By Eric Kean, Principal, The Lee Group Keep Austin weird. If you’ve never heard that before, you’ll likely see it everywhere now. The Texas town’s brand slogan made a splash a couple decades ago as [Read More…]
Let’s pretend you’re house hunting. Scrolling past photos on Zillow, you pick The One. You make plans to see it up close. Only when you arrive, a huge crack in the driveway catches your eye. [Read More…]
Whether you got handed an actual pink slip, opened a startling email or suddenly realized the company reorganization doesn’t include you, it’s always hard to weather news of a layoff. Layoffs nationwide are approaching 200,000 [Read More…]
Congratulations on graduating from college, Generation Z’ers! Now contrary to what you’ve heard, I’ve got some sobering news: Landing that first job will be tough, no matter what your GPA is, how polished your resume [Read More…]
Your smart watch is buzzing, another chime reminds you to use a texted coupon before it expires, and you’ve got two more friend requests from people you’ve never met. Opening your email, you see an [Read More…]
Congratulations on finding the perfect candidate to fill that critical opening at your company. What’s that? The candidate rejected your offer? This isn’t the first time this happened? Let’s talk about why that might be. [Read More…]
For decades, employers have become accustomed to making the rules when it comes to whom they hire, but that was before the advent of the Great Resignation. Roughly 33 million Americans quit their jobs in [Read More…]
Humor me while I talk about dating for a moment. An interested suitor is passionate about making that first date memorable by tending to the smallest details. Wilted flowers, fast food burgers and running half [Read More…]
A little more than a year ago, when we heard the word “zoom,” we likely thought about our haste scurrying from one task to the next. The COVID-19 pandemic changed that perspective. These days the [Read More…]
It only makes sense that it’s an employer’s market during a pandemic, right? With so many businesses forced to furlough or let employees go given the challenging circumstances, most of us know someone looking for [Read More…]
Copyright © 2026 | Oyster Pointer