It’s no secret that 2020 brought uncertainty and hardships. Any sense of normalcy went out the window. Social distancing, ever-changing CDC guidelines, “unprecedented times”, and increasing unemployment proved to be persistent challenges. People rang in the New Year hopeful and eager to get back to business as usual. Though 2021 is proving to be an improvement from last year, the…
Are you feeling a bit stagnate in your current job? Do you feel like it’s the same day in and day out? I’m sure that we all would wish to find joy in what we do, but it is not always as easy as it seems. Whether it be that you have been in the same career for many years…
Each year, ThinkingAhead recognizes an employee as the recipient of the Ralph Mosley Award. The Ralph Mosley Award for Excellence is presented to an individual who embodies and embraces the spirit of ThinkingAhead by exhibiting high ethical standards, commitment through years of service, consistent performance, a positive influence on the company and its employees, and active community involvement. The 2020…
According to Webster Dictionary, a leader can be defined as a powerful person who controls or influences what other people do. Leading and navigating an organization through a challenge like this year is unimaginable. Being a leader is already hard, and to add a now eight-month long pandemic on top of that makes it even worse. How do you tell…
In 2020, remote work is now more prevalent than ever. With all but essential businesses being remote for a portion of this year, it is now known that working remotely may be a lot more attainable than some had previously thought. Although, it can be a big change to switch over to this type of setting. Remote-specific jobs are more…
What is it and How Does it Impact You? There are several articles about why we feel exhausted, fatigued, irritated and generally unsettled in a Zoom-centered environment. Betsy Morris writes in her Wall Street Journal article “Why Does Zoom Exhaust You” about how many people have been initially “taking pride” in how many Zoom meetings they can fit into a…
Keeping a New Year’s resolution can sometimes seem impossible; a whole 12 months can feel a lot shorter when it is the beginning of a new year. With all of the unknown and craziness that 2020 has brought, it seems harder than ever to be able to accomplish what you set out for at the beginning of this year. But…
In the professional world, there are a variety of reasons why an individual might be ready to make a career move. The most common answer to this question of WHY is compensation. However, compensation plays only a minor role in the grand scheme of your professional career. Before you consider making a move, we ask you to consider the following…
The success of the recruiting industry is reliant upon a variety of key factors, one of these factors being the action of cold-calling. Each individual today has had their own experience with cold-calls, whether positive or negative. To many, a seemingly random phone call may appear to be a nuisance. In the professional world, however, a single cold call COULD…
Did you know that millions of Americans currently employed in today’s workforce were placed or referred by a recruiter? Utilizing the services of a recruiter is not as uncommon as you might imagine. However, the odds of finding the RIGHT recruiter who will provide timely and effective recruiting practices for your job search are much lower. That’s why it is…
