Your talent acquisition decisions can’t just rest on instincts alone. Your gut feeling is important, but not everything. When talent is concerned — whether it’s retention or acquisition — relevant research and data need to be present, paired with your recruiting instinct, to make the right call. Data-driven hiring decisions,…
“My sources say no.” Ask a magic eight ball in January of this year whether a pandemic of seismic proportions would rock the foundation of global life, and that’s probably the answer you’d get. The impacts of the coronavirus may have been unexpected, but it will continue to redefine what…
Job candidates aren’t just potential hires for companies. Regardless of whether you eventually hire those candidates, your company is nurturing new advocates to spread the word about your organization. That means treating every candidate interaction — from in-person interviews to the handling of personal data — with care. Candidate data…
Like most people, business leaders get caught up in the unimportant details now and then. They can spend just as much time analyzing break room snacks, color schemes, and other elements that in no way carry the same weight as tasks like product launches and brand narratives. Similarly, certain aspects…
I think the impact Covid has had on the workforce in the past six months has made all of us face the truth we’ve seemed to commonly avoid in HR: people are a company’s most important asset. They are the most significant capital any business has. And any organization’s primary objective…
Many Americans are struggling through job searches right now because of COVID-19. The unemployment rate is hovering around 15% with officials warning that it could creep closer to 20% in the coming months. While sectors such as healthcare and IT are experiencing hiring surges, small business hiring challenges are rampant in other industries. With companies dealing…
Change — much like death and taxes — is inevitable. It’s a near certainty. That said, nobody could’ve correctly predicted the effect the novel coronavirus would have on so many things, HR included. The very nature of work looks different than it did a mere four months ago. Opportunities in remote…
The future of work is all about the shiny and new — shiny collaborative resources and new concepts applied to old workplace standbys. But even with all that novelty, people are still the backbone of any company. This is why investing in employees is still critically important to organizations of…
To our readers, We know that we are collectively facing uncertainty and disruption as individuals, as communities, and as a global economy. It’s a trying time with countless struggles that none of us imagined we’d ever face. But, it’s important, more now than ever, to understand that we can still…