If anyone has the data on trends, it’s Google. So, if everyone wants to work from home, you’d expect Google to know and plan their business around it, but instead, they are actively contributing to the new office space trends. “It might seem counterintuitive to step up our
Russia invaded Ukraine, and Ukrainian lives changed forever. Work had to stop, soldiers and civilians mobilized, people evacuated, and grandmas learned how to make Molotov cocktails with instructions from Google. If you’re living safely in the United States or anywhere outside Ukraine, it shouldn’t affect your work. Your employees should
Way back in the dark ages of 2019, it was pretty obvious how you should pay people, and location was a big part of that decision calculus. Everyone understood that if you lived and worked in Silicon Valley, your salary would be higher than if you lived and
We don’t discuss three things: Money, politics, and religion. I’ll leave the politics and religion for another article, but we really should talk about money – specifically, salaries. How taboos change Can you recommend a therapist? Have you had therapy? Those questions would have been shocking and rude
You probably want to stay away from Reddit’s new subreddit, /r/antiwork – also known in everyday parlance as the “anti-work movement”. It’s just a bunch of people whining, right? Well, yes, but if you manage people or work in HR, you need to be aware of what is happening. With
How is your budget? Because inflation hits everyone, hiring isn’t easy, and now you may be hiring with leaner teams and budgets just in the time where everything costs more. This means a more agile recruitment process for you and your company. Many businesses had massive cutbacks in
You’ve heard of the great resignation, and you’ve heard that candidates now ghost employers rather than the other way around. Does this mean that the rules of engagement for talent recruitment have changed? The old rules of talent attraction The employer posts the job, you apply, beg for
You have used a funnel to pour gasoline into your lawnmower or salad dressing into a narrow-necked bottle, but have you thought about using a funnel to recruit and hire? All funnels start broad and narrow, resulting in a small amount going into the container. A hiring and
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the office, the Delta Variant popped up. Changing COVID regulations have tossed businesses back and forth, and this is another toss. Here’s how your business should approach this change. It’s a tough time. To help you, we
The Great Resignation continues to march on through American businesses and will most likely strike your business. However, the hope is that you can use this to recruit fabulous new people while focusing on retaining your top talent at the same time. That means you need to focus on
