Most industries are experiencing a hiring freeze as a result of isolation orders and social distancing requirements, and although certain essential industries have actually seen an uptick in hiring, many people are left to wonder how they can most effectively spend their time to prepare for the new world that will evolve over the coming months?
The state of the modern workforce has changed. Commuter and in-office culture is rapidly being replaced by a majority remote workforce due to public health threats posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. This means that hiring needs are being updated, and in turn hiring practices as well. (more…)
Warren Buffett famously quipped that all employees must embody energy, intelligence, and integrity. And the hands-down most important? For Buffett, it’s integrity‘without which you’ll only wind up with a clever, fast-moving thief.
We couldn’t agree more. Job applications and interviews tend to focus on other candidate characteristics’without confirming that these will be put to use for the right reasons. But honesty plays a more significant role than most hiring managers might realize.
Consider this: for modern businesses, nearly 75% of data breaches are created from within. In 2019 alone, the average data breach cost a company $3.9 million. Failing to evaluate integrity results in significant risk’and can impact your company with tragic and avoidable loss.
A 3 min excerpt from an interview of Cheri Hanson, Talent Recruiting Operations Manager at Cargill, a privately held company that employs 142,000 people in 66 countries.
I had a good discussion yesterday about hiring referrals and how to increase them. But let’s start here: Why do we care about employee referrals? (more…)
An interesting report mentioned the behavior that most hiring managers will Google their candidates. They will look for applicant’s questionable statements or behaviors (39%), as well as engagement in professional networks (27%) and political views (19%). Candidates are well aware of this. (more…)
Recently I asked leaders of large F500 organizations debating how to improve their diversity programs: “What were their practical and actionable recommendations to counter biases?“
I just read a study looking at the ATS marketplace, the relative market share, and growth rate. In short, Taleo, with an eroding leadership, is still #1. There are more ATS suppliers than ever — the study below monitored a grand total of 109!
We were happy to see that Sodastream created an ad to recruit. Click below to watch.