9.10.2020

Employer Brand Matters, U.S. IT Jobs, Talent & Inclusion Summit, and More!

by Miranda March

The Alaant Advisor is our column focused on all things going on in the world of recruiting, job placement, and search. Think of it as your weekly briefing—a handy, quick guide to what's going on.

Here's what's happening this week:

Employer Brand Matters More Now, Than Ever Before

via Facebook

Miriam Dushane, Managing Partner of Alaant shares why your employer brand matters more now amid the pandemic, than ever before- even if you’re not hiring.

Alaant's Next Virtual Career Counseling Series to Assist Job Seekers Impacted by COVID-19 Pandemic is on 9/29

via Eventbrite

Alaant’s next virtual career counseling series “Powering Your Career Search During COVID-19,” will be held Tuesday, September 29 via Zoom. This event is free & open to the public and is intended to assist individuals seeking job opportunities in a labor market upended by coronavirus. Register Now!

Alaant Influencers: Joshua Lupo, Founder, Employment Support Professionals, LLC

By: Denise Anderson via Alaant Blogs

Alaant Influencers feature regional influencers and local luminaries sharing their career advice and secrets to success—in their own words. These influencers are the people making a powerful impact for good across the community. For the last 8 years, Joshua has worked to improve the lives of adults with disabilities and specifically connect local Businesses in the area to diverse job seekers…

Register Now for the Virtual Talent & Inclusion Summit on 9/24

via Capital Region Chamber

Alaant is pleased to be a presenting sponsor of the Capital Region Chamber’s Talent and Inclusion Summit on September 24, 2020 from 9am-12pm. This virtual event will provide an opportunity for you to learn new approaches and best practices to help elevate your organization's talent development and diversity and inclusion strategies. The day will include two keynote presentations & concurrent sessions. We hope you can attend, register now!

Worst May Be Over for U.S. IT Job Losses In COVID-19 Pandemic

By: Galen Gruman and Ken Mingis - via ComputerWorld

Although the U.S. IT and telecommunications job market is still expected to shrink by 64,000 jobs in 2020 versus 2019, the worst may be over – and about a third of the IT jobs lost during the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to have come back by 2021. That’s according to the most recent survey of IT executives…

Join Us on 9/17 for 518 Business Connect - Virtual Networking Event

via Eventbrite

Join Alaant and Groff NetWorks on 9/2 for our bi-weekly 518 Business Connect - Virtual Networking Event. Catch up with fellow business colleagues to share stories, get a pulse on the current state of business affairs, and help each other by networking. Keeping our connections strong will help us all to move forward after COVID-19. Register Here!

Hot Candidate of the Week!

This is one of the best candidates we've seen this week. If you would like more information on this great candidate or want to see more Top Talent, click here.

Marisa - Administrative Assistant

Albany, NY

Extremely professional, friendly and team-oriented
Recent graduate with a bachelor’s degree
Experience transitioning training documents from paper records to electronic
Experience going through Excel to identify attendance sheets and prepare for new electronic platform
Put together large spreadsheet workbook to go through Advanced Planning discrepancies
Identify consistencies between workers – ensure no employee is working 15 days straight
Researched libraries across US and identified their directory pages and linked them to Excel workbooks for easier access
Reliable and has exceptional follow-up
Attention to detail
Interested in an administrative role with an organization that will allow her to grow personally and professionally

About the Author

Miranda March Digital Strategist for Alaant Workforce Solutions

Miranda March, Digital Communications Specialist

Miranda has a real knack for connecting the dots between employers and job seekers. She prides herself on keeping a pulse on the national and local hiring markets. In her downtime, she enjoys cooking new foods and spending time with her family. A little-known fact about Miranda is her love of video games, new and old.

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