Layoffs and furloughs. Office shutdowns and business closures. Today, these are the topics making headlines—and taking up the focus of many HR … Read more
Rocky Road: The Labor Market Will Be in Crisis for a Long Time
In September 1945 the U.S. economy lost almost 2 million jobs as the military demobilized after the end of WWII. This April, the economy lost over ten … Read more
Does a Desire to Remain on Unemployment Make a Worker Less Loyal?
There are a lot of people writing and talking about the federal and state financial support available for people affected by the COVID-19 virus. Many of … Read more
COVID-19 Will Create Demand for (and Shortage of) Manufacturing Jobs
In just a few weeks, the coronavirus has come to dominate the news, crash the stock market, and bring us to the verge of a recession. The pullback in … Read more
Is Your Recruiting Strategy Ready for the Challenges of the 2020s?
As we enter a new decade with the hiring landscape tougher than ever, updating your hiring process to meet the challenges posed by candidate shortages and … Read more
There’s An Untapped Pool of Skilled People You Don’t Even Consider
As we step into a new year and a new decade, HR and talent acquisition professionals will be faced with a slew of both new challenges and new opportunities … Read more
Vet Job Prospects Are Bright Unless You’re a Woman
Today in the US, it’s Veteran’s Day. And it brings some of the best job news for veterans in years. From an unemployment rate that at one time … Read more
Laid Off Workers Are Gun Shy, So Attract Them With a Positive Culture
The number of displaced workers reached 6.8 million from 2015 to 2017, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ most recent displacement report. Though … Read more
Workers Staying Put Will Make Jobs Even Harder to Fill
Is talk of a global economic slowdown beginning to worry American workers? That’s one explanation for a Gartner survey finding that a majority of US … Read more
Understanding Labor Mobility
Companies that hire in a tight labor market need to get creative when they attract candidates. That means looking at different factors that influence … Read more