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Finish the Year Strong! As we approach the final days of the year, it’s the perfect time to reflect, refocus, and maximize productivity. Here are a few ways to make the most of this season: Tidy Up Your Processes: Review workflows, refine strategies, and set the stage for a smooth start to the new year. Reconnect with Goals: Evaluate progress, celebrate wins, and identify areas for growth. Invest in Talent: Now’s a great time to plan ahead. Whether you’re hiring or considering your next career move, positioning yourself now can give you a competitive edge in 2024. KCG is here to help you achieve your goals—whether that’s building your dream team or finding the perfect opportunity. Let’s wrap up this year with purpose and momentum! What are your goals for these last few weeks of the year? Share your thoughts below! #YearEndProductivity #Recruitment #TalentSolutions #FinishStrong

🚨 PSA: the traditional career ladder is broken! Gone are the days of linear mindsets and growing your career in only one direction.  As Flexa partner Lizzie Benton writes, it's time for companies to take a more progressive approach to holistic development for their employees.  Read about career pathways, roles marketplaces and more in Lizzie's guest blog:

"𝗕𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗘𝗢 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿. Don't put the onus on your company or management to pave the path for you." — Maranda Dziekonski (she/her) "Even if you want to grow in CS, it is so important for you to understand how businesses work. Why does sales care about what sales cares about? Or marketing, product, finance?" — Sarah Steingraber "I would almost guarantee if you reach out to somebody who is a director of CS or VP of CS and that's the next path you want to go, ask them if they could talk to you about their journey. They'll probably get on a call with you." — Mia Kang These were just a few of the 💎gems💎 from our "CSM Confidential Part 2" event back in August, which was all about helping direct reports navigate career growth and #compensation. If you're a #CustomerSuccess leader who wants to put more effort into professional development for your team, check out the nine key lessons from our expert panel right here: https://lnkd.in/gxVzMtn3

Selling is not only about the transaction of a product, it is about the art of building trust and understanding the needs of the customer.

This morning, a client offered my candidate 10% more than they asked for… 🤯💓 And the best part? They did it without being asked. Why? Because they saw the candidate’s true worth and wanted to reflect that in their offer. Simple, really. 🤷🏻♂️ The result? It made my job a lot easier, and here’s why: ➡️ The candidate accepted immediately with genuine excitement. ➡️ They’re already bought into their future employer and new manager. ➡️ They feel truly valued even before stepping through the door. It’s a small move that creates a huge impact—on attraction, retention, and morale. Here's to more businesses offering candidates what they're worth 👏🏼

Win the year before it begins. 8 unexpected practices to win in 2025: — Found this helpful? Repost it. ♻️ Follow me, Misha Rubin, for actionable career insights. — I’ve guided 100s of Wall St executives to fast-track or reinvent their careers. Take charge of your career in 2025. Start here: https://lnkd.in/e6j8SRQe

I loved reading this blog by Flexa partner Lizzie Benton on ditching the concept of careers ladders and embracing career pathways instead. Lizzie thoughtfully sets out the problem of the career ladder (it can be limiting, political and un-collaborative) and how the concepts of career pathways, job marketplaces and job crafting can help through: 🪴 recognising that humans beings intrinsically want to grow 🔓 unlocking potential ↔️ reframing progression as sideways and across, not just up 🚫 progression doesn't have to equal being a manager 💡 aligning personal interests with company interests So much thoughtful content in here. Thank you Lizzie Benton!

In today’s video, I reveal the one strategy top executives use to add $1M+ to their lifetime earnings. If you’re a Director, VP, or C-Suite Executive looking to maximize your compensation and accelerate your career growth, this video is a must-watch. 👉 https://lnkd.in/euKkEUFb

The final stretch of the year is here! With only 8 weeks left, companies and organizations are gearing up for year-end reviews and appraisals. But, are YOU ready? Take control of your career growth and showcase your achievements with our Brag Sheet! The WLB Brag Sheet is designed to help you: 1. Track your accomplishments 2. Identify areas for growth 3. Confidently ask for promotions or raises 4. Stand out in performance reviews Don't let your hard work go unnoticed! Download our Brag Sheet today via the link below, and reflect on your successes of this year as you prepare and set goals for the new year. ⤵️ https://selar.co/6294bb Tag a colleague or friend who you know might benefit.👇 #YearEndReview #CareerGrowth #BragSheet #ProfessionalDevelopment #Selar #ProductivityTools"

Attention all referees. I am sorry. I'm sorry we mistreated you. We've not been honest with you. And we've been too soft on you. That needs to change. Don't get me wrong, we are very appreciative of your time that you don't get paid for. But we have let you off the hook. We've let you provide vague answers and overly favourable evaluations of candidates. We've rarely asked you to substantiate claims of the candidate being a good performer. Next time we'll truly lead the reference check process. We'll challenge you when you go off topic and pull you up on those too good to be true evaluations. We'll ask you questions that focus on the criteria that we know creates high performance and we'll ask you for data on performance, results, outcomes. And we certainly won't e-mail you a form to fill out. It might be a shock to the system, but I can assure you it will benefit all parties. Thanks in advance for accepting my apologies. #referees, #Facet5, #talentacquisition