Inflation is out of control. Recession seems imminent. Unemployment hasn't been this low (3.5%) since 1969. So with all the economic hysteria in the headlines, why are so many companies still hiring? The pandemic brought intense staffing shortages, and a lot of companies are still playing catch-up, trying to get back to a “just right” number of employees. Employees, for their part, are [...]
If there’s one thing you can say about scammers, they’re resourceful. Just when you come up with one way to thwart them, they get even more inventive with their scams. And so it is that #recruitingscams are getting more and more sophisticated by the day. The #betterbusinessbureau believes that 14M people in the US are targeted annually by employment scams (2020 data), who [...]
Whether you’re on #TeamWFH or #TeamOffice, you can’t deny that the work-from-home movement has been a game-changer for many disabled people. As Bloomberg reports, Americans with disabilities achieved a record-high participation rate (since 2008, anyway) this past summer. Specifically, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the labor force force participation rate (LFPR) for persons with a disability in 2019 (pre-pandemic) was 20.8% while [...]
Happy Halloween! Out of deference to today's "holiday" we will discuss a related spooky topic - Ghosting Coasting. (huh?) Ghosting coasting: An activity that’s become rampant in this volatile job market, where under-qualified candidates, brought on by desperate companies, disappear before they can be fired for their poor performance. The term is most often used in the restaurant industry, where a serious dearth [...]
How well do you prepare & develop your employees to progress in their careers? A recent survey by management consulting firm McKinsey found that about 40% of people who are currently employed are dissatisfied in their current job and are considering a switch in roles in the coming months. The biggest reason? It’s not money. Nor is it flexibility to work from home. [...]
“Tim, we’d like to let you know we’ll be sending over an offer this afternoon.” If you’ve been in the hiring world for long enough, you probably have an ingrained belief that a phone call is far more personal and professional than a message. But that mentality is a bit, well, old fashioned these days. Never mind the fact that most people won't [...]
The interview is winding down. It was a good conversation. Then - “So Tim, any last questions?” You’re in a high-stakes interview, and your inclination is to be agreeable: “Nope, I’m all set!” But that could be a mistake. The opportunity to ask one last question isn’t just good etiquette; it may be a test. The interviewer wants to find out if you’ve [...]
"Calm down. Try to relax and focus going into this interview." That's pretty common advice given to many job seekers. Turns out, that may not be good advice. Anyone who has spent any time in athletics knows that the sensations experienced by anxiety and excitement are almost identical. This is why I've always coached my candidates to realize this and turn their anxiety [...]
Want to know what people hate the most about the companies they work for? Trust me, YOU DO — if you want to hang onto your talent. According to a Pew Research Center of 2,003 working Americans, workers were less satisfied with their jobs today than a little over two decades ago. In 1989, 43 percent of workers 50 & older said they [...]
Just how important is #HR in 2022 and beyond? HR used to be seen as more or less an administrative function within organizations, but a few things have conspired to change this. First, the pandemic made the job of HR departments incredibly important in order to regroup, reorient, retrain and relocate teams. Then, the talent crunch got even crunchier, and the competition to [...]