Last week, we hosted a TeamKC networking event at the Museum at Prairiefire to showcase one of Kansas City’s hottest new lifestyle assets.

More than 50 companies in Kansas City have partnered to develop The Kansas City Veteran Coalition to help the transitioning of service members leaving the military.

Selling your job opening is just one step in hiring the best possible candidate for your company. TeamKC partner, Stacy Pursell, managing partner of The VET Recruiter, a division of the Pursell Group, shares the next five "other" things a hiring manager needs to sell to candidates evaluating an opportunity with an employer.

Last week, more than 30 top employers and educational partners from across the region gathered for a TeamKC College Recruiter Roundtable to discuss the hottest trends and strategies.

Whether it’s addressing a skills gap, enhancing relationships with the community, raising awareness of your company’s employer brand, building a talent pipeline or a combination of all of the above, we get asked at TeamKC every day on ways our region’s top employers can get engaged in workforce development.

At TeamKC, we call it the “epiphany of the visit.” When candidates have the opportunity to explore our region throughout the interviewing process, they not only start to see themselves working at your company, they envisions themselves living in Kansas City. Regan Carrizales, founder of Kansas City tour company Locale and trusted TeamKC partner, shares top questions she hears from candidates evaluating our market.

We hear the phrase “employer of choice” everyday. TeamKC partner, Stacy Pursell, managing partner of The VET Recruiter, a division of the Pursell Group, shares with us top things candidates look for when evaluating an opportunity with an employer.

At TeamKC we are all about winning - winning the best talent for your organization and Kansas City. Make sure your company is playing on the winning team this summer through InternKC.

TeamKC: Life+Talent partnered with Alissa Wehmueller, workplace design expert with Helix Architecture + Design to explore the impact the workplace environment has on attracting and retaining talent. Alissa shared research on the benefits of investing in the work environment, as well as best practices for how a company can achieve the greatest impact from their space.

TeamKC partner, Stacy Pursell, managing partner of The VET Recruiter, a division of the Pursell Group, offers insight on ways to think about employer branding throughout your hiring process.