Why Hiring Recent Graduates Will Help Your Business Hiring recent college graduates can bring a wealth of benefits to your business and in this article we explore why. Marcus Matz April 5th, 2023 Marcus Matz is a seasoned recruiting professional with 12+ years of experience in helping companies attract and retain talent. He helps people…
Why Companies Are Struggling to Attract Recent Grads If you’re struggling to attract and hire recent college grads, this is a list of 5 things you might be doing wrong! Marcus Matz March 22, 2023 Marcus Matz is a seasoned recruiting professional with 12+ years of experience in helping companies attract and retain talent. He…
How To Write Job Descriptions That Get Recent Grads To Apply Hiring for an open role is stressful, but when nobody applies… It’s infuriating. Here are 5 helpful tips to get more recent grads to apply to your jobs Marcus Matz February 16th, 2023 Marcus Matz is a seasoned recruiting professional with 12+ years of…
How To Retain Entry-Level Employees Turnover at the entry-level can be costly, but in this article, we give you 5 tips to help retain your new employees. Marcus Matz February 15th, 2023 Marcus Matz is a seasoned recruiting professional with 12+ years of experience in helping companies attract and retain talent. He helps people navigate…
How To Attract Talent To The Insurance Industry Recruiting in the Insurance industry can be hard, but here are 7 Tips to make it easier. Marcus Matz February 13th, 2023 Marcus Matz is a seasoned recruiting professional with 12+ years of experience in helping companies attract and retain talent. He helps people navigate the recruiting…
3 Top Tips For Your Job Search As you know, we’re all about the job search here at Katapult Network and with spring semester coming to an end, entering the job search may be top of your mind as well. Whether you’re on the hunt for a summer internship, looking for your first professional…
Understanding Total Compensation Today we’re halfway through Women’s History Month and with Equal Pay Day falling yesterday, it’s a perfect time to talk about compensation and total rewards. But first, what is Equal Pay Day? Equal Pay Day is a symbolic day dedicated to raising awareness of the gender pay gap. In the United…
Why Does It Have To Be So Hard? If you have ever hired for a customer service opening at your company, you have without a doubt been burdened with a pool of talent that ranges from completely unreliable to unapologetically unengaged. Over the years, I have worked with hundreds of companies of all shapes and…
Encouraging Positivity In Your Work Culture Even in the best of times, many companies struggle with creating a culture that keeps their employees highly motivated, happy, and driven. With the specter of COVID-19 and racial and political unrest looming large in the minds of many Americans, crafting a culture of positivity may seem out of…
How To Refocus Your Job Search After Taking A Mental Health Break Between COVID-19, murder hornets, political unrest, and more, 2020 is a difficult time to give your job search the full attention it needs. If you needed to take a break from your applications to take care of yourself, your loved ones, or…
What Is A Transferable Skill? Do I Have Any? The short answer? You do! If you’ve been in the job search for any amount of time, you’ve probably heard the phrase “transferable skills” (and may have heard it so many times you want to throw it out the window). So what are those “transferable…
A Letter From Our President and Co-Founder A letter from our president and co-founder, It’s hard to express in words what many of us are feeling as we watch the hate and violence that have risen in our community. Whether you’ve experienced racism as a part of your everyday or whether you’ve only known…
To Get The Job, You Need To Ace the Virtual Interview. Here’s How! Lights, camera, action! Most people don’t think of being on camera when they picture a job interview, but as employers continue to adjust to life with Covid-19 video interviewing has become the norm. It’s a flexible, convenient, and safe way for…
Wellness At Work In A Time Of Crisis The entire world has entered a period of great uncertainty, where it’s difficult to know what the next day will bring. Recommendations for social distancing and best practices are constantly developing and changing – and a lot still seems very unknown. In times like these, it…
Hiring and Recruiting in a Virtual World As the world changes to become more virtual, the challenges of recruiting and retaining talent change as well. It can be a challenge to navigate the hiring and onboarding process when you can’t talk to your colleagues (much less the applicants!) face-to-face; despite moving away from having…
New to LinkedIn? 5 Simple Steps to a Perfect Profile LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network on the internet so it’s no wonder that thousands of employees use this platform to find the right job/internship, connect with other professionals, and highlight their work experience. Having a great LinkedIn profile can be crucial to…
Job Searching During a Global Pandemic With the specter of COVID-19 lurking around every in-person interaction, the prospect of finding a job seems bleak. Many companies are moving to remote work, instituting hiring freezes, and even making tough decisions about furloughs or lay-offs; it’s easy to think that it will be impossible to find a…
How to Win the Productivity Battle When Working From Home Who doesn’t like the occasional work-from-home day? But now that working from home is the new “norm” what used to be a fun change of pace can feel like it’s dragging on forever. It’s easy to fall out of sync from your normal schedule and…
Covid-19 Response Our corporate staff is working from home to maintain our high standard of support to our employees and partner companies, so if you have questions we are here to help. We want to reassure you in this uncertain time, that Katapult Network is monitoring the current situation and taking steps to ensure that…
How to Write Your Best Cover Letter Think of your cover letter as a hiring manager’s first opportunity to get to know you. If you Google “cover letter examples,” the varying quality of what you will find spans the spectrum. If you need some inspiration to get started, check out the examples from Muse that…
You got the job! Here’s how you keep it. So you’ve finally got your long-awaited “grown-up” job and your first day is looming. Like many recent grads, you might be wondering how to fit into your new office and whether there are any unwritten rules you don’t know. If that sounds like you, you’re right! Working…
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How long should you stayin your first post-college job Depending on how you answer the following question, answering how long you should stay in your post-college job can vary. Did you accept your job because you: thought you found your dream job took the first job that I was offered held out as long as…
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9 Worst Excuses When You’re Late for Work Unfortunately, we’ve all been late to work, and whether it’s been a result of an epic traffic jam, or our inability to get out of bed, it happens. However, we are going to give you nine excuses you should never use to explain while you’re late to…
Read 4 tips to get you back into your job search and land the opportunity you’ve been looking for.
