Author: Rick Gray

Optimism…or pessimism? Volatility…or predictability? Growth…or downturn?  No matter where on this spectrum your organization falls when anticipating 2019, one strategy is a sure bet: prepare for what you expect AND for the unexpected.   Given that labor costs are the single largest expense for most businesses, this is particularly true for talent acquisition. The Goldilocks-like […]

The number of employees in the workforce deciding to take the proverbial hike to greener pastures has just, as reported by the AP, reached a startling 17-year high. While workers leave jobs for a number of reasons (such as dissatisfaction with their supervisor), pay is a top consideration. In fact, a 10% higher base pay […]

  Executive search, consulting and outsourced recruitment solutions firm TalentRISE today announced that Kathleen Murphy, formerly with Huron Consulting Group and Cardinal Health, has joined as Managing Director, Healthcare and Life Sciences. “Kathleen holds an enviable track record executing winning talent attraction and recruitment strategies within the healthcare industry,” said Rick Gray, TalentRISE chief executive […]

Methods, Tools and Tactics Businesses Are Using to Hire For Future Potential As the year comes to a close, so does our latest cycle of polls which focuses on topical recruitment issues and solutions. In our first poll we asked, “What’s your greatest recruitment challenge?” By a significant margin, 40% of respondents cited “too few […]

Methods, Tools and Tactics Businesses Are Using to Hire For Future Potential As the year comes to a close, so does our latest cycle of polls which focuses on topical recruitment issues and solutions. In our first poll (link here for the complete summary), we asked, “What’s your greatest recruitment challenge?” By a significant margin, […]

Latest TalentRISE Poll Results In our second poll on the recruitment challenges faced by organizations today, we focused on the steps companies are taking to become more effective in finding qualified candidates. When asked, “What are you doing to become more effective in finding qualified candidates to fill open positions?”, “hiring people with potential, as […]

A good number of friends, former colleagues and clients of mine in their mid-50’s — all with previous career success — are unemployed and looking for a new job, and most of them have been in search mode for quite a while.  Having listened to each of them about their job objective, pursuit approach AND […]

Annual Editorial Award Recognizes Fastest Growing Private U.S. Companies Chicago, IL, September 7 — Executive Search, recruitment outsourcing and consulting services firm TalentRISE has been named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 list for 2017, recognizing the fastest growing private companies in the U.S. “We are extremely proud of this honor, largely a reflection of the […]

Moderated panel discussion/Q&A and post-event reception, co-sponsored by TalentRISE and Axiom Consulting Partners.  Featuring major industry players — Follett Corporation, Huron Consulting Group, Illinois Tool Works, Ingredion, Morningstar and Panduit— fiercely competing for top talent in today’s fast-transforming market environment. Where:  Civic Opera Building (15th Floor Conference Center and Garden Terrace) When: Wednesday, September 13 […]

Rick Gray was recently profiled in a Hunt Scanlon Media article on expanding the traditional recruitment model.  Read the full article below. Talent forecasting continues to expand and evolve as companies seek more innovative and cost-effective ways to meet their enterprise people acquisition needs. Here’s some new thinking and a fresh approach.   June 19, […]