Articles by Sharon Emek

Emek, Ph.D., is president & CEO of Work At Home Vintage Experts, a contract staffing firm that matches retiring insurance professionals leaving the regular workforce to other firms. Email: sharon.emek@wahve.com or phone: 648.807.4372, ext. 3754.

Lose Job, Gain Productivity

The traditional job as we know it is slowly being replaced by skills-based work models. Could the shift help you recapture productivity? When it rains, it pours. The labor market was already strained in some industries prior to 2020. Add …

How the Pandemic Changed Employment (And How That’s Here to Stay)

No one needs to be told how rough 2020 was. But perhaps organizations — agencies, brokerages, and insurers in particular — need a reminder on just how much their worlds have shifted for the better since the pandemic. That’s right …

Why the Focus Should Be on Older Workers

Lately there’s been plenty of talk about attracting millennials to the insurance workforce. Employers are abuzz with plans to attract and recruit young talent. The only problem is the millennials aren’t showing much interest. A 2014 study conducted by The …

New + Old = Workforce Success: Commentary

For the first time in history, American companies now have five generations of employees in the workforce: the silent generation (born 1925-45), baby boomers (1946-64), generation X (1964-80), generation Y (1980-90) and millennials (after 1990). Each generation has its own …

New + Old = Workforce Success

For the first time in history, American companies now have five generations of employees in the workforce: the silent generation (born 1925-45); baby boomers (1946-64), generation X (1964-80); generation Y (1980-90) and millennials (after 1990). Each generation has its own …