Righting Employee Engagement
David Poline says workplace designation is hugely impactful to his recruiting efforts—to a degree that he could not have imagined.
Can Artificial Intelligence Find Your Next Hire?
Artificial Intelligence is impacting hiring and recruiting practices and some jobs in the CRE industry.
CRE Trends + Hiring: Project REAP After Dark
President + CEO David Poline spoke with 20 Project REAP alumni about the CRE labor market, hiring trends and career transition.
CRE Jobs in Demand Now
Poline Search Partners is seeing a bump in companies making strategic hires to maximize income produced by their existing portfolios.
Is the Hybrid Workforce Costly to Young Professionals?
Although an attractive alternative for companies, there can be an opportunity cost to young professionals engaged in the hybrid workforce.
Hybrid Workforce: A Way Forward
In 2020, many professionals became remote workers for the first time whether they wanted to or not. Company leadership was forced to learn how to manage a remote workforce on the fly. And many feared what this unforeseen shift could mean for their firm’s bottom…
Top Interview Do’s and Don’ts – Company Edition
DO’S Prepare Just as you expect your candidates to know something about you and your firm, it’s important to take the time to learn about the candidate you are interviewing. Starting with the cover letter and resume, review previous companies and titles, noting if there…
In Search of a Job? Look Here First
Looking for a career change or curious about the job market? We offer insight into current job growth trends.
Attracting Young Talent to the CRE Industry
Check out my conversation with CRE Investor + Advisor Stan Sonenshine to consider the best way to attract a young, diverse and qualified CRE talent pool.
Introducing the Hybrid Workplace
With the onset of COVID-19, many businesses were thrown into a remote work situation over night. Now, many consider a hybrid workplace for the future.
WFH Fatigue: It’s a Real Thing
As the global pandemic continues, professionals working in home offices are experiencing WFH fatigue as they attempt to balance work, home, children and financial anxiety.
Team Members Experience Fatigue, Managers Should Adjust
The readjustment of workforce expectations due to the fatigue caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has been in recent news. Managers must evaluate their expectations.
Managing Expectations as We Work from Home
So much of Poline & Associates’ business (and life in general) revolves around managing expectations. In fact, part of the value proposition in hiring a search firm is that the firm facilitates communication between a company and the candidates under consideration. When a hiring representative…
Employee Engagement = Retention + Leadership
Our last blog focused on employee recognition and how it can improve retention, which we know from last year’s Millennial blog series is a major focus of many commercial real estate firms. Also tied closely to employee recognition is employee engagement. Data shows employers who…
Employee Recognition: It’s Important
Simply put, employee recognition improves company culture, thus improving recruitment and retention. And who doesn’t want that? Especially in a climate where “38% of millennials polled would like to see their company recognition program improved.” Commercial Real Estate firms, among others, are taking note and…
Gender Gains: Why CRE Needs to Prioritize Diversity
Greater Gender Diversity = Greater Profits Hot off the presses, Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) just released a white paper exploring women’s role and impact in the traditionally male-dominated field of commercial real estate. “Accelerating the Advancement of Women in Commercial Real Estate” is the…