--- title: SkyWater Blog | Market Trends (2) description: Market Trends | Tips for Employers and Job Seekers alike. From resume building, to interview tips, and more. This may be the most important blog you read today. 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In response to the growing demand for executive recruiting expertise in this area, SkyWaterSearch Partners is pleased to announce the launch of our new Financial Services Practice area, to be led by Julie Amende. [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/financial-services-recruiter) [![Labor Shortage](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/Labor%20Shortage-2.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/talent-shortage) ## [5 Strategies for Overcoming Today’s Talent Shortage](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/talent-shortage) Posted by [Kurt Rakos](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/kurt-rakos) on 11/23/21, 9:45 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/talent-shortage#comments-listing) This time last year, millions of Americans had lost their jobs. Millions more remained employed but fearful of what the future might hold. For employers, it was an equally strange and unpredictable time. Hiring managers routinely saw competitive offers rebuffed by candidates who might have been tempted but were ultimately unwilling to risk leaving the relative stability of their current positions. [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/talent-shortage) [![Legal Recruiters](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/Femail%20Attorneys%20in%20the%20Legal%20Community.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/female-attorney-trend) ## [There is a Growing She-Cession in the Twin Cities Legal Community](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/female-attorney-trend) Posted by [Lauren Swartout](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/lauren-swartout) on 10/25/21, 8:45 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/female-attorney-trend#comments-listing) Working from home has been a wildly varied experience for Twin Cities attorneys since the onset of COVID. For some, it’s been a time of newfound efficiencies and a welcome break from daily commutes. But for others, it has been an exhausting moment of truth. Not surprisingly, these very different pandemic experiences can be neatly organized along gender lines. [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/female-attorney-trend) [![](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/Confidential%20CFO%20Search.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/finding-your-new-cfo) ## [Finding Your New CFO: 5 Key Attributes Shaping Tomorrow’s Leaders](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/finding-your-new-cfo) Posted by [Lindsay Dubbeldee](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/lindsay-dubbeldee) on 7/5/21, 9:00 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/finding-your-new-cfo#comments-listing) A trend is emerging among mid-market, publicly traded companies that we'd like to share: The perfect candidate profile for a Chief Financial Officer is shifting. I'll explain who we're being asked to find, why, and how this impacts you... While the events of the past eighteen months have driven major disruptions to hiring and staffing processes throughout the business world, few leadership roles have been as impacted as that of the CFO. Today, as organizational leaders continue to sort through the lessons learned from this challenging and unprecedented time, there is growing recognition of the importance and influence of the CFO position. [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/finding-your-new-cfo) [![Executive Recruiters](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/SkyWater%20Recruiters%202021.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/recent-additions-to-skywater) ## [Recent Additions to SkyWater](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/recent-additions-to-skywater) Posted by [Adam Hoffarber](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/adam-hoffarber) on 1/21/21, 8:00 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/recent-additions-to-skywater#comments-listing) It goes without saying that 2020 was tremendously unique year. Through it all, we've done our best to broadcast the industry trends that we have been able to observe through our access to the job market in the industries we serve. Recently, we shared the [single biggest hiring mistake we've seen in 2020](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hiring-decisions), which speaks to a trend we saw of companies freezing their hiring of key leadership roles out of caution.  [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/recent-additions-to-skywater) [![](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/SkyWater%20Legal%20Recruiters.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/meet-lauren-swartout-and-our-newly-expanded-legal-practice-area) ## [Meet Lauren Swartout and Our Newly Expanded Legal Practice Area](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/meet-lauren-swartout-and-our-newly-expanded-legal-practice-area) Posted by [Adam Hoffarber](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/adam-hoffarber) on 1/19/21, 9:30 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/meet-lauren-swartout-and-our-newly-expanded-legal-practice-area#comments-listing) In the eight years since SkyWater Search Partners first opened our doors, we have partnered with law firms and corporate legal departments to match highly talented attorneys with exceptional career opportunities throughout the Twin Cities and Upper Midwest. In response to growing client demand, we recently made a strategic decision to expand our legal practice and bring in a leader with the experience and insights to oversee that growth. [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/meet-lauren-swartout-and-our-newly-expanded-legal-practice-area) [![](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/Forbes%202020%20List.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/forbes-americas-best-executive-recruiting-firms-2020) ## [Forbes Magazine Names SkyWater Search Partners one of America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms in 2020](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/forbes-americas-best-executive-recruiting-firms-2020) Posted by [Paul Beard](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/paul-beard) on 6/15/20, 10:15 AM [1 Comment](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/forbes-americas-best-executive-recruiting-firms-2020#comments-listing) SkyWater Search Partners has been recognized by Forbes Magazine as a Top Executive Recruiting Firm in its 2020 ranking of America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms. Compiled by analytics firm [Statista](https://www.statista.com/), this year’s Forbes rankings were based on a survey of more than 18,000 participants. While thousands of firms across the country were considered for inclusion, SkyWater Search Partners was one of only 200 firms that made the list, including only 3 in Minnesota. [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/forbes-americas-best-executive-recruiting-firms-2020) [![](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/7%20WFH%20Tips.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/working-from-home-under-quarantine) ## [Working from Home Under Quarantine, New Twists on 7 Telecommuting Tips](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/working-from-home-under-quarantine) Posted by [Andrea Anderson](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/andrea-anderson) on 3/30/20, 2:00 PM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/working-from-home-under-quarantine#comments-listing) Whether you’re an experienced telecommuter, or this is the first time you’ve ever set up a virtual work station, the truth is: *nobody* has worked from home like this before. Over the past few weeks, we’ve been tapping into our favorite resources, gathering up some of the best tips we can find on how to survive – and thrive – during quarantine-forced telecommuting. We’ve found a lot of solid advice out there from very seasoned, highly successful professionals who have been doing this for years. These are people who *know* all the tricks for staying productive, engaged, and *happy* as full-time telecommuters. [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/working-from-home-under-quarantine) [![unlimited vacation time for employees](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/Kid%20traveling%20by%20airplane.jpeg)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/unlimited-vacation) ## [How Unlimited Vacation Can Tip the Scales in your Favor with Top Talent](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/unlimited-vacation) Posted by [Tony Fornetti](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/tony-fornetti) on 2/3/20, 9:45 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/unlimited-vacation#comments-listing) In the ongoing battle for top candidates, a liberal vacation offering is a powerful perk.  In fact, a generous and flexible PTO policy does more than attract great *new* candidates.  When designed, communicated and managed well, it can also help you retain your current employees. 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