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As technology continually improves, companies look forward to opportunities to increase efficiency and quality while cutting down on costs. At the same time, from a different perspective, employees fear losing their jobs, or even seeing entire professions cease to exist, due to the impacts of automation and artificial intelligence (AI).
The U.S. unemployment rate continues to edge down after months of impressive job growth, and nearly 90% of companies are either actively hiring or in retention mode. However, job cuts remain a reality for many American businesses. Industries currently leading the United States in the greatest number of job cuts for 2018 include retail (76K), […]
Recruiters are always looking for the latest tool or app to make their lives easier when recruiting top talent, so we’re sure you’re already aware of Google Hire. However, do you know that this app can benefit the HR professionals at the company you’re recruiting for, as well?
HR professionals have seen their responsibilities grow considerably in recent years. The role is about much more than recruitment, basic compliance, and discipline.
In our digital economy, opportunity should only be a few clicks away regardless of where candidates live. What’s more, that kind of flexibility is exactly what today’s tech-savvy workforce seeks, with reports showing that the most desired nonmonetary benefit for workers is a flexible schedule (51%). While this is something that businesses are beginning to […]
With the U.S. unemployment rate at an all-time low and job openings at a 17-year high (with a reported 6.6 million openings as of June 2018), it’s hard to imagine that job growth has slowed and even stagnated in parts of the country. The fact is, rural areas and smaller cities are scrambling to find […]
While job searches surge in early January each year (by an estimated 43%), many companies still lack a structured onboarding process year-round, failing to allocate the necessary time and costs required for getting employees up to speed. While the onboarding process for businesses is generally ill-defined, what is clear is that poor approaches can lead to negative […]
In a recent interview with Ankit Somani, cofounder of AllyO, we discussed how conversational artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the recruiting industry.
Competition for talent is fierce, and the pool for top candidates is seemingly small. That means finding, recruiting, and retaining talented employees is more challenging than ever before.
According to research highlighted in MIT Sloan Management Review, 85% of executives believe that artificial intelligence (AI) will help them sustain or obtain a competitive advantage. Yet, less than 39% of companies have an AI strategy in place, including AI for learning and development (L&D) platforms.