Employer Talent Solutions

Investing in Child Care Pays Dividends to Employers — and All of Us

Child care is one of the biggest expenses facing working parents, often costing more than housing or health care. In Michigan, the average annual cost...

Supporting Wellbeing at Work Is ‘the Smart Thing To Do’

Employers and their workers displayed a lot of resilience during the pandemic. But as weeks turned into months and years, the stress and anxiety took...

Why Workplace Wellbeing Is More Important Than Ever

Among the many historic workplace disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the more unexpected might have been a growing willingness to discuss mental and...

Speaker for June 4 Event Sees ROI in Wellness

Even as the initial shock of COVID-19 has diminished, employers and their teams continue to face challenges, stress and disruptions in their lives and the...

Second-Chance Hiring Works: Here’s How To Get Started Today

Formerly incarcerated workers should be an employer’s dream, especially in a tight labor market: They are loyal, hardworking and perform as well or better than...

To Drive Meaningful DEI Progress, ‘See Yourself as Change Leaders’

Most organizational transformations fail. Those that succeed follow a change management process with senior leaders setting the vision and showing the way. And that’s what...

A Look at the Talent Horizon for 2024: More Change and More Solutions

By now, employers and talent professionals are seasoned veterans of the turbulent labor market we have experienced for several years...

A Systemic Approach to the Talent Puzzle

On Wednesday, December 6th, at the Pinnacle Center in Hudsonville, TalentFirst was joined by expert practitioners from Corewell Health for an enriching conversation and interactive...

Population Headlines Are Grim, but West Michigan is Doing Something Right

A recent Bridge Michigan article might have surprised anyone accustomed to dismissing our neighbor to the south, Indiana. Headlined “Indiana is beating Michigan by attracting...

Let’s Solve These Talent Puzzles: Onboarding and Career Pathways

Retention is the name of the game in today’s talent market. All the effort that goes into recruiting can be wasted if you can’t keep...