »
Let’s get right to it. Time is running out to do your holiday shopping, especially if you are hoping to do most of it online, but – fear not – you still have more options than a stack of gift cards from the gas station! Advent’s done the leg work for you this year! Read on… Read more »
Hiring is tough enough as it is; there’s no need to make your job harder. Here are four ways that companies are actually driving the best candidates AWAY from their job postings. How do your postings stack up? Lack of Mobile-Optimization If your job postings and applications aren’t mobile-optimized, many of your candidates are simply… Read more »
How do Americans really feel about returning to the workplace? Survey says…it’s complicated. A study conducted by Qualtrics of more than 2,000 Americans at the end of April asked people what needed to be true for them to feel confident returning to the workplace, dining at restaurants, and visiting other public establishments. What they found is… Read more »
The Advent Talent Group team has been working from home since mid-March and we thought we’d share a little about our personal experiences, including what we’ve learned so far. We asked everyone to share their best WFH advice, along with what has been challenging and what has been great about working from home during the… Read more »
We’re Clearing a Path! At Advent, we’ve been clearing a path to help businesses move forward through this time of transition (including our own!). As you know, flexible and creative solutions are critical to successfully navigate unexpected change and to ensure a faster recovery down the road. The contract work model is one solution to… 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 »