Signature Source Blog

LinkedIn Uncovers Why People Switch Jobs

To retain top talent – and attract new employees – it’s important to understand why people leave their companies.

October 15, 2015 – LinkedIn recently analyzed the job-changing behaviors of 7 million of its members, discounting those who were promoted or transferred within their companies. Then they grouped the remaining job-changing members into various groups, finally surveying 10,536 people who changed companies between December 2014 and March 2015. Read More

Interview Red Flags: How To Keep Them From Waving

True story: Imagine the shock of a hiring manager when the candidate appeared for the interview with her parents, who said they wanted to sit in and listen to what their daughter had to say. Obviously, that interview never happened.

At Signature Source, our job is to send only top candidates to our corporate clients. Today, we share 10 red flags that in most cases are guaranteed to remove a job candidate from the race for a job.

As Boomers Retire, Companies Struggle To Develop Senior Leadership

May 12, 2015 – With about 4 million Baby Boomers retiring annually, companies worldwide are experiencing a growing talent gap at the executive level, which comes as no surprise to us at Signature Source. A recent survey reports that nearly a third of firms polled are struggling to fill senior leadership role, while 59 percent agreed succession planning is more challenging in today’s economy. Read More

7 Issues That Impact Staffing 2015

April 10, 2015 – Small and large businesses all plan to step up hiring activity in the second quarter, according to CareerBuilder’s latest forecast.

Twenty-three percent of companies with 50 or fewer employees expect to add full-time, permanent staff over the next three months, up from 18 percent last year. Among employers of all sizes, the number planning to hire in the second quarter is up six percentage points over last year.

Which leads many of Signature Source’s clients to ask the perennial question: What are the issues that will impact staffing this year? Read More

A Primer On Personal Branding

February 5, 2015 – So many are busy promoting their company’s brand, they fail to consider the importance personal branding plays in career advancement.

At Signature Source, we instill in candidates why personal branding is critical, specifically:

It defines who they are.
It defines how great they are and where their strengths lie.
And it establishes why they should be sought out.