The Must-Read Articles for Talent Professionals This Week
When it comes to workplace trends, everything old is new again.
Or so says one Gen Z writer, Leila Frankina, in a recent Fast Company article: “I’ll admit,” she writes, “that I’ve gone down countless rabbit holes on TikTok to hear more about office life and the trends that surround it. What surprised me the most was that these work-related trends are really not new.”
Leila highlights, for example, that Gen X was known for “quiet quitting” in the 1990s, while a “bare minimum Monday” vibe can be found in the song Manic Monday — a hit for the Bangles back in 1984. She finds all the latest hashtags and buzzwords in television shows, movies, and country songs from decades past, not to mention one trend that stretches back to the 19th century. (Spoiler alert: Lots of people like lazing around in their bed.)
To learn more about these trends — and why they shouldn’t be ignored even if they aren’t original — be sure to check out the top spot on our list below of must-read articles for talent professionals. And further down our list, you can find out why a new law could unleash a race for tech talent; what Beyoncé’s latest album can teach us about workplace exclusion; and how L&D leaders can elevate the importance of upskilling to the C-suite.
Here are the must-read articles from this week:
1. 9 Gen Z Work Trends That Aren’t New But Hit Different Now (Fast Company)
2. Noncompetes Are Dead — and Tech Workers Are Free to Roam (Wired)
3. New Research Reveals Resumes with Black Names Experience Bias In the Hiring Process (The Pink Elephant Newsletter)
4. What’s the Value of Sourcing? (Glen Cathey on LinkedIn)
5. Lessons from Beyoncé on Navigating Exclusion (Harvard Business Review)
6. Bridging the Gap: Elevating Upskilling to the CEO Agenda (Work and Career Newsletter)
7. Recruiters: Future Proof Yourself (Matt Alder on LinkedIn)
8. Boost Career Development with These 7 Steps (LinkedIn Talent Blog)
9. Men Disproportionately Benefit from On-Site Work, Says Lean In (HRDive)
10. They Say Drugs Make Them Better at Their Jobs. Are They Tripping? (The Wall Street Journal)
Here is the must-listen podcast:
Finding the Right Fit When You Have Strong Brand Recognition with Andrew Paterson of the LEGO Group (The Employer Branding Podcast)
