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If you’re a digital marketing grad, you need to keep up with evolving trends. Here are some of the top Digital Marketing roles we’re seeing pop up everywhere:Interactive content and live and expiring social media require customers to act quickly, and social media managers, coordinators, strategists, and specialists ...
Throughout the year, 24 Seven hosts nationwide events under our Techfluence series. The events focus on high value content for executives to stay current on industries that do not require continuing education while fostering rich communities for our partners nationwide. The panel consists of 4 to 6 experts in the topic of the event ...
At last! You’ve been given the green light to hire, but, to your frustration, key positions remain open. Maybe it’s because you’re looking for a specialized skill set, and it’s taking longer than expected to discover the right candidate. Or, the interview process isn’t quite enough to assure a good fit with 100% confidence ...
Looking for a career as a Digital Marketer but don't know what skills you need? Love to write but having trouble finding a job you love? We're breaking down some of the hottest roles we place at 24 Seven in this Toolkit, including the job descriptions, salary ranges and skills needed to be successful.
24 Seven recently hosted a panel event as part of our Technfluence Innovation Series, “New Retail Formats” in our NY HQ. Panelists included Rachel Kraus, VP of Marketing at Westfield WTC, Andrew Deitchman, Co-Founder and CEO of The New Stand and former CEO of Mother NY, Neeta Singh, Chief Operating Officer of Activant Capital ...
24 Seven recently hosted a panel event, “Beauty & Innovation: The Rise of the New Beauty Industry” in our new home at 41 Madison Ave. Our panelists, Hallie Johnston of Refinery 29, Scott Sassa of MILK Makeup, Conor Begley of Tribe Dynamics, Allison Slater Ray of IT Cosmetics, and Hadria Wong of Credo Beauty, were tapped ...
The Salary Ban, which has gone into effect in a number of major cities (with more to come) has made it much more difficult for companies to navigate the salary conversation. While the purpose of the ban is one we can get behind (a main goal is to eliminate the gender wage gap), it has required many Hiring Managers to change the ...
24 Seven's "Inside Scoop” is our way of sharing exclusive, behind the scenes footage that showcases the success stories of our candidates and clients in their respective industries. In today's episode, we get a sneak peak into the Creative Team of Tough Mudder Inc. with Creative Producer, Christine Resuma.
Since one of the most awkward first interview questions regarding salary has been removed from the conversation thanks to the Salary Ban, let's fast forward to negotiating. You have aced your second interview, and are now on the road to accepting an offer, or maybe are in a job and are up for a promotion and raise. You have an idea ...
24 Seven's 2018 Beauty Job Market Report, in partnership with CEW, takes the pulse of the beauty workforce, providing key insights for hiring managers and job seekers alike. This year our report gets emotional, looking at employee happiness and employee stress and the implications of both on the workplace. This year's ...
New York, NY -- 24 Seven, the global talent recruitment firm that supports forward-thinking brands in the evolving creative economy, has partnered with MouthMedia Network to produce a new podcast series targeted to professionals in the burgeoning Content Marketing field. Titled Content Is Your Business, the series launched ...
24 Seven has spent the past year researching and surveying the workforce to figure out what employers and employees want. We've compiled our findings into this comprehensive ebook. Highlights include:Creating the ideal workplaceIncorporating freelancers into your talent mixThe secret to hiring great talent - Why fast moving ...
24 Seven is a strategic staffing and recruiting firm specializing in marketing, creative and digital talent. We partner with forward-thinking companies and brands to support their evolving talent demands. From freelance, to fulltime, and executive-level searches, we deliver talent that meets our clients’ needs both professionally ...
24 Seven's "Inside Scoop” is our way of sharing exclusive, behind the scenes footage that showcases the success stories of our candidates and clients in their respective industries. In today's episode, we explore the state of the beauty industry with LORAC's Senior Art Director, Amelia Tubb. Thank you for watching and any submissions ...
They call it work for a reason. But does it have to be? Why can’t work be a place you want to go, rather than a place that elicits a sense of dread even before the commute begins. Finding a place where you can happily hang your hat every day is an important aspect of the employment proposition – and sometimes elusive. In our ...
New York – 24 Seven, the creative recruiting firm, has announced that after 17 years in New York’s SoHo neighborhood it will be moving its headquarters to the city’s Flatiron District. As of September 25th, the firm will be occupying the 37th floor of 41 Madison Avenue.The new workspace will allow all of 24 ...
This year has shaped up to be the most competitive talent market our recruiters have seen since we opened our doors in 2000. Many economists have declared the labor market at full employment, or close to it. From the front lines of recruiting, we have never seen job seekers more confident about their employment prospects. ...
24 Seven's "Inside Scoop” is our way of sharing exclusive, behind the scenes footage that showcases the success stories of our candidates and clients in their respective industries. In today's episode, we explore fashion with YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund's Director of Development & Advancement, Colin Turek. Thank you ...
Millennials are now the largest generation in the workforce. Born between 1981 and 1997, the oldest Millennials have moved into themanagement ranks and are leading multigenerational teams that include Boomers, Gen Xers, other Millennials, and the first ofGen Z. Notorious ‘job hoppers’ who see nothing wrong with making a switch ...
“24 Seven Inside Scoop” is our way of sharing exclusive, behind the scenes footage that showcases the success stories of our candidates and clients in their respective industries. Thank you for watching and any submissions for you or your company to be featured please direct to marketing@24seveninc.com.
Since 2013, our job market trend research has tracked hiring conditions that favor the job seeker. 2017 has seen a continuation of this momentum. Over those study years, job candidates personified the trend, describing themselves as confident with their employment prospects and optimistic of their success under current job market ...
24 Seven’s 2017 Job Market Report found that professional growth in all its forms –career progression, training and development, and skills improvement—continues to drive employee loyalty, job satisfaction and perception of the workplace. Here’s why employers who seek to win the war for talent are investing in programs that ...
24 Seven's 2017 Job Market Report takes the pulse of the workforce, providing key insights for hiring managers and job seekers alike. The survey showcases compensation data as well as job market attitudes and behaviors among almost 2000 professionals in the creatively-driven industries of Marketing, Advertising, Creative, Design ...
Greaaaaat! You just learned a top performer has announced that they are moving on to another company. Anticipating the pending impact on team morale and productivity, you’re tempted to start looking for their replacement on your own right away. But before you post that job and face an overwhelming response, consider these five ...
Lost time. Lost money. Lost confidence in leadership. A hit to morale. Those are just a few costs of a bad hire. And thehigher in the organization the position, the greater the impact. That’s why, when searching for talent at the executivelevel, it’s paramount to create a position profile that intrigues the ideal candidate, ...
It’s 6 p.m. on a Wednesday evening — do you know where your staff is? Tired and overburdened from doing the job of three,they’ve left the building and figured those deadlines can wait until tomorrow. This is today’s reality of doing more with less resources– where worker burnout is an everyday business challenge.So how ...
24 Seven's 2017 Job Market Report takes the pulse of the workforce, providing key insights for hiring managers and job seekers alike. The survey showcases compensation data as well as job market attitudes and behaviors among over 1600 professionals in the creatively-driven industries of Marketing, Advertising, Creative ...
24 Seven has spent the past year researching and surveying the workforce to figure out what employers and employees want. We've compiled our findings into this comprehensive ebook. Highlights include, the secret to managing millennials, how to assess culture fit and the importance of career path clarity?
Transparency at work is a corporate culture characteristic that employees increasingly crave – especially younger workers. One area that companies could shine a brighter light on is career pathing. In our 2016 research study of the workforce, four in ten employees indicated that their company lacks transparency when it comes ...
An interview with Saloni Ahuja Shah, Director of Full-time Recruitment, Retail Division at 24 Seven.Q: Why has making a culture match become so central to the employment process?I think it’s actually the most important thing to interview on, now more than ever. Matching culturally matters more today because I think on both ...
Awkward and uncomfortable. Two words that managers and workers alike would probably use to describe conversations about compensation. We’d like to add another to the list: essential. Even under the best conditions – like a promotion or a raise – conveying someone’s worth in dollars and cents can be difficult to maneuver. ...
By 2020, Millennials will represent almost half of the workforce. Born within the late 1980s to the early 2000s, digital-native Millennials are the most highly-educated, diverse, social and idealistic generation. If you’re looking to attract, engage and retain Gen Y talent to your company, here are some key elements on which to ...
THE SECRET TO PUTTING THIS GENERATION TO WORK 2015 marks the year when Millennials became the largest generational segment of the workforce. Some older millennials are also ascending into management roles. Many company leaders seek to understand what makes this generation tick so that they can better attract, engage and retain these ...
How to stop employees from seeking other pastures According to our most recent employment study, a large majority of workers (76%) today feel confident about their chances in today’s job market, and many (66%) are planning a job change in the next 12 months. Most of these confident, antsy workers are not just looking to change ...
A company’s benefits package plays an important role in attracting and retaining talent. Additionally, when an employer can’t compete on salary, generous benefits can help make up the compensation gap. Our workplace research finds that medical, dental, life insurance and paid maternity leave are pretty much a given when it comes ...
So, you’ve been kicking around the idea of becoming a freelancer. You’re not alone! As much as 1/3 of today’s workforce has answered the gig economy’s siren song. But what should one consider before taking the plunge? Evaluate your freelancer–istic tendencies with our handy quiz. The more Yeses than Nos, the more you’ ...
Gambling with Talent: Slow to Hire. Quick to Lose the Best. 2014 was a year of increased hiring and faster job fill rates according to 24 Seven’s annual Job Market Report. These positive trends are expected to continue into 2015, as affirmed by executives and hiring managers participating in the survey. Sharing this optimism ...
Money doesn't buy job loyalty. That’s the loud and clear message from our most recent 24 Seven Salary & Job Market Study—one that supports a trend we’ve seen every year since we began fielding our annual survey. Despite increases to overall compensation, employee job satisfaction continues to tank, and 9 out of 10 talent ...
Whether working freelance or full-time, telecommuting has its benefits—freedom and flexibility are typically cited as the biggest perks of working from home. But those very perks can also lead to telecommuting’s biggest pitfalls, like waning self-discipline, loss of focus, blurred lines between personal and work tasks, and more ...
With the economy improving, have you been working as a freelancer due to job loss and are now hoping to relaunch your full-time job search? Or perhaps freelancing was a deliberate career choice you made long ago, but you’ve been toying with the idea lately to leave the gig lifestyle behind. Here’s some advice on landing a permanent ...
The Employer’s Share Issues around career pathing and development were among the top concerns for both talent and the executives that hire them, according to 24 Seven’s 2013 Salary and Job Market Study. No doubt feeling the pressure to deliver on career growth promises made to talent, executives reported that planning career ...
Great! You’ve found a freelancer that comes highly-recommended, well-referenced, with lots of demonstrable experience solving the challenge at hand – and they fit you brand and culture to boot! But that’s just the start of a successful freelancer/employer relationship. Now the real work begins. Here are 7 tips for getting ...
Whether your top employee just gave notice or you’re the one resigning, you’re likely to toy with the idea of renegotiation. As the employer, extending a counter offer to a talented employee can be tempting. Good managers aspire to keep their top performers on board, and losing them can impede their own success. The loss of ...
Ideally, your RESUME should NOT exceed ONE page. Include ALL contact details AT top of page; USE a professional email address (FOR EXAMPLE, DO NOT have lovetoparty@gmail.com) Be concise but professional IN EVERY statement. It’s NOT necessary TO USE FULL sentences AND EACH statement should clearly articulate your relevant experience ...
If you’re a designer, you know a visual of your work is worth more than a thousand words on a resumé. If you haven’t done so already, run – don’t walk — to your closest laptop and start an online portfolio immediately. Or if you already have one, consider creating profiles on multiple sites. An unscientific poll of hiring ...
Reverse mentoring—or cross generational mentoring—recognizes that there are skill gaps on both sides. 63% say that access to professional development opportunity has a positive impact on their job satisfaction. If your office is anything like ours than you’re probably sitting in an open floor plan next to co-workers who are ...
One of the biggest trends spotted at Sep¬tember’s Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York had little to do with what was be¬ing presented on the runway, but more with how. The Twitter-sphere and fashion blogs were abuzz with live moment-by-moment Fashion Week updates, while streaming website feeds of designer presentations and ...
On a scale from one to 10, just how “strategic” are you about your company’s staffing right now? Come on be honest. Do you knee jerk and react to every twitch and turn of the market? Or do you have a bona fide game plan that enables you to approach your workforce holistically and capitalize on the opportunities at hand?
Working on a leaner corporate team? Pressures from life outside of work increasing? Everyone is juggling ever-heavier workloads and full personal lives. And each day, balance continues to elude the work/life equation. According to a recent public opinion survey conducted by research firm Strategy One, almost half of the workers ...
Getting more done with less. Less full-time headcount, that’s for sure! As companies begin to rehire, experts predict that 50% of new jobs created today will be contingent positions. In fact, many believe that the increasing reliance on contractors is a permanent change to the way companies do business.