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March 29, 2023

Ah, LinkedIn. A professional’s paradise for showcasing skills, networking with like-minded individuals, and staying informed on industry news. But we can’t ignore the elephant in the room. For every post from one of your connections looking for a new role, you’ll find dozens of self-appointed visionaries and “thought leaders” repackaging their mundane life events into […]

November 10, 2022

You’ve probably seen the videos or read stories about companies firing thousands of workers at once over zoom, by email, or even through pre-recorded voicemails. Many of those people left for work that day thinking they had a good job and a secure future and by the time it was lunch, they started doing the […]

November 8, 2022

Endless hours at your desk. Unachievable goals. Tyrannical bosses. Toxic coworkers. Bad coffee. They’re nightmare jobs, and we’ve all had at least one. Maybe it was the burger joint where you served fries in high school, or it could be the job you have right now, but in every case, you probably asked yourself the […]

October 8, 2022

“Tell us a little bit about yourself,” is probably one of the worst questions an interviewer can ask, and yet it’s a staple of nearly every job interview. Where are you supposed to start? Your childhood, your first job, what you had for breakfast last week? The problem with this question is that it’s vague, […]

September 13, 2022

Contract work with CRB and Maureen Winkler! If I bring up the word contractor, you’ll immediately think of the person who took six weeks to fix your kitchen sink when they promised it would take three days…or a job that offers a paycheck but no security, benefits or health insurance. Either way, most people want […]

September 13, 2022

TL – Senior Director Product Management – DIRECTV You wake up, look at your phone and are immediately bombarded with ads for products you don’t want from brands that you’ve never heard of. You turn on your TV or radio and voices shout at you about what car or TV or cell phone you should […]

August 15, 2022

Dema Abdo – Director, Product Marketing Management There’s a dirty secret in the world of recruiting: most of the candidates that a recruiter talks to, they have no intention of getting a job for. Sure they’ll kick the tires and have a quick chat just to see if there’s any potential, but they’ll quickly move […]

August 15, 2022

Gianfranco Lopane – President of Smarterverse Take a quick tour of the websites for different recruiting firms, and you’ll learn a surprising fact: they’re all the best. It says so right there on their homepage. Most of them will even back it up with lists of awards, big-name clients and fancy press clippings. But if […]

August 15, 2022

Spend enough time job hunting, and it will happen to you. An enthusiastic recruiter will reach out to tell you about a job that you’re perfect for. The salary is high, the benefits generous and it’s in a field that you’ve always wanted to work in. They promise that they’ll get you in front of […]

August 15, 2022

Why CRB Workforce? There are over 20,000 different recruiting and staffing firms in America, so why should you trust us to build your team? It’s a fair question and one that we posed to our Founder and CEO, Sam Brenner, so that he could share his vision for why he created CRB Workforce and the […]

September 29, 2022

Originally featured on http://www.doingcxright.com/podcast As we live in the ‘great reflection’ or ‘resignation’ or whatever you call it… people have options. As an employer, it’s essential to know workforce trends and apply best practices in hiring and retaining customer-centric talent to achieve long-term customer success. (Hint: free snacks and ping pong tables in the office […]

September 29, 2022

In this episode, Marcus Edwardes speaks with Sam Brenner, Founder and CEO of CRB Workforce, a recruitment agency headquartered in L.A. Listen in as Sam looks back on his decision to start his own business three years prior, and gives his encouragement and advice to those looking to start their own agencies. One of the […]