Over the last few years, millennials have been in the spotlight for many reasons. At work in particular, much has been discussed about them: their goals, their ambitions, their overall mindset. Yet there are so many enigmas still to solve. How do we recruit the…
A lot of people consider manufacturing to be an industry in decline, but many great manufacturing jobs are still available. While manufacturing did lose jobs in the 1990s and the great recession, the industry actually added 170,000 jobs in 2017. Not to mention, a handful of major…
Many recruitment leaders I work with want their recruitment CRM to generate fees, but often recruiters are all too happy to jump back into spreadsheets, LinkedIn, notebooks and “going by memory” rather than use their CRM system properly. The above results in a nightmare for…
Being anticipatory can mean many things. In some cases, it’s about identifying opportunities for major disruptions that you yourself can introduce (think Uber, Kickstarter and other innovations that set entire industries on their ear.) But being anticipatory also means being aware of outside disruptions that…
As many of you will know, the deadline for this is fast approaching. In an event I attended, I learned that to date only 12% of the c.9,000 employers covered by the regulations have so far published their figures. That means there’s a great many…
Not long ago, many brands began burying their contact information behind interactive FAQs. This design, while effective at deflecting issues, can also make needy customers upset. It has inspired services like GetHuman, which reveals brands’ contact information, and fueled consumer’s top complaint: not being able…
It is alarming to still hear the challenges that many individuals have once recruited into an organization that describes themselves as providing “flexibility”. In working with professionals of all ages and all organizational levels, it is still evident that many organizations spruik this right during…
Many discussions have been held on the role of artificial intelligence in HR. HR professionals and thought leaders say that it will accelerate economic growth in the coming few years. By adopting this technology, HR managers and recruiters are becoming more efficient and productive. AI…