SHRM/HRCI Learning Objective:

To remain competitive and drive innovation, businesses must be able to recruit professionals with specialized skills. Staying current on labor market movements helps accomplish that. This presentation, based on our 2025 Salary Guide, reveals starting salary and hiring trends, in-demand jobs, and many other market insights that can help inform recruiting and business strategies in a complex employment landscape. Our proprietary data helps hiring managers and professionals engage in more informed and productive salary discussions.

Key learnings:

• Discover emerging trends in the hiring market to help set recruitment strategies through 2025.
• See where starting salaries are going and which candidates may command higher pay.
• Learn what roles and skills are most highly sought — and how best to compete for in-demand talent.
• Understand current trends in remote work and how economic conditions impact talent.
• Find out how AI is reshaping the skills employers need and how teams work.

Speaker:

Savanah Crawford  

Branch Director, Robert Half 

Speaker Bio:

Savanah Crawford is the Branch Director in Norfolk for Robert Half, the world’s first and largest talent solutions firm. She has been with the firm for 10 years and oversees the direct hire and contract accounting & finance and administrative & customer support practice groups. Savanah started her Robert Half career in Richmond as a Talent Manager, before being promoted to the Norfolk Branch Director in 2016. Prior to Robert Half, she started her career in sales with Verizon in Richmond, Virginia, and Albany, New York. Savanah is passionate about partnering with Hampton Roads clients and job seekers to support them in their search and meet their hiring needs. Savanah holds a bachelor's degree in communications from James Madison University. She is a proud mother of two boys and outside of work, she can usually be found on the baseball field cheering them on. 

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Meeting Agenda:
11:30am - Webcast opens
11:40am - Chapter Announcements
11:50am - Sponsor Announcement
12:00pm - Presentation begins
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Thank you to our sponsor!