As employers struggle to hire, they're having to contend with the benefit that their would-be workers want most: time away from work.| CNBC
Experiments involving 20 million people generated a surprising finding: moderately weak connects — and not strong connections — are the most useful in finding a new job. To be more specific, the ties that are most helpful for finding new jobs tend to be moderately weak: They strike a balance between exposing you to new social circles and information and having enough familiarity and overlapping interests so that the information is useful. The findings are important not just for job seeker...| Harvard Business Review
In June 2023, the Supreme Court effectively ended race-based affirmative action in higher education in the Students for Fair Admissions ( SFFA ) case. On the heels of that decision, newly empowered activists have brought a barrage of challenges against workplace DEI efforts. When it comes to DEI today, the authors predict that neither side will “win.” Rather, as the law inevitably evolves in a more conservative direction, the new legal standards will be absorbed into the field of DEI, tra...| Harvard Business Review
Vietnam’s remote workforce is skilled, ambitious, and expanding fast. This guide shows you how to hire and pay remote workers without tripping over the legal and cultural blind spots.| RecruitGo
CNBC's latest Technology Executive Council survey shows that tech leaders are most concerned with cyber threats and finding enough of the talent they need.| CNBC
Nonprofits like yours are experiencing a declining market share of talent compared to businesses in most industries. So, your team needs to make up lost ground in your hiring to continue providing the best services for your community. However, if your nonprofit is like most, hiring is on the back burner—meaning you might not even […] The post 3 Data-Driven Talent Recruitment Strategies for Nonprofits appeared first on NPO Info.| NPO Info
Back in the 1990s, computer engineer and Wall Street “quant” were the hot occupations in business. Today data scientists are the hires firms are competing to make. As companies wrestle with unprecedented volumes and types of information, demand for these experts has raced well ahead of supply. Indeed, Greylock Partners, the VC firm that backed Facebook and LinkedIn, is so worried about the shortage of data scientists that it has a recruiting team dedicated to channeling them to the busine...| Harvard Business Review
Know your employer brand.| Harvard Business Review
Employee onboarding refers to the process of hiring a new employee and making them familiar with the organization's culture. It is about making them comfortable with their new environment, job function, and their new peers.| Nurture an Engaged and Satisfied Workforce | Vantage Circle HR Blog
New tools are improving engagement, performance, and retention.| Harvard Business Review
French powerhouse LVMH has created a constellation of the most lucrative brands in the world, from Dior to Dom Pérignon. Its chairman explains that success comes down to a four-part paradox: Be timeless and modern, fast growing and highly profitable—all at once.| Harvard Business Review
The economic toll of the Covid-19 pandemic is expected to leave more than 140 million people out of work and another 1.6 billion at risk of income loss. Unfortunately, many of the jobs lost simply won’t return. At the same time, certain companies and industries like logistics and manufacturing can’t hire fast enough. Shifting to a skills-focused approach is a viable solution to an evolving workforce dilemma. Evaluating employees and new hires based on their skill sets instead of their wor...| Harvard Business Review
But if there are two, her odds go way up.| Harvard Business Review
Businesses have never done as much hiring as they do today and have never done a worse job of it, says Peter Cappelli of Wharton. Much of the process is outsourced to companies such as Randstad, Manpower, and Adecco, which in turn use subcontractors to scour LinkedIn and social media for potential candidates. When applications come—always electronically—software sifts through them for key words that hiring managers want to see. Vendors offer an array of smart-sounding tools that claim to ...| Harvard Business Review
Why are consumers increasingly dissatisfied with the quality of help they get from customer service departments? The authors’ surveys and interviews with contact center personnel worldwide suggest that companies don’t hire the right people as frontline reps, nor do they equip them to handle the increasingly complex challenges that come with the job. Every rep can be classified as one of seven types, say the authors. Supportive “Empathizers” constitute the largest group, and managers p...| Harvard Business Review
Poor onboarding can leave your employees with lower confidence in their new roles, worsened levels of engagement, and an increased risk of jumping ship when they see a new, more exciting position elsewhere. On the other hand, companies that implement a formal onboarding program could see 50% greater employee retention among new recruits and 62% greater productivity within the same group. Given that how you onboard your employees will determine their experience, managers can take the following...| Harvard Business Review
Bringing a new employee onboard is both an exciting and stressful time. And while managers play a critical role in shaping a new employees’ first weeks and months, a broader team effort can ensure the experience is both positive and productive. Over the past few years, Microsoft has been working to improve its onboarding process through a pilot program involving “onboarding buddies”: a dedicated current employee assigned to help a new hire’s transition. The company learned that these ...| Harvard Business Review
Covid-19 spurred on the Great Resignation of 2021, during which record numbers of employees voluntarily quit their jobs. But what we are living through is not just short-term turbulence provoked by the pandemic. Instead, it’s the continuation of a trend of rising quit rates that began more than a decade ago. Five main factors are at play in this trend: retirement, relocation, reconsideration, reshuffling, and reluctance . All of these factors, the authors argue, are here to stay. They ...| Harvard Business Review