The P4P Journal

Why AI in recruiting is useful, but context, relationships, and human judgment still determine who will succeed   It’s been an interesting time seeing artificial intelligence (AI) make its way into professional recruiting. It saves me time and effort on a daily basis. It helps me do so many things: organize information, improve job descriptions, identify potential skill matches, develop … » Continue Reading

One thing I love about my work is the variety of people I get to work with. And everyone has a story to tell. In honor of Hire a Veteran Day (which is tomorrow), I thought I would connect with one of our own P4P consultants who is also a veteran, Kristen Eby, and hear more about her background. After … » Continue Reading

At home recently, my daughter and I were having a very real conversation about willpower. She was home from college and made snickerdoodles — my absolute favorite cookie. I could not stop eating them. At all. My husband kept saying, “You have no willpower,” and I was laughing because…he’s not wrong. And yet, whenever I say I don’t have willpower, … » Continue Reading

“The Let Them Theory is about freedom. Two simple words – let them – will free you from the burden of trying to manage other people.” —Mel Robbins, The Let Them Theory In business, we’re often taught to chase, fix, persuade, or prove our worth – to clients, employees, partners, and even ourselves. But what if the key to stronger, healthier … » Continue Reading

“The secret of my success is that we have gone to exceptional lengths to hire the best people in the world.” -Steve Jobs “The best way to predict the future is to create it.”  -Peter Drucker Are you a hiring manager looking for your dream hire? As everyone knows, the best talent is in high demand. A recruiter can help you … » Continue Reading

Recently, I spoke on a panel for the Financial Women’s Association (FWA) about women and entrepreneurship. One of my fellow panelists, Caroline Tanis, shared a fact: over a 40-year career, women typically make $900,000 less than their male counterparts.   I thought we as women had come so far that this couldn’t be true!! But I found this statistic in a … » Continue Reading

This summer we’re celebrating 10 years in business at P4P! I was going to write about 10 lessons I learned after 10 years in business. But then I found a great book at my sister’s lake house and wanted to tell you about it. It’s called The Runner’s Guide to the Meaning of Life, written by Amby Burfoot. It’s an … » Continue Reading

The job search landscape is tough out there right now. The US job numbers have been consistently positive, but each search is competitive. That’s why your search can feel challenging, even when you have the support of a recruiter. In this post, I thought I’d share a few tips to help you build a productive and strategic partnership with your recruiter. … » Continue Reading

“Ina, what are you seeing in the market about returning to the office?” This is the question literally every client and every employee asks me these days. Isn’t it funny that we are still talking about returning to the office more than three years after we left our offices? The headlines are everywhere: “Amazon Empowers Managers To Fire Employees Who … » Continue Reading

“It was impossible to get a conversation going – everybody was talking too much.” -Yogi Berra Welcome back to the P4P blog! For those of you who might not know me, I’m Jennifer Rosenthal and I joined the company as Partner in July. It’s been exciting to join Ina and team in solving our clients’ talent challenges. I’m kicking off … » Continue Reading

Credit: StarWars.com “In a dark place we find ourselves, and a little more knowledge lights our way.” – Yoda In our last P4P blog, we talked about the importance of setting personal and professional goals. I think one of the key ways to actually achieving those goals is to hire a coach. A coach can help you unlock your full … » Continue Reading

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” -C.S. Lewis I just finished setting my goals for 2023. A bit later than I meant to, but at least they are done and written in front of me as I type this at my desk. Do you set goals for yourself each quarter or … » Continue Reading

Welcome to the Being Happy@Work blog series! I’m Laura Kieley and I’m the guest blogger for this month (thank you, Ina and team!). Communications and marketing are my wheelhouse, so I guess it’s no surprise I’m focused on communications skills when I think of what makes me happy at work. In particular, let’s talk about the power of listening. All … » Continue Reading