Job searching is probably one of the most stressful experiences we go through in our personal or professional lives. It’s an emotional rollercoaster mixed in with the ups and downs—the initial interviews, the canned rejections, and the eventual job offers—are succinct and often painstakingly cryptic...
2020 brought a sea change to business as usual as the American workforce—and global enterprise—went fully remote. Remote work has become the new normal. There have been some perks for employers, too, saving on business maintenance, upkeep, and travel expenses. About 64% of employees currently...
You're probably on the job hunt or open to it if you're reading this blog. At the start and height of the pandemic, professionals were gun shy about making any big moves in a disruptive marketplace. A lot has changed. Today there are five million...
As we gradually move on from the first major global pandemic in modern history, American employers are on the edge of the next major disruption—the sansdemic. That’s the lack of available talent that is alarmingly projected to become a growing scarcity over our lifetimes—and the...
For the first time in decades, there are 1.5 jobs open for every unemployed American. Any other time in modern workplace history, all employers had to do was post a position or put a Help Wanted sign in the window and wait comfortably as the...
We started hearing about the Great Resignation back in 2019, but according to Ryan Roslansky, CEO at LinkedIn, the workforce is actually undergoing a “Great Reshuffle.” As Roslansky explains it, the pandemic sparked a change in how we work and what we value. On the...
If you’re reading this blog, you probably aren’t a stranger to all the obstacles to recruiting and retaining long-term hires in today’s talent market. With more Fortune 500 companies going fully remote and considering candidates in new geographies since the mass cubicle exodus started last...
When it comes to bringing on new talent, it’s critical to remember that while the goal of diversity and inclusion is key in building an accepting workplace where everyone can do their best work, using preferred employee and applicant pronouns is more than a common...
While job candidates and new hires ghosting employers has been a trend for years, another disturbing hiring trend is coming into sharper focus again. That’s because more candidates are expressing their frustration about recruiters and their companies going radio silent at all stages of the...
Last year the pandemic jolted the job market from a job seeker’s market into an employer’s market with the world economies crashing in freefall and layoffs and furloughs accelerating. Hundreds of thousands of businesses closed their doors with millions of workers losing their jobs—all too...