--- title: SkyWater Blog | Workplace Culture (4) description: Workplace Culture | 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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Her process is smart, clear, and effective. I’ve paraphrased and consolidated her steps here: [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/how-to-win-back-your-wfh-job) [![Military experience](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/Millitary%20Skills%20at%20work.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/military-experience) ## [A Question for Employers this Veterans Day](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/military-experience) Posted by [Brian Rudolph](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/brian-rudolph) on 11/10/22, 4:02 PM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/military-experience#comments-listing) ### Have You Checked Your Own Perceptions of “Military Skills” Lately? In a recent [report](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/veterans-jobs-american-corporate-partners/#textShultz2C20a20two-star20general20for20the20US20Army2Carmed20forces2C20according20to20the20Pew20Research20Center) for CBS News, Norah O’Donnell and Olivia Rinaldi highlighted an issue that has confounded me for years: the underemployment of our nation’s military veterans.  Even as employers struggle to attract and hire talent, these extraordinarily qualified individuals continue to be overlooked. For years, the military, veteran organizations, and multiple large employers have invested in veteran employment programming. These are important and helpful programs. [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/military-experience) [![quit your toxic job](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/quit%20your%20toxic%20job.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/desperate-to-quit-your-toxic-job) ## [Desperate to Quit Your Toxic Job?](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/desperate-to-quit-your-toxic-job) Posted by [Adam Hoffarber](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/adam-hoffarber) on 9/26/22, 12:45 PM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/desperate-to-quit-your-toxic-job#comments-listing) Are you [stuck in a job you hate](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/stuck-in-a-joyless-job)? Over the course of a career, most of us will endure a bumpy patch here or there: moments of feeling overworked, unchallenged, underappreciated, disappointed, badly bossed – or just plain bored. They’re awful. But they’re usually brief. [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/desperate-to-quit-your-toxic-job) [![](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/Executive%20Assistant-1.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/executive-burnout) ## [A Surprisingly Easy Solution to Executive Burnout and Resignation:](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/executive-burnout) Posted by [Andrea Anderson](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/andrea-anderson) on 8/30/22, 8:30 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/executive-burnout#comments-listing) ### It may be time to rethink your Executive Assistant Recruiting Strategy According to a very recent Deloitte [study](https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/topics/leadership/employee-wellness-in-the-corporate-workplace.html), 57% of employees report that they want to quit their current jobs to find an employer that “better supports their well-being.” That’s a staggering statistic, given that the Great Resignation has been going on for more than two years. But check out this far more stunning – and sobering – finding: nearly 70% of C-suite leaders say that they, too, are actively considering leaving, for the same reason. As an executive recruiter, I’m not surprised by the number. Twin Cities organizations, like those throughout the country, are struggling to attract, hire, and retain talented senior leaders. (It’s a reality that keeps me incredibly busy.) But we should all be alarmed by the reasons for these vacancies. Most point squarely to one overwhelming reality for today’s executive: burnout. [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/executive-burnout) [![](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/Emma%20Ishol%20Employee%20of%20the%20Quarter%20SkyWater%20Search%20Partners.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/emma-ishol) ## [Congratulations To Our Employee Of The Quarter, Emma Ishol!](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/emma-ishol) Posted by [Adam Hoffarber](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/adam-hoffarber) on 8/10/22, 11:32 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/emma-ishol#comments-listing) As part of our commitment to our communities, SkyWater Search Partners has developed an Employee of the Quarter Award. Each quarter, we honor a top-performing team member by making a substantial financial gift, in their name, to a nonprofit organization of their choosing. [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/emma-ishol) [![](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/Fathers%20Day%20SkyWater.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/fathers-day-new-dads) ## [Fathers Day: A Focus On New Dads](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/fathers-day-new-dads) Posted by [Tony Fornetti](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/tony-fornetti) on 6/17/22, 12:30 PM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/fathers-day-new-dads#comments-listing) ### Happy Father's Day! SkyWater has had a bit of a baby boom in the last year and a half. We would be remiss if we didn't spend this weekend's blog post highlighting the fellas at SkyWater who are brand new to parenthood. We polled Alex Bowes, Adam Rosenthal, Corey Thonn, and Ben Lehmann with the goal of gaining some insight into what it is like to be a father on fathers day for the very first time. Here's what they had to share... [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/fathers-day-new-dads) [![](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/BPTW%202022.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/2022-best-places-to-work-award) ## [2022 Best Places to Work Award](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/2022-best-places-to-work-award) Posted by [Adam Hoffarber](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/adam-hoffarber) on 6/8/22, 11:20 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/2022-best-places-to-work-award#comments-listing) The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal announced their [2022 Best Place To Work award recipients](https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2022/06/07/best-places-to-work-2022-small.html?b=1654613752%5E22092637), and we were again fortunate enough to win the award! This is the seventh time we have been recognized with this honor, and it's not one we take lightly.  [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/2022-best-places-to-work-award) [![](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/Kiresten%20Prins-png.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/employee-of-the-quarter-kirsten-prins) ## [Congratulations to the Employee of the Quarter, Kirsten Prins!](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/employee-of-the-quarter-kirsten-prins) Posted by [Adam Hoffarber](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/adam-hoffarber) on 5/19/22, 10:17 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/employee-of-the-quarter-kirsten-prins#comments-listing) At the core of the SkyWater Search Partners promise is our commitment to the twin cities community. One way we celebrate that commitment is through our Employee of the Quarter award. Every quarter, we honor a top-performing team member with the gift of a substantial financial donation, in their name, to a nonprofit organization that is meaningful to them. This quarter, we are delighted to say… [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/employee-of-the-quarter-kirsten-prins) [![](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/Earth%20Day%202022%20SkyWater%20Search%20Partners.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/earth-day-2022) ## [Reduce, Reuse, Recycle… Recruit and Retain](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/earth-day-2022) Posted by [Kurt Rakos](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/kurt-rakos) on 4/22/22, 8:45 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/earth-day-2022#comments-listing) ##### Yes, greener employers do attract more talent! To be honest, when I started writing this April’s SkyWater blog in honor of Earth Day, I wasn’t planning to talk about recruiting. Every April, we write an Earth Day blog, and this year, I’d been inspired by an MPR [podcast](https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2021/06/24/the-twin-cities-is-bulging-with-trash-what-can-be-done) hosted by Angela Davis, about the growing landfill crisis in the Twin Cities. Here in the metro area, we produce 3.3 tons of *trash* each year, roughly one ton per Twin Cities family – so much waste that our local landfills have become overwhelmed. [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/earth-day-2022) [![](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/SkyWater%20Blog%20%26%20New%20Hire%20Template.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/inclusive-workplaces-cohort-sessions-5-6) ## [Ramsey County Inclusive Workplaces Cohort - Sessions 5 & 6 Recap](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/inclusive-workplaces-cohort-sessions-5-6) Posted by [Zac Kallas](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/zac-kallas) on 3/21/22, 8:55 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/inclusive-workplaces-cohort-sessions-5-6#comments-listing) Earlier this year, SkyWater Search Partners was invited to join the [Ramsey County Inclusive Workplaces Cohort](https://www.ramseycountymeansbusiness.com/workforce/inclusive-workplaces-cohort). The group had its third monthly meeting in December 2021. We would love to share what we have learned and continue the discussion. 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