Abel Consulting Blog

You’ve finally gotten your degrees of separation down to one with the company leader you’re hoping to connect with. Your next step is to reach out via InMail and introduce yourself. Your hope?... To charm them into hiring you. This is a tactic a lot of HR experts...

What happens when you subtract boring meetings, lengthy commutes and small talk from your day? You realize that remote work is actually pretty good for productivity. It also opens up a wider palette of employment opportunities as relocation is not an issue anymore. In...

What’s your work-at-home policy look like for 2021? And just exactly how much does it matter? Turns out a lot if you’re hoping to hire. Owl Labs conducted an end-of-2020 survey to find out how employees around the country feel about working in a post-COVID world. Two...

So, you found a candidate you were crazy about and made an offer. And they turned it down. Why? As a recruiter, I have plenty of personal insight and anecdotal evidence to answer this question, but I also respect analytical data like Glassdoor provides on the subject....

Sometime in the last year, “Zoom” became a verb and we all became beyond reliant on the internet. Whether or not you exist in a remote-work paradigm, you’re probably pretty attached to all the modes of digital communication and collaboration that make up the average...

Have you ever gotten a feedback sandwich?  That’s when someone gives you constructive feedback, but smooshed between two compliments. This tactic sets you up to feel good — but it’s not always the most effective way to give feedback.  For instance: “Howard, I notice...