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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.
Thirty-five percent of 18-year-olds with autism attend college, but a staggering 85% of college graduates with autism are underemployed or unemployed. Over 1 million people with autism in the United States will reach adulthood in the next decade, most of whom will be searching for work. Hiring processes consistently overlook autistic candidates, favoring neurotypical candidates […]
Today’s macroeconomic backdrop is leading candidates to seek employers that truly care about them as people, are willing to invest in their future, and don’t treat them as disposable. This is especially true for recent college graduates, who fill a vital role in the talent pipeline but also have much different expectations of employers than […]
The most time-consuming part of hiring is the recruiting process, so it’s no surprise recruiters are excited about the potential to deliver on-target candidates more quickly and efficiently. While artificial intelligence (AI) in recruiting has become more popular with the evolution of ChatGPT, in reality, its promise—and problems—has been around for a long time. Five […]
It’s undebatable that companies benefit from employees with a diverse range of backgrounds, skills, and perspectives, but here are some stats anyway: Companies with diverse management teams report revenue that’s 19% higher than companies without, and diverse companies are nearly twice as likely to be leaders in their market segments, according to a recent report […]
The growing importance of artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to fundamentally disrupt the labor market, but not necessarily or always in the way most casual observers might assume. While AI and other technologies always have the potential to displace human workers, in many (if not most) cases, the motivation is actually to complement human […]
The last 2 years have been brutal for technology workers. In 2022, tech companies cut over 93,000 jobs, marking a 649% increase over layoffs implemented in 2021. In 2023, the numbers are even worse. Tech layoffs claimed over 100,000 jobs in the first quarter alone, affecting workers at more than 500 companies. Announcements in recent […]
Layoffs are a key tool in the corporate cost-cutting toolkit. While popular culture may demonize staff-cutting executives as corporate boogiemen laughing with joy as they hand out pink slips (Elon Musk comes to mind), the truth is nobody enjoys layoffs. Business leaders are people too, and they understand the pain cutting jobs causes, especially cutting […]
Tech is a dynamic industry by its very nature, and the skills that are in high demand today may be obsolete in a year or two. This industry, then, is no stranger to workforce disruptions, including the large-scale layoffs sweeping the industry in recent months. But things might be a bit different this time around, […]
The long-term consequence of failing to invest in employees and their experience, whether that’s new skills, changing attitudes on work/life balance or job flexibility. We are staring down a recession with little clarity and experiencing layoffs seemingly every day which keeps focus in the near term, but larger challenges exist on the horizon. There is […]
Putting together resumes and cover letters is arguably one of the most tedious tasks involved in the job application process—especially when done well. While resumes may need to be tweaked to give relative importance to different experiences and skills depending on a particular job opening, these documents are relatively static compared to cover letters, which […]