COVID-19 has changed life and work. What role does learning and development, Instructional Design, and Distance Learning play for the future?

By Ed Epstein | Aug 12, 2020 |
Woman sitting at desk working on laptop.

By: Edward Epstein, Co-Founder, Be Group It’s clear the effects of COVID on our work and life are here to stay in the short-term. And, some of the effects will also prove to be long-lasting. L&D professionals are being called upon to step-up.  Clearly this exists in the education space (as we have all seen…

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Crowdsourcing for Recruiting: Has Its Time Come?

By Staci Bender-Epstein | Mar 26, 2019 |
Crowdsourcing for Recruiting: Has Its Time Come? - Be Group, - Crowdsourcing, Talent Acquisition, Hiring

  By Ed Epstein,VP, Staffing Solutions, Be Group   Companies like Amazon, Cisco, IBM and Starbucks all use crowdsourcing techniques to generate ideas new product and service innovations. What is crowdsourcing? Coined around 2005, it’s the process of obtaining services, ideas or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people or an online…

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Make Your Candidates Want to Work for You

By Staci Bender-Epstein | Mar 18, 2019 |
Finding the right person for the job

Your candidates are individuals with real talent. Not just a resume in your applicant tracking system. They are serious about joining an exceptional company, being challenged each day, and having the trajectory to support their growth desires. Candidates have expectations. There are many ways to master the candidate/company relationship, which may turn your candidates into…

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Top Six Reasons to Ghost Someone

By Staci Bender-Epstein | Apr 12, 2018 |
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We lied. There are zero reasons to ghost someone. Have you been ghosted? Have you been the ghost? What is the term, “Ghosting?” Briefly, it’s the term used to describe ending a relationship by not responding to emails, texts or calls. What’s becoming more the norm is for employers to express interest in a candidate,…

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How To Hire Generation Z Employees

By Staci Bender-Epstein | Dec 20, 2017 |
How To Hire Generation Z Employees

Now that we have finally figured out how to work effectively with Millennials (Generation Y), Generation Z employees are coming into the workplace at a rapid pace and their needs are very different from past generations. Generation Z applicants have the following demographics: Their parents are Gen x’ers Over 23 million Americans make up the…

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How to Write the Perfect Post-Interview Email

By Staci Bender-Epstein | Dec 6, 2017 |
How to Write the Perfect Post-Interview Email

Landing a job takes more than just nailing your interview. An additional key component of the job application process today is your follow-up email. The secret to the perfect post-interview email? Personalization! Consider these ideas: Include something the interviewer said in the conversation that stood out to you. This proves you listened and makes the…

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Be Group Launches Beferral

By Staci Bender-Epstein | Nov 16, 2017 |

Beferral is a trusted candidate referral program by Be Group. When you join Beferral, you help us to identify qualified candidates for our open positions. Sign Up for Beferral The process starts as you build your circle of colleagues, or your Beferral network. When someone is referred from your Beferral circles and becomes employed, Be Group…

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Be Group News & Notes – Be Group Launches Beferral

By Staci Bender-Epstein | Nov 16, 2017 |

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5 Tips on How to Explain Gaps in Your Employment History

By Staci Bender-Epstein | Oct 11, 2017 |
5 Tips on How to Explain Gaps in Your Employment History

Your resume paints a picture of the “professional you” as a person. Unfortunately, long gaps in your work history sometime give employers the wrong impression about your abilities and ambitions. A long unexplained gap in your resume can imply that you’re not capable of landing a job. It may send the message that you were…

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The Gig Economy: A New Era in Talent Management

By Staci Bender-Epstein | Sep 13, 2017 |

McKinsey Global estimates that about 162 million people, or 20-30% of the working age population, engage in some form of short-term, tasked-based, or autonomous work. In the U.S., more than one in three workers are freelancers, and that figure could grow to 40% by 2020. In a recent survey of more than 7,000 business leaders…

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