It’s been a bumpy ride over the past year for recruiters, employees, and candidates alike. The Great Reshuffle segued into Quiet Quitting only to be disrupted by inflation, economic uncertainty, and mass layoffs in the tech world. Yet throughout all of this, hiring around the globe has remained strong, and employers continue to think about
For talent professionals looking to attract Gen Z workers to their companies, selling “prestige” may not be the way to go. According to a recent article from BBC Worklife, Gen Zers may be less than impressed with a company’s name recognition or working in industries that traditionally hold a lot of cachet. The youngest generation
Do you know how your employees are using generative AI at work? There’s a good chance that more people are using generative AI (GAI) than you think, and most of them are doing it without your knowledge or permission. A recent survey found that more than 40% of professionals have used ChatGPT or other generative
Eduardo Kist, an HR digital learning solutions lead at Johnson & Johnson, recently wanted to upgrade his skills. He had already spearheaded several projects using people analytics, talent, and strategic skills, and was looking for new challenges. “I wanted to transition within my role,” Eduardo says. “I was looking for a mentor — specifically, someone
One step all companies should take to keep pace with an ever-changing labor market, advises LinkedIn’s chief economist Karin Kimbrough, is adopting a holistic, skills-first talent strategy across both hiring and learning and development programs. This will, she says, address an urgent business challenge: “finding the people who have the skills that businesses need, keeping
Interviews can be intensely vulnerable and emotional experiences for candidates. They’re trying to put their best foot forward, but nerves inevitably get in the way. Based on my experiences interviewing many high performers: Even stellar candidates can end up rambling in an interview! It is essential to learn how to interrupt candidates when they drone
A recent study makes one thing clear: Candidates do not want to work somewhere that’s described as having a family-like culture. Maybe the description conjures up memories of dysfunctional holiday dinners or candidates simply feel it implies blurred boundaries and an unhealthy work-life balance, but a mention during the interview process of a culture that’s
The recent, widespread layoffs in the tech world have been hard on recruiters. “It’s been brutal,” says Anne Fuller, a Milwaukee-based former recruiter who, in 2022 alone, left one company because they were in the midst of a hiring freeze and was then laid off from her next job. “Recruiters and HR professionals in general
We’ve all had moments where we question our career choices. Maybe we’ve felt like an imposter, wanted to strike out on our own, asked existential questions about why we spend so much of our week working in an unfulfilling role, or simply thrown up our arms in frustration at the negative workplace environment we’ve found
If you’re not already familiar with the term “skills-first hiring,” you probably will be soon: 75% of recruiting pros say it’ll be a priority for their company this year, and it’s not hard to see why. Skills-first hiring — the idea of hiring candidates for what they can actually do, rather than relying solely on
