The coronavirus crisis continues to impact how we work, making it clear that the situation will not simply return to normal in a few months. Leading companies are looking ahead, anticipating that the recovery will likely be a long journey and planning for a new normal. Organizations are embracing technologies…...
Career Coaches Weigh In: Improving the Hiring Process During COVID-19
Companies—and individuals—are in survival mode right now, facing difficult decisions amid COVID-19 restrictions. Companies are making moves to insulate their businesses from the pandemic’s effects. However, layoffs have already become unavoidable for some industries, while others are in full hiring mode. When Glassdoor released its 2020 Best Places to…...
Why It’s Worth It To Apply For A Job During A Pandemic
Last week, another 5.2 million Americans filed for unemployment — about 22 million Americans have filed for unemployment in the previous four weeks given COVID-19. As the coronavirus pandemic stretches from weeks into months, it’s reshaping the U.S. job market at lightning speed. For perspective, the U.S. is on track to lose as many job…...
You’re So Vain, We’re Not Going to Hire You
There has been much speculation about who Carly Simon was referring to in her song “You’re So Vain,” with Warren Beatty vainly telling everyone the song was about him when, in all actuality, he was only partly right. In 2015, Simon was reported as saying, “I have confirmed that the second verse…...
15 Motivating Tips For Job Hunters Facing Constant Rejection
A job market is an uncertain place, even at the best of times. Job seekers have the unenviable task of canvassing dozens of potential employers and inquiring about jobs. And the more positions you apply for, it’s more than likely that rejections will happen from time to time. However, with…...
How to Get Hired Without Leaving the House
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect economies all over the world, most of the workforce is left wondering about the next steps and the implications that the outbreak might have on their future career. If you fall into this category – whether you were job hunting or just about…...
Employee Experience: New Way to Win the War for Talent
Leading HR executives globally are embracing advanced digital platforms to create employee experiences designed to attract and retain top talent and drive business results, ServiceNow® research shows Digital experiences outside of work have made life simpler, easier and more convenient. Today’s top talent is demanding the same at work, and…...
How To Ace Your Virtual Interview
In efforts to limit the spread of the COVID-19, many companies have adapted to remote work by leveraging video systems like Zoom to connect virtually with their employees. Employers, who are still actively hiring, like Instacart, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, are opting for virtual interactions to take the place of in-person job…...
The Job Seeker Sweet Spot: What does it take to attract and engage top talent?
If there’s one thing job seekers have in today’s labour market, it’s options. As a result, companies are getting creative in order to attract, retain and engage talent. To do this, they’re putting a greater emphasis on establishing a positive employee experience. A company’s employee experience refers to the way in which…...
Should leaders trust their gut?
Let's say you're interviewing a new applicant for a job and you feel something is off. You can't quite put your finger on it, but you're a bit uncomfortable with this person. The applicant says all the right things, their resume is great and would be a perfect hire for…...
How to Overcome Stress and Attract Great Employees
As a leader, you’re constantly competing for talent. You want to hire and work with the best, and you deserve to work with a strong team. Unfortunately, stress prevents us from building and exercising our interpersonal skills. In extreme circumstances, there is a clear link between chronic stress and a…...
We’re Unconsciously Hiring the Wrong Candidates
It's easy to easily establish unconscious biases about who the "best fit" for a job might be based on our individual experiences. For example, let’s say that you attended a top university like Harvard or Yale, and you receive a slew of applications from candidates, some of whom attended universities ranked lower than…...
8 Clues That a Candidate Will be an Exceptional Employee
Over the past 40 years, I have reviewed at least 30,000 resumes and LinkedIn profiles and personally interviewed over 5,000 job candidates. After tracking the subsequent performance of hundreds of these people, it became apparent that there were clues in the resume and work history that accurately predicted the likelihood the person would…...
How to Win the War for Talent in 2020
No matter which 2020 workplace predictions or forecasts you read, people are the focal point. The need to attract and retain talent in a competitive labor market will continue to intensify regardless of technological innovations through AI and automation. Developing a distinct employment brand and fostering a strong culture to attract and…...
Your Approach to Hiring Is All Wrong
Businesses have never done as much hiring as they do today. They’ve never spent as much money doing it. And they’ve never done a worse job of it. For most of the post–World War II era, large corporations went about hiring this way: Human resources experts prepared a detailed job analysis to…...
Three Things That Will Drive Your Best Employees Out The Door
Full disclosure—I’m a bad manager. As the CEO of an executive search firm, I tend to overlook important management responsibilities and mainly focus on recruiting, sales, marketing, schmoozing and other creative activities. It's like a good baseball player that segues into a terrible coach. The skills in one area don't…...
