Posts by vgeorgiev
How Company Benefits and Incentives Can Drive Employee Engagement
Recruiting and retaining top talent has a lot to do with the benefits and incentives offered at your company. Today, it can be difficult to discern what it is that really attracts employees, and then what continues to motivate them once they’ve been hired. There needs to be a balance between over-the-top perks like unlimited…
Read MoreHow Managers Can Best Motivate Top-Performers
Top-performing employees are a critical force at your company, capable of 400 percent greater productivity than the average worker, according to research published in Personnel Psychology. Beyond their personal output, top talent inspire and motivate other employees to do their best work. Despite their production and leadership capabilities, top performers need to be motivated too,…
Read More4 Big Mistakes Solar Companies Make When Working With Recruiters
Generally speaking, when a renewable energy organization decides to hire solar (or energy storage) recruiters to help fill a critical need, it’s because they realize they need the help of an expert. So if a company decides to hire an external expert to help with a critical hiring project, why wouldn’t they let that expert…
Read MoreThe 2017 Mid-Year State of Solar & Energy Storage
As solar and energy storage recruiters with nearly a decade of experience working in renewable energy, we at Peak Demand have a unique perspective on what is happening in the industry. Since we are regularly asked about what is going on in the market (especially now), we decided to create a brief summary of what…
Read MoreThe 3 Reasons Why Your Sales Team Isn’t Full of “A” Players
If most solar and storage companies know that the difference between a mediocre salesperson and a top performer is like night and day, then why don’t more organizations have sales teams that are packed with “A” Players? Benefits of a high-performance sales team include… Higher quality customers Significantly increased revenue A big boost to team morale…
Read MoreHow Deep Is Your Bench?
Having spoken with and observed hundreds of hiring managers and executives in our time as renewable energy recruiters, it is clear that the leaders who run some of the best performing teams all have one very important thing in common… They have a deep bench of candidates at all times. Just like a basketball coach knows…
Read MoreInterview Pro Tip: Don’t Get Drunk or Swear Like a Sailor
When it comes to job interviews, common sense isn’t always common practice. Everyone knows that they should conduct themselves professionally in an interview, yet for whatever reason someone will dress too casually, swear like a sailor, gossip about their current (or past) employer, or even get drunk. You can’t make this stuff up. Every year…
Read MoreHow Your Social Media Presence Can Impact Your Candidacy
Before the rise of social networks like Facebook and Instagram, job seekers did not have a digital footprint to consider when applying for a job. Today, 73 percent of Americans use more than one of the eight major social media platforms, according to recent data from the Pew Research Center. The average user in the U.S.…
Read MoreThe Money Question
There comes a time in every interview process when the person you’re interviewing with—either the hiring manager or HR person—will ask you about money. How you handle this question can be the difference between being offered the job or not. If you throw out a number that is too high, you may be perceived as…
Read More3 Things to Keep Off LinkedIn
Social Media is a great platform for expressing yourself and showcasing your individuality. However, when it comes to your LinkedIn profile, you want to be a little more strategic with what you choose to share. In this new age of digital recruiting, most hiring managers (and almost all recruiters) are utilizing LinkedIn to attract applicants…
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