“Great vision without great people is irrelevant.”

Jim Collins stated it so simply in Good to Great (1990): you simply cannot achieve greatness if you do not have the right people “on the bus.” While the philosophy is simple, executing on competitive talent acquisition strategies is anything but. Finding and attracting exceptional talent is hard enough as it is; when you add in the complex dynamics of today’s workplace and hiring landscape, you have a seemingly daunting task.

Christy Hopkins, Talent Engagement Manager, Seattle

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What’s wonderful about working for WunderLand?

WunderLand stands alone because of its employees and passion for recruiting & staffing. As a company and individually, we truly care, listen and take the time to get to know you and your job search needs.  Culture makes the company and WunderLand has the best culture in the business! And it trickles down to our clients and talent, and they notice.

Today’s post is a guest post by Mike McKerns, SPHR, HR Insights Editor-in-Chief. This piece originally appeared in Advanced Resources HR Insights Magazine.

It’s 2017, and the skills gap is still here—and it’s wider than ever before. If you haven’t figured out yet how to deal with the skills gap (or maybe haven’t even started thinking about it), don’t panic! It’s never too late to work on this problem, and here are some great places to start.

Six seconds. That is the average amount of time you have to impress a hiring manager and land your dream job.  Those six seconds can either open the door to a new career path or slam the door shut on an opportunity.

Six seconds. That is the average amount of time you have to impress a hiring manager and land your dream job.  Those six seconds can either open the door to a new career path or slam the door shut on an opportunity.

When you’re first starting out, landing a job in a creative field is no small feat. It’s a challenge expressing yourself as a creative professional, especially without a portfolio of work you’ve done for recognizable clients… well, at least not yet.  So how do you show your potential employers or clients who you are? How do you tell your story?

In our last blog, we explored the importance of the recruiter/hiring manager relationship. A recent study from Bersin by Deloitte ranked this relationship as the top performance driver for high-impact talent acquisition.
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