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Lesson's from the CEO - The state of the current employment market.

Gordon Bonker

Aug 15
4 min

Lesson's from the CEO - The state of the current employment market.

I was fortunate enough to have a 1:1 conversation yesterday with Nick Kirk, CEO of PageGroup in our NYC office. Nick gave a Town Hall...

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Gordon Bonker

Aug 6
2 min

The Weatherman

My morning routine starts every day with a cup of coffee on the Keurig, (mostly a Dunkin K-Cup guy, but I usually rotate every few...

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Why we have 10 Million Job Openings but no one is filling them.

Gordon Bonker

May 1
3 min

Why we have 10 Million Job Openings but no one is filling them.

The current employment landscape: April's most recent jobs report showed a 3.8% unemployment rate and 9.9 million open jobs. However, if...

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Gordon Bonker

Feb 18
3 min

Are you sure?

KPMG announced this week they will be laying off ~4% of their workforce, roughly 700 associates primarily within their Deals Advisory and...

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How to Handle Behavioral-Based Interview Questions

Gordon Bonker

Jan 30
3 min

How to Handle Behavioral-Based Interview Questions

Behavioral interview questions are questions based on how you acted in a specific situation in the past, to help give the interviewer a...

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Is now the right time to leave your job?

Gordon Bonker

Jan 22
6 min

Is now the right time to leave your job?

I've been getting asked this a lot lately. With what feels like layoffs happening everyday, many are fearful of the economy and their job...

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What we can learn from Elon Musk and the Twitter Fiasco.

Gordon Bonker

Nov 18, 2022
3 min

What we can learn from Elon Musk and the Twitter Fiasco.

The Elon & Twitter Drama In case you missed the trending news last night over at Twitter, I can break it down. There's also some valuable...

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Gordon Bonker

Oct 23, 2022
3 min

Please don't quit your job.

I have seen enough. As a consultant within the staffing and recruitment industry, I am exposed to the minds of key decision makers and...

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Gordon Bonker

Oct 17, 2022
4 min

The Whole Truth of Job-Hopping

Kurt Jekulski, Senior Managing Director of the U.S. business for Michael Page, said something to me early in my time here at Page that...

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Gen Z and their Return (Entrance?) to Office.

Gordon Bonker

Sep 20, 2022
5 min

Gen Z and their Return (Entrance?) to Office.

#RTO (Return to Office) was trending this week on LinkedIn, as workplace swipe-card data from Kastle Systems showed the highest in-office...

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How long should you wait to follow up after an interview?

Gordon Bonker

Sep 8, 2022
2 min

How long should you wait to follow up after an interview?

You finally had that interview for the EXACT role you wanted, and you haven't heard back yet from the recruiter or the hiring manager....

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Gordon Bonker

Sep 2, 2022
2 min

The Board - 9/2/22

I've decided to start a new series here on my blog that I will begin to publish weekly. The Board will be a weekly update to all those...

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Gordon Bonker

Sep 1, 2022
3 min

The Rising.

I got promoted. For the first time in my career, I did not have to leave a company in order to seek the growth or happiness I was...

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So you want to know about Private Equity?

Gordon Bonker

Aug 17, 2022
3 min

So you want to know about Private Equity?

Private Equity. When someone says they work in Private Equity, there's typically a vague mystique to it. Unless you work within the...

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Gordon Bonker

Jun 12, 2022
4 min

Why you should write.

I have been writing consistently for over a year now, and I feel comfortable in saying it is one of the best decisions I have made in my...

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The Current State of the Job Market headed into the 2nd Half of 2022

Gordon Bonker

Jun 3, 2022
3 min

The Current State of the Job Market headed into the 2nd Half of 2022

As a recruitment consultant within the financial services industry, I live and breathe the job market. With ADP releasing its Monthly...

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Americans are more stressed than ever. Here are 5 things to do about it:

Gordon Bonker

May 22, 2022
4 min

Americans are more stressed than ever. Here are 5 things to do about it:

Work Stressin' A recent study from LinkedIn released the most stressful industries to work in. I was drawn to this study because I myself...

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Gordon Bonker

May 8, 2022
4 min

To the Grads- What you Need to Know.

For those new to following along here on the BonkerBeat, I wanted to re-visit one of my most viewed and shared blogs since I started...

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Regretful Thinking - Why Employees are double-thinking the Great Resignation

Gordon Bonker

May 6, 2022
3 min

Regretful Thinking - Why Employees are double-thinking the Great Resignation

A survey from the Muse found that 75% of people who switched jobs in the last 2 years regret it. As a recruiter, here’s what I believe is...

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Gordon Bonker

Mar 25, 2022
6 min

Trust & Speed

I have always been very interested in the study of management and leadership. My degree from Penn State is in Business Management and...

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