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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.
The past couple of years have been quite chaotic for HR teams, as well as managers and executives trying to keep their teams staffed with qualified employees. First, the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a widespread shift to remote work, not to mention high volumes of illnesses and even deaths that kept employees off the job. As […]
In the space of just under three decades, Amazon grew from an online book seller to a massive online retail empire. Companies that experience such tremendous success rarely do so without controversy, and when keeping prices low is part of the winning recipe, labor wages and conditions are often under constant pressure. Amazon’s Employment Practices […]
Companies are racing toward automation in the face of a tight labor market and a quest for greater efficiencies. Eventually, the labor market is sure to settle down, but when it does, it’s unlikely that jobs that were automated due to a shortage of human workers will de-automate when the labor shortage eases. In a […]
Two of the biggest companies in the world dominate what have traditionally been very different segments of the retail market. Walmart is the archetypal big box retailer with thousands of stores covering tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of square feet. On the other side of the retail coin is Amazon, the archetypal […]
Amid the labor shortage and widening skills gaps, the race for talent in 2022 is a competitive one. As a result, employers struggling to recruit job-ready employees with the required technical skills are rethinking and streamlining their hiring initiatives. For some, the solution to bridging the rapidly expanding skills gap and building a diverse talent […]
For military service members, transitioning to civilian life is riddled with challenges and finding a job is one of the leading obstacles. Job search struggles affect nearly 200,000 veterans every year, and only one in four veterans have a job lined up after leaving the armed forces, according to the Pew Research Center. Some of […]
Veterans Day is a time for us to pay our respects to those who have served. Veterans represent 5.6% of today’s total civilian labor force, and they bring countless skills with them such as dedication, commitment, teamwork, and leadership. As we head into Veterans Day, we’ve collected our best articles that highlight the best practices […]
If you’re a new business owner, it may be worthwhile bringing a few veterans onto your team. They often have a number of unique skills and attributes that can benefit your business, and there are also a few potential tax breaks for hiring them. But, it’s essential to understand how to best support veterans in […]
Video content is an increasingly important method of communication. Global Internet video traffic is forecasted to be 82% of all consumer Internet traffic by the end of 2022, while 18% of consumer Internet traffic will comprise consumers browsing websites, reading articles, skimming e-mails, and scrolling through nonvideo social media posts. To attract today’s jobseeker, storytelling […]
Quiet quitting, or the practice of employees’ doing just enough to get by without being fired, seemed to many American workers like a brilliant way to capitalize on a historically tight labor market. Rather than going the extra mile to receive a promotion or a raise, quiet quitters have been satisfied with coasting along and […]