Posts by: Richard Jacobson

Insights into Today’s Evolving Talent Reality: Trends for 2018

The talent market within the industry is evolving at a rapid pace. Insurance organizations face an increasingly challenging labor market, a growing talent shortage and rising turnover rates. Is your company prepared? Here are the eight top insurance industry trends forecasted for 2018: Employee Engagement to Address Rising Turnover Rates: A competitive landscape and increasingly ... Insights into Today’s Evolving Talent Reality: Trends for 2018

Three Tips for Improving the Health Insurance Customer Experience

It is my pleasure to introduce a guest blogger for this latest post. An assistant vice president with The Jacobson Group’s health temporary staffing and subject matter experts team. Her insights into the importance of the customer experience are worth a read. Enjoy… Customer experience—it’s a term that is making waves within the business world. ... Three Tips for Improving the Health Insurance Customer Experience

Make Your Talent Brand Work for You

Does your organization have a positive public persona, or does your company’s image fall short? In today’s increasingly competitive labor market, having a strong, public brand is critical to attracting young professionals. In fact, 75 percent of job seekers consider a company’s brand before they even submit an application. Conversely, 72 percent of recruiting leaders ... Make Your Talent Brand Work for You

The Perks Young Professionals Crave

We’ve heard it all—a slide to travel between floors, encouraging employees to use skates to move around the office and game rooms filled with arcade classics. Faced with an increasingly competitive labor market, businesses are going to extreme lengths to better attract and retain young talent. Your company is only as strong as its employees. ... The Perks Young Professionals Crave

Strong Industry Outlook Highlights the Need for Talent Solutions

The results from our latest Insurance Industry Labor Market Study are now available! Since its debut in 2009, this bi-annual study has become an accurate predictor of the industry’s staffing outlook. Read on for highlights from the most recent study or download the full results. Increased Revenue Projections Accelerate With 81 percent of insurers surveyed ... Strong Industry Outlook Highlights the Need for Talent Solutions

Insurance Talent Shortage Hits Finance and Accounting

Insurance organizations are facing a perfect storm within their finance and accounting departments. Increased accounting-rule changes and regulations are driving insurers to grow their current finance and accounting departments. In fact, the accounting sector boasts faster than average job growth. Currently, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects an 11 percent growth by 2024—representing the ... Insurance Talent Shortage Hits Finance and Accounting

Combat the Summer Slump: Top 8 Tips for Keeping Your Employees Engaged as the Thermometer Rises

School’s out for summer! As summer vacation kicks into high gear, children around the nation are celebrating three long months of swimming, biking and playing. Unfortunately for adults, the daily office schedule doesn’t change as the temperature rises. In fact, the lazy days of summer have shown to have a significant impact on employee motivation ... Combat the Summer Slump: Top 8 Tips for Keeping Your Employees Engaged as the Thermometer Rises