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Today’s Evolving Talent Reality: Finding Success in a “Blended” Workforce

Today’s talent reality is shifting at a breakneck pace. This rapid evolution is bringing about an unprecedented movement away from the traditional workplace of recent years. Today’s modern workforce is increasingly “blended”—creating a unique combination of full-time, permanent employees working side-by-side with temporary professionals. Already, the inclusion of contract professionals is becoming the industry norm. ... Today’s Evolving Talent Reality: Finding Success in a “Blended” Workforce

Insights into the Talent Horizon: Trends for 2017

The insurance industry stands amid a rapidly evolving talent market. Organizations are now face-to-face with the rise of virtual training, the push for inclusivity and the growing importance of the employee experience. Is your company prepared? Here are the eight top insurance industry trends for 2017: Technology Changes Highlight Need for Non-Traditional Talent: Technology continues ... Insights into the Talent Horizon: Trends for 2017

Solving the Candidate Interview Puzzle

It is my pleasure to introduce a guest blogger for this latest post. Jaime Elgas is an engagement director with Jacobson’s insurance executive search practice. Her insights into interview best practices are worth a read. Enjoy… You’ve put together a carefully worded job description. You’ve closely vetted each job applicant and determined your top candidates. ... Solving the Candidate Interview Puzzle

Revive Your Recruitment and Selection Strategies: Kicking Off Your Recruitment Process

This blog entry is part four in Jacobson’s Insurance Recruitment and Selection series, which provides insights into updated recruitment and selection processes and strategies for the modern workplace. Maybe your organization is scrambling to fill an open position after its Chief Actuary moved to a different organization. Or perhaps the executive committee has decided to add ... Revive Your Recruitment and Selection Strategies: Kicking Off Your Recruitment Process

A Smooth Transition: Integrating Temporary Staff into Your Organization

As a result of the recent economic downturn, many organizations have embraced a “doing more with less” mindset­—implementing drastic staffing changes and cuts to full-time employees. Despite the uptick in industry market conditions and a return to its pre-recession state, many insurers continue to maintain a “run lean” mentality. They are now employing a staffing ... A Smooth Transition: Integrating Temporary Staff into Your Organization

Generational Spotlight: Gen Z, the Next Generation of Talent

This blog entry is part four in Jacobson’s Generational Spotlight Series, which provides a general overview of the generations active in the workforce. While we understand that these overviews may include broad stereotypes that do not apply to all members of that particular generational breakdown, we believe there is value in looking at today’s professionals from ... Generational Spotlight: Gen Z, the Next Generation of Talent

Taking Action: Developing Succession Plans for an Evolving Future

Having weathered the recent “Great Recession” with its record unemployment rates, company downsizings and mass professional lay-offs, the industry now comes face-to-face with a new challenge. Drastic labor market changes are poised to transform the industry’s leadership landscape during the next 10 years. Already, organizations are beginning to experience an ever-expanding skills gap at the ... Taking Action: Developing Succession Plans for an Evolving Future

Revive Your Recruitment and Selection Strategies:  “Who Are You?” Finding the Right Recruitment Fit

This blog entry is part three in Jacobson’s Insurance Recruitment and Selection series, which provides insights into updated recruitment and selection processes and strategies for the modern workplace. So your organization needs to fill an open position? Before you kick start your recruitment process, it is vital that you develop a blueprint for the ideal ... Revive Your Recruitment and Selection Strategies:  “Who Are You?” Finding the Right Recruitment Fit

Scary Stuff: Halloween Insurance Claims

It’s that time of year. The days are getting colder, the afternoons are getting darker and soon an assortment of ghouls and goblins will parade down the streets. Beyond the haunts and scares of Halloween, perhaps the spookiest part of the season is the increased vulnerability to insurance claims and lawsuits. According to the National ... Scary Stuff: Halloween Insurance Claims

The Actuarial Talent Conundrum

The actuarial profession continues to face a period of drastic changes. From market evolutions— including the introduction of more stringent regulations—to talent transformations, including the increased popularity of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degrees, these shifts are having a drastic impact on the supply and demand of actuarial professionals. Explosive Growth in the Health ... The Actuarial Talent Conundrum