Hello, Friends of Integritas!Are you feeling the pace of business increasing in the upcoming fall months like we are?  It’s been a nice reminder of how much we appreciate the local organizations we attend and try to support.  We thought we might share a few of them in hopes of helping your business connections: Financial Executives International (FEI) https://www.financialexecutives.org/Network/Chapters/Michiana/Home.aspx The Elkhart-based Michiana Human Resource Association (MHRA) https://michianahumanresourcesassociation.com/ South Bend-based Michiana SHRM https://michianashrm.org/ Executive…

At Integritas, our team of Mike Neidbalski, Pete Owsianowski, Erika Staszewski, and Ben Banik are all big readers!We love our daily newsfeeds and try to keep up each day with current events and hiring trends.  We thought we would share a few really interesting, summarized nuggets of good business information that have recently caught our eye:  Remote or Hybrid? Companies with remote or hybrid policies appear to be hiring people at about…

Hello, and Happy Summer, Friends of Integritas! We want to take this opportunity to remind you that Integritas, through our partnership with Top Echelon Network and Foxhire, can handle your professional temporary staffing needs, including hands-on HR and accounting roles and even executive-level roles in those areas!  Call us any time to discuss!  In these summer weeks, reach out to any of our team members directly at any time!  We are…

Hello, Friends of Integritas! Everyone is BUSY! This seems to be our mantra at Integritas as we work into Q2. Most of our friends of Integritas, associates, vendors, and members of networking groups we belong to say the same thing – “…we’ve been very busy, or wow, we've been really buried!" We realize there are some sectors in business that are slowing down, but others remain in growth mode and…

Hello, Friends of Integritas!  What a March!  As many of you have observed and shared, recruiting remains difficult, with fewer numbers of people replying to ads, along with higher pay expectations and some candidates wanting hybrid work arrangements.  Our local business intel groups and referral friends in Michiana echo this while also sharing cautious optimism about the economy and 2023 outlook!  Proud and grateful for a wonderful team at Integritas,…

Why should my business use an executive recruiter? (Plus - HOT CANDIDATES!) At Integritas, we are avid readers and news junkies that keep up with current business trends and updates.  The AI Chat developments have been fascinating and the pace of change in our world seems to accelerate every week. We went over to https://chat.openai.com/ and asked” “Why should a business use an executive recruiter to find talent?”  Amazingly, the response came back in…

Hello, Friends of Integritas!Happy New Year!  Hoping this finds you doing well and not too squeezed amidst the overall talent shortage!  In the accounting realm, firms continue to feel the shortage.The accountant shortage is so acute, small and midsize firms are ditching audits and hiring overseas.  A national shortage of accountants is prompting small and midsize firms to hire overseas for the first time as they seek workers to audit…

Hello, Friends of Integritas!If you follow Integritas, you know we are extreme people lovers in addition to being “Michiana’s Most Connected Recruiters! One of our all-time favorite movies is “It’s a Wonderful Life”. As most of you might know from repeated holiday viewings, the movie’s central message is being present in other people’s lives while helping them in ways that are not always direct. Now, Michiana is not Bedford Falls and it's…

Hello, Friends of Integritas!  Amidst football season, a mid-term election all eyes are on, concerns over inflation, fuel prices, and other worldly concerns, the recruiting and staffing industry remains robust.  While some lay-offs and cutbacks have opened up the light industrial talent pool a bit, the professional levels we work at Integritas remain tight, with most professionals currently employed, many confidentially work with us to explore a move to a…

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