The finance and accounting talent landscape is rapidly evolving, presenting both opportunities and challenges for organizations seeking top-tier professionals. How can businesses stand out and onboard the best talent? Barbara Strother, a seasoned Talent Acquisition Manager with TalentRise based in Buffalo, NY, shares her valuable insights on successfully recruiting finance professionals across diverse industries.  Understanding […]

A Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is responsible for managing a company’s financial activities and information, which includes financial planning and strategy, risk management, budgeting and forecasting, capital management, investor relations and financial reporting. This makes them critical to a company’s financial health, strategic direction, and overall success. When interviewing candidates for a CFO position, taking […]

By viewing change and transformation as opportunities rather than threats, startups and high-growth firms can take advantage of new possibilities, pivot their strategy in response to changing market conditions, and adopt new technologies to help them streamline operations, improve efficiency, and drive growth. It’s essential to have a clear plan for scaling your business. Here […]

In the world of recruiting, misconceptions often run rampant when talking about executive search firms. Despite the value of dedicated executive recruitment firms, many organizations continually question whether outsourcing a high-level executive or C-suite search is worth the cost. To educate our audience on the advantages of aligning with a proven executive recruiting firm, I’m […]

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) is a crucial executive team member responsible for managing a company’s day-to-day operations. The COO is typically accountable for executing the company’s business plan, managing resources, implementing policies and procedures, and ensuring they are met. Forty percent of companies had a COO in 2022—up from 32 percent in 2018—with 48 […]

Fortune 500 companies such as Home Depot, Target, and Walmart have failed to expand into new international markets. What’s hindering their success? Cultural differences, regulatory requirements, and competition from established local players can create barriers for organizations seeking to expand. Seventy-one percent of HR executives cite HR-related issues as the most significant challenge to global […]

Last month, TalentRise’s Carl Kutsmode sat down with Chris LeBlanc, President and CEO of Norfield Development. Norfield Development is a U.S based software company that provides solutions to the damage prevention industry. Their services provide technologically structured prevention methods in industries ranging from government to infrastructure to 811 contact centers. TalentRise placed Chris in this […]

Known as one of the world’s leading talent optimization platforms, The Predictive Index (PI) uses behavioral data to help thousands of businesses—in nearly every job and industry around the world—improve their hiring decisions. PI recently published its 2022 CEO Benchmarking Report. To compile this report, they surveyed more than 200 executives on their hiring and […]

The TalentRise team has compiled our list of top 10 recruiting tips to assist your organization to attract, recruit, and retain high-quality talent in today’s candidate-driven labor market. 1 – Understand your target job candidate demographics and job change motivations and appeal to their, “what’s in it for me” (WIIFM). Areas to focus on: Demographics: […]