What does hiring look like in the next year? This is a question on the minds of many of my clients, candidates and those in my professional network. At the end of July, news leaked that Apple is going to slow down hiring over the next year in anticipation of a looming economic downturn. Even though not an official announcement, it instantly made [...]
According to the experts and all the studies, the length of a job commute is inversely proportional to life satisfaction — and a big contributor to job burnout. But what if you have no choice? While getting your commute down to its shortest possible span might seem like the wise move, a study by Barcelona Institute for Global Health shows that commuting through [...]
The IRS issued a warning in June (attached) that bad actors are using fake job offers to steal personally identifying information as well as money. Specifically, they get their hands on your personal information and use it to file for unemployment in your name — which can really mess with your records and your taxes. How to tell if a job offer is a [...]
In June, the founder and CEO of Yelp, Jeremy Stoppelman, boldly referred to hybrid work as “the worst of both worlds” and “the hell of half measures.” Unlike a lot of CEOs, however, he didn’t double down on coming back to the office. Instead, Yelp announced that it’s closing offices in New York, Chicago and D.C.—as well as reducing its Phoenix space—and sending [...]
The hiring process at many companies is far too complicated, and I get why. You want to make sure you’re hiring the right people. Onboarding new hires is expensive, after all. But the fear of making a mistake in hiring has overly complicated the process for many companies today. For instance, in cross-functional organizations where a new hire will work with many different [...]
Another day, another remote work poll. McKinsey’s latest data shows that 58% of Americans demand the choice of working from home at least once a week, and 35% want the option EVERY day. Yet, those with the option to work at home or in the office typically work remotely only 3.3 days a week. They still find value in coming into the office, [...]
When you’re interviewing candidates for an open role, it’s typically pretty easy to come up with tactical questions to ask about things like experience, software skills and other tangibles. But behavioral questions are just as important, and can be more tricky to come up with. Based on my 25+ years as a recruiter, here are a few categories you should consider covering: ✅ Questions [...]
Job interviews range from awkward to uncomfortable to terrifying for most people. But like with most experiences, the more practice you get in advance, the less daunting the interview. With that in mind, here are some ways you can “practice” for #jobinterviews before you enter the arena: 💡 Networking events give you an opportunity to make your pitch to other professionals and gain practice [...]
Want to find better employees? Offer better benefits. Because while benefits don’t often make or break a contract with a potential hire, they are certainly a factor in a hiring market where talent has a lot of choices. For this reason, according to a recent national study, 88% of HR managers confirm that they’ve upgraded their employee benefits since the pandemic began. They’re [...]
By now, most of us probably could have guessed it, but the statistics are in—mental health improves when you work from home. In a recent report by Prodoscore (an employee visibility and productivity intelligence software provider), 36.7% of those surveyed say their mental health has been impacted positively by work from home. In fact, 82% of all work from home workers are happier [...]