Happy Friday! Take a look at this week’s must read articles for recruiters, hiring managers and everyone in between:
Flexible work culture: What today’s candidates really want (Read @ Career Builder)
In today’s rapidly evolving work landscape, candidates are placing a premium on flexibility, not just in terms of remote work but in all aspects of the job.
Successful Talent Acquisition Goes Beyond the Job Offer (Read @ SHRM)
Today’s volatile and dynamic job market is reshaping how organizations approach talent acquisition. Amidst reports of widespread layoffs, particularly in the tech industry, employees are looking to work for companies with a strong commitment to employees.
What Are the Work Opportunity Tax Credit – WOTC – Target Groups?
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit, known as #WOTC, is a federal tax credit available to employers who hire individuals from disadvantaged groups of workers that have historically faced barriers to finding employment.
5 Ways Companies Are Addressing Skills Gaps in Their Workforce (Read @ Harvard Business Review)
For years, business and HR leaders pinned their hopes for better workplace learning on MOOCs, or massive open online courses. Unfortunately, the evidence continues to show that these are not enough on their own, particularly for those who most need them.
You’re Not Imagining It—Job Hunting Is Getting Worse (Read @ Time)
There was a time, not too long ago, when employers were in such a rush to hire workers that they were doing anything they could to make it easier for people to apply.
Work Shift: What We’ve Learned from the Great Resignation (Read @ Bloomberg)
Two years and over 100 million quits later, some observers are calling time on the Great Resignation. About 2.4% of Americans quit their jobs in April on a seasonally adjusted basis, finally falling back down to 2019 levels after a period of torrid turnover.
Interviewing Candidates During Organizational Change (Read @ ERE)
You wouldn’t know from reading the business news that there are, in fact, stable companies out there. But this article isn’t for them; it’s for the leaders whose organizations are experiencing mergers, market shifts, disruptions, or layoffs.
Diversity recruitment is healthy; Diversity retention isn’t: 6 things HR needs to do now (Read @ HR Morning)
Great job, HR! Diversity recruitment is up — exactly what many companies prioritized in recent years. But, there’s a glitch. And it’s a big one. Diversity retention is down.
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