Brad MacAfee founded Mission and Cause – the red-hot talent agency – in September 2020. With hiring freezes and layoffs the order of the day, Brad dove in anyway. And since then he’s seen a “staggering evolution” in this dynamic job market: Many employers who used to cultivate culture and people are now focused on work, work, work over human connections. As a result, job seekers are in charge.

In this episode:

• What “the war for talent” looks like today.
• Why 60% of creatives are considering leaving the agency for in-house.
• Staying relevant and engaged even though you’ve been laid off.
• How to be a relational, not transactional, leader.
• Overcoming the bias against unemployed job seekers.
• Employee retention strategies that work

Links:

Missionandcause.com