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Recruiting is changing at a rapid pace. Some organizations are abandoning traditional methods for social media; some think software can do a better job than people.
Many workers around the country and around the world dream of landing a job in Silicon Valley. America’s tech sector is seen as a place of fat paychecks and exciting, cutting-edge work. And for many, that’s exactly what it is. But a recent pandemic-triggered tech employment boom-bust cycle illustrated the fleeting nature of these jobs […]
Talent management professionals have navigated 3 years of upheaval. From the sudden onset of hybrid and remote working models to major fluctuations in the labor market and the current global economic uncertainty, change has been the only constant. In addition to these challenges, there remains the enduring conundrum: how best to support, engage, and retain […]
Two macroeconomic factors have recently been on employers’ minds: interest rates and the labor market. While these two issues may at first seem to have little, if any, connection to one another, they are actually quite closely linked. For example, in a recent article for Fortune, Christopher Rugaber and the Associated Press write, “America’s employers […]
As we enter graduation season, many employers are preparing to hire young talent. With Gen Z expected to make up 27% of the workforce by 2025, recruiters need to update their hiring strategies for the latest generation of workers. In this week’s HRDA Shorts episode, Nikao Hill, Head of Sourcing at Talent United, discusses how […]
The labor shortage businesses are facing across the country has been lingering for years, with some arguing the trend can be traced back to the 2008 financial crisis. Businesses faced with worker shortages have tried a variety of strategies to mitigate the challenges: signing bonuses and increased wages, increased use of automation and customer self-service […]
During the last few months, many large technology companies such as Netflix, Amazon, Meta, and Twitter have carried out mass layoffs, with other smaller companies also culling large numbers of staff. In such tumultuous times, much support is rightly given to those who are laid off, but there’s also an impact on those who are […]
We previously discussed both quiet quitting, when employees do just enough work to avoid being fired, and quiet firing, when employers make work conditions so uncomfortable and unbearable that employees quit, but there are still additional ways employers and employees passive-aggressively manipulate each other. The latest buzzword in this silent chess match is “quiet hiring.” […]
If you’re looking to hire a new employee, you’re probably posting your job opening in a variety of places. If you use social media as a recruitment tool, you may have noticed the platforms have become more “pay to play”—i.e., if you don’t put dollars behind your posts, they won’t be seen nearly as often […]
Over 93,000 employees of U.S.-based tech companies were laid off in the first 2 months of 2023. As we head further into economic uncertainty, every company is faced with the challenge of doing more with less—less talent, less budget, less time, and fewer resources. One way companies can maximize what they already have is by […]
Guest: Mark Hager, Senior Recruiter of Financial Advisor Recruitment at Edward Jones How can recruiters make the most of the current hiring slowdown, continuing to provide impact and unmatched value to their organizations? In the latest episode of the HR Works Podcast, Mark Hager (Senior Recruiter of Financial Advisor Recruitment at Edward Jones) joins to […]