At a time when employers are already having difficulty hiring, a new analysis from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows this challenge won't be ending anytime soon. The BLS reported that the labor force participation rate is declining, on…
Recruiting
You loved them. You hired them. Now it's time to bond with new remote hires - if only you were together. It's not an easy task since many organizations have postponed the reopening of their offices. So those new, sought-after…
If you want to attract and/or retain employees now, you need to know what they're willing to give up to be remote. Many employees aren't ready to leave behind flexibility in their work situation. And you don't want to lose…
Can you win at hiring when it's only going to get tougher? More than three-quarters of executives plan to increase hiring this quarter, according to research from West Monroe. That means nearly everyone is looking for the same talent you…
Look around your workplace. Does it invest in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)? Just 1 in 13 American employers have a dedicated strategy to attract, hire and retain people with disabilities, according to recent data from the Society for Human…
Nearly all HR leaders struggle to find new hires now. How can you possibly recruit great employees when everyone else is hiring, too? It won't be easy (we can't lie!). But it's possible with calculated, unique approaches to hiring -…
Job fair attendees generally fare better in their career search than non-attendees. Part of this could be self-selection: people who attend job fairs are more motivated to find jobs than people who do not. Still, the job fair remains an…
When the pandemic first hit, companies were forced to adapt to remote work on the fly. Odds are, you were so busy with the transition, updating policies fell by the wayside. But with a lot of remote work sticking around…
Historically, rulebreaking and rebelliousness were viewed as negatives - something HR professionals and CEOs avoided at all costs. Instead, it felt safer to value diplomacy and ‘yes men’ in order to keep everyone aligned towards the same goal. Speaking up,…
For big companies, the hiring process is often a major operation – sprawling HR departments with big budgets are responsible for finding, hiring and onboarding hundreds of new employees every year. This can seem daunting for small and medium-sized businesses…
When hiring managers set out to fill a vacancy, they’re often thinking of all the characteristics they’d like to identify in a new hire: hard-working, intelligent, capable of productive collaboration with other employees and so on. However, in their search…
10 best practices to use text messaging for recruiting top talent in 2021. Texting is an essential tool for recruiters, enabling faster, more efficient communication that helps the recruitment process go quickly and smoothly. It takes the right approach to…
Good companies can’t be built without good employees. Building an exceptional company takes special people who are also a strong fit with the employer. Yet staffing today is a monumental challenge for businesses in every industry, in part because of…
Many organizations are waking up to the fact that identity verification is not automatically happening as part of most commercial background checks. They’re also learning that identity verification often can’t simply be turned on with a flick of a switch.…
My company has been in existence for just over six years with a focus on helping employers recruit qualified and diverse early career talent. For the first several years, employers always came to us saying that their Diversity and Inclusion…
With the Covid-19 pandemic forcing people to work from home, including those responsible for recruitment, traditional in-office face-to-face interviews are now often replaced by video. But don’t let your guard down. The war for talent is still raging, and you…
