Organizations of all sizes are struggling to find and keep great talent. Employees are fried, recruiters are stretched thin, and HR is overwhelmed with performance and engagement issues. It’s time to get OFF the hiring merry-go-round! Join us over your lunch hour November 3 from noon to 1 p.m. to learn the most effective, overlooked… Read more »

While heritage months are a great opportunity to open up a dialogue of inclusion, organizations need to take care to do so authentically and in a way that promotes sustainable change. Here are some tips: 1 – Celebrate the Month–But Consider Ways to Promote Inclusion Year Round To truly promote a feeling of belonging, whatever… Read more »

This week marks the end of Pride Month, where we celebrate the colorful diversity of the LGBTQ+ community, the thousands who have marched to win and protect their rights, and the trans, gay, lesbian and bisexual BIPOC activists who were indispensable to the movement. While we as a society have made many strides in the… Read more »

    Advent Talent Group has A LOT to celebrate this year, including the recent recognition by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (MSPBJ) of owner and principal, Mary Younggren, as a 2022 Women in Business honoree! Congratulations to Mary on this well-earned achievement, as well as to the other esteemed 2022 Women in Business honorees!… Read more »

It’s the month of International Women’s Day! Recently, one of my colleagues unfamiliar with this day said, “They only get a day?” This made me chuckle. We do deserve more than a day, which is why we commemorate Women’s History Month as well–an opportunity to celebrate the courage of women throughout history who have paved… Read more »

The events of 2020 and 2021 launched a movement toward racial consciousness across the nation, raising awareness of the widespread issues of injustice and racism impacting Black Americans today. As we commemorate Black History Month in 2022, we at Advent are taking a moment to reflect on how far we’ve come ­and how much farther… Read more »

In January of 2002, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers was playing in theaters and How You Remind Me by Nickelback was the number one song in America. Nokia cell phones were the top-selling mobile phone, and the first Apple iPod was barely a few months old. In Edina, Minnesota, Mary Younggren had… Read more »