TalentRise’s monthly overview of the employment landscape, staffing updates, and industry trends Download the August 2022 U.S. UpdateDownload the August 2022 Canada Update Be in the know on industry trends Unemployment rate up 0.2% to 3.7% In August, the unemployment rate rose by 0.2 percentage points to 3.7 percent, and the number of unemployed persons […]

Powerful Practices to Grow Your Business Adriano Pedrelli, a business leader, corporate board member, and entrepreneurial growth advisor sat down with Carl Kutsmode, Senior VP of TalentRise, and offered his perspective on the keys to business growth that he has acquired throughout his career. In his incredibly diverse career, Pedrelli has experienced nearly every aspect […]

The Vice President (VP) of Sales is undeniably essential to the success of a company. He or she must constantly stay informed and up to date regarding the industry and market that the organization is selling in and the audience it is targeting. The VP of Sales is responsible for overseeing the top line revenue […]

If you’ve worked in the business world for several years, chances are good that you’ve been involved in a hiring process that resulted in a “mis-hire.” Mis-hires can happen for several reasons including recruiting challenges, an unstructured interview process, settling on a candidate, and internal politics. In Competency-Based Interviewing: Part I, we explored how a […]

“The name of the game is flexibility,” said Carl Kutsmode, Senior Vice President at Talentrise, who sat down with Ruth Macleod, New Zealand Trade Commissioner to San Francisco, to tackle the nature of remote work since the coronavirus pandemic. Kutsmode discusses how the pandemic has changed the workforce, likely for good. Additionally, his unique perspective […]

One of the most effective ways for hiring managers and recruiters to determine if a job applicant possesses the skills needed to be successful in a specific position is to conduct a competency-based interview (CBI). Also known as behavioral interviews, this approach requires the interviewer to determine the skills required in a role and then […]

A Strategic Leader with Proven HR Experience On June 13, 2022, TalentRise, a national provider of executive search and talent consulting services, announced that Andrew Nash has joined the firm’s Organizational and Talent Effectiveness Consulting Practice. Nash will serve as the Senior Talent Management and Organizational Transformation Consultant. In his role, Nash will be responsible […]

It is a widely accepted truth that diversity and inclusion are good for business—especially for high-powered companies. For example, Forbes tells us that “the top 100 Fortune 500 companies have more diverse boards than the other 400 companies on the list.” When considering high-quality candidates for new C-suite positions, what are some policies, procedures, or […]

Carl Kutsmode is the Senior Vice President of Talent Consulting & Executive Search at TalentRise with over 25 years of industry experience.  Our content team recently asked Carl for his take on the evolution of the C-suite in today’s talent landscape and Carl did not disappoint. Find out what Carl had to say about the […]

On March 8th, we celebrated International Women’s Day—a day set aside to celebrate women’s achievements, raise awareness against bias, and take action for equality. While we have made great strides in placing women in leadership positions, they still experience challenges that men don’t while attempting to advance their careers in companies, on boards, and in […]