Everyone talks about staying connected, and many of us assume we are — I diligently carry my Blackberry with me everywhere. However, the future is about what you can do once you are connected. TLNT recently reported on a new …
Maybe it’s not about whether there’s potential for a skills shortage in your company. Maybe it’s the shortage of workers with potential that should be keeping you up at night. A recent Human Resource Executive Online article cited the same …
The weather outside is getting colder. Football, soccer, and hockey are back. As the leaves change, and we get closer and closer to turkey and stuffing time, have you noticed that those hot reqs are getting a little cold too? …
I’ve been following some of the stories in the news about companies that post job openings with an “only those currently employed need apply” clause, or some variation thereof, to exclude unemployed workers from applying. The latest comes from the …
Ever since I wrote about recruiting strategies discriminating against the long-term unemployed a few weeks ago, I’ve been keeping an eye out for other articles about the reluctance of companies to hire someone who has been unemployed for an extended …
It cannot be written or said enough: The way the workforce is sourced into an organization matters quite a bit. Ultimately, the people you select as members of your team will become the difference makers — the ones with the …
Below are some observations, studies, and other good reads from the past two weeks on some of our favorite Seamless Workforce topics. Recruiting strategies and RPO Human Resource Executive Online reported the results of a recent Everest Group study, which …
We’ve identified the rolling talent deficit and talked about how to measure it, but what is the real impact to your organization? In short, it hurts your employment brand and your ability to recruit in the future. In my last …
I just read a couple of disturbing articles that underscore some of the ways companies are struggling to deal with the new reality of recruiting today. The first was a New York Times article, “The Help-Wanted Sign Comes with a …
In my last post about the rolling talent deficit, I talked about the problem of having unfilled positions month after month. After a while, this cycle takes its toll on an organization and can lead to an almost insurmountable backlog …
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