The greatest, and unfortunately most scarce, asset in an organization is its people. As new trends emerge in recruitment and engagement, employers must reinvigorate and strengthen their strategies. Discover how to take advantage of the issues motivating today’s customer service workforce to strengthen and build the talent pipeline in 2013 and beyond.

The “war for talent” is escalating and insurers are beginning to feel the squeeze of the skills gap! In a hyper-connected society, the way employers reach candidates and employees is vastly different than the past. Further, the current landscape offers workers opportunities like never before. These forces are game changers! Are you up for the challenge of recruiting and engaging the best and brightest? 

Ramp up your career momentum! Today’s workforce has the tools and knowledge to work smarter—not harder. How can we embrace this new work philosophy and use it to get ahead? This session will explore what it takes to be a high-potential employee in today’s marketplace. 

The industry is evolving and the actuarial marketplace is too! A competitive environment means the race for innovation is on. This presentation explores employment and labor market data and projections for actuaries and the industry as a whole. Game-changing topics include diversity, social media and tools to build a state of the art career development tool kit!

Forward-thinking companies view dynamic IT talent as an edge and a differentiator in today’s market. This presentation will explore current labor stats and market conditions as they relate to the talent shortage, shifting worker dynamics and gender gap that organizations face. Discover current trends that are shaping and changing the insurance IT landscape.

Career development is vital to professional success and satisfaction in today’s workplace. This presentation explores a proactive approach to career development in today’s competitive marketplace and offers tips on enhancing one's current skills while honing in on strengths and minimizing weaknesses.

Today’s landscape offers an array of challenges that are quite unique to our time and there is no denying that growth and prosperity is still achieved the same way—through our people. While striving to push ahead of the competition, future-thinking companies are reconsidering how they invest in their workforce. Explore the results of the 2012 NAMIC Executive Compensation Study and learn how to utilize the data as a pivot point to build upon in this presentation.

The first impression is vital to the life of business interactions. Candidates and hiring organizations alike are tasked with putting their best foot forward during the interview process – both to prove themselves and successfully evaluate the opportunity or candidate in the short time allotted. This presentation explores the science of job interviews and outlines tactics for both interviewers and interviewees to get the most out of an interview.

As Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube and Flickr gain popularity, social media is finding its way into all areas of our lives – both personal and professional. As social networking continues to grow, so does the impact it can have on your image and reach. Managing your online presence doesn’t have to be daunting. Take control of your digital footprint to see and be seen as it aligns with your actuarial career goals with this informative presentation.

The changing landscape of the insurance industry means professionals entering the field may do well to consider a fresh approach. Today's actuarial opportunities are beginning to come in non-traditional form. Take on the changing climate through innovation, business-savvy and inspiring leadership and set the pace for a career in the nontraditional actuarial field.

The new economic landscape and workforce composition present unique challenges to the joint goals of employee engagement and retention. Amidst these changes, forward-thinking companies are reinvigorating a discussion of career development as they prepare to face the impending skills gap and critical levels of discontent. Margaret Resce Milkint's presentation seeks to address these rising issues and provide the recipe for a winning workplace.

Diversity in the workforce offers a variety of ideas and approaches. Diversity brings opportunity in the form of deeper client connections, a broadened talent base, and improved retention and performance. This presentation explores why we can't afford to ignore diversity and how the composition of the American workforce will continue to change in the years ahead.

Start running your career like a business. Become familiar with your personal assets, determine their value and put them to their most effective use. Think beyond the traditional corporate hierarchy and develop a personal business plan to make yourself the obvious choice for opportunities that fit.

Diversity of generations in the workplace offers a diversity of ideas and approaches. To create a more cohesive workforce, you must fully understand the differences that exist between the generations and incorporate them into your efforts to increase productivity and added value.

How far have women come in the past few decades and where do they need to go? Take a look at the real issues that affect women of the insurance industry and assess how they have evolved through the years. Read some of the contributing perspectives in the ongoing discussion of how to promote women in business and diversity in general in the workplace.