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Companies hoping to hire the best and brightest workers often, understandably, place a lot of focus on applicants. What are their motivations? What are applicants facing in the job market? And so on. But it’s also important for employers to think about their existing staff within the recruitment function. What challenges are they facing? How […]
Because the impact of COVID-19 will be felt long term, many companies are being forced to revisit their hiring practices while simultaneously scrambling to pivot and redesign their products or services to respond to shifting customer needs. This constant shift and changing environment influence both company strategy and leadership requirements in an ever-changing and unpredictable […]
Right now, the economy is ramping back up, and seemingly everyone is hiring. While unemployment remains higher than pre-pandemic levels, employers are competing more than ever (it seems) for talent. There are a lot of different ways to advertise for jobs and a lot of different avenues to pursue. One tactic many employers use is […]
There are dozens of headlines about recruiting, but something that doesn’t get talked about as often is how much not recruiting and hiring quickly enough can cost an employer. There are some clear and calculable costs, and there are even more intangible costs that can have serious long-term effects on the business. Let’s take a […]
On a global scale, there have been major shifts in the way we think about work, the people who do the work, and where the work is done. An increase in the use of technology, the rapid change of pace, and even reevaluating organizational priorities all play a part in this. As business models continue […]
If you’re looking to hire this year, get ready to dive deep into that wallet because talent doesn’t come cheap these days.
The holiday shopping season may look a little different this year, especially as consumers make more purchases online during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the annual influx of orders, employers may hire seasonal workers to assist.
If you had to hire talent while working in a remote setting due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you aren’t alone!
The idea of training employees before you hire them might seem a bit nonsensical at first. For one, there is seemingly no need to train people who aren’t actually going to work for you. Theoretically, they could even end up taking a job with a competitor. But some argue that pretraining may be a valuable […]
The term “over-under” is often used in the gambling world. An over-under bet is a wager in which a sportsbook will predict a number for a statistic in a given game (usually the combined score of the two teams), and individuals will wager that the actual number in the game will be either higher or […]