Author: Rick Gray

Labor Market Shortages Top List of Challenges In our most recent poll on the recruitment challenges faced by organizations today, TalentRISE finds that, by a significant margin, 40% of respondents cite “too few qualified candidates” as their top challenge. The next most cited issues are “recruiting inefficiencies” (14%) and “retention” (11%). “It’s not a surprise […]

Search, recruitment outsourcing and consulting services firm TalentRISE has announced that Allicia Hahn has been promoted to Partner.   “I am very pleased to officially welcome Allicia as a Partner in the firm,” said Rick Gray, TalentRISE chief executive officer.  “Since arriving nearly two years ago, she has contributed tremendous value to our business and […]

TalentRISE CEO Rick Gray was recently quoted by Hunt Scanlon in a thought-provoking article on the ever-growing number of independent professionals.  Read the entire article below. Contract, temporary and freelance roles are expected to dominate the future workplace. Where do you fit into the gig economy? By 2025, most workers (70 percent) and employers (68 […]

For me, as the leader of a recruitment consulting and talent solutions business, ‘tis the season to reflect on what happened this year and ponder what lies ahead for us, our clients and how best to serve them. Newsweek magazine’s recent cover story about how robotics and artificial intelligence will soon redefine our entire economy […]

TalentRISE was recently quoted in a 2017 outlook feature article on recruiting trends and advice on RecruitingHeadlines.com.  Read the entire article below. Here are some additional thoughts on what recruiters are planning for 2017. The first one comes from Stefanie Frenking, Global Feel Good Manager and Corporate Recruiter for Spreadshirt, e-commerce platform for spreading of ideas […]

Rick Gray was quoted in Hunt Scanlon’s ‘What Makes a Good CEO’ feature. Read the article below or check it out at Hunt Scanlon Media. Surprisingly, High CEO Pay Is Linked to Lower Approval Ratings; Founders Receive Higher Ratings; and Gender Has No Impact. Let’s Take a Closer Look at the Latest Data from Glassdoor […]

The Nashville Post recently published an article on the addition of TalentRISE’s newest partner, Jason Krumwiede.  Read the full article below.   A Chicago executive search and recruiting firm has recruited a 20-year Nashville industry veteran  as a partner. Jason Krumwiede has joined TalentRISE after more than a decade with the local office of global […]

Executive search, consulting and recruitment solutions firm TalentRISE today announced that 20-year recruitment industry veteran Jason Krumwiede, formerly with Aon Hewitt’s Talent and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) business, has joined the firm as a Partner to further strengthen its position and capabilities in the recruitment outsourcing market. “Our clients are constantly seeking more innovative and […]

The value of onboarding is indisputable. Pretty much everyone agrees that onboarding new executives, especially those in mission-critical roles, works. In fact, research shows that organizations with best in class onboarding programs* experience: Significant increases in retention and hiring manager satisfaction Enhanced productivity for new executives as new working relationships are jump started A reduction […]

We are pleased to welcome Hilary Wagner, Director of Client Services to our team effective January 4, 2016. As Director of Client Services, Hilary oversees the performance of all recruiters and dedicated project managers assigned to On-Demand recruiting and talent pipelining projects, ensuring results and goals are met through the company’s metrics-driven approach. With more […]