By Neil Costa February 02, 2024 According to the October and November jobs reports, overall job gains have slowed compared to the massive job growth in September. Yet, the employers’ open positions remained steady in September, which some people have dubbed the “great mismatch”—indicating an economy where open positions and job seekers are plentiful—yet … Continue reading Employers are intentionally leaving job openings unfilled, here’s why
By Pavithra Mohan February 02, 2024 Just this week, UPS revealed its plans to let go of 12,000 workers. A number of tech companies, from PayPal and Salesforce to Google and Microsoft, have cut thousands of jobs in January. The retail sector hasn’t been spared either, with Wayfair and eBay trimming headcount. But despite this … Continue reading Despite high-profile layoffs, employers added 353,000 jobs in January
By Pavithra Mohan As a music teacher, Charissa Duncanson was accustomed to traveling around the country, sharing lessons and ideas about music education with her peers. But after having a baby in 2021, she fretted about how she would stick to a pumping schedule while on the road. Duncanson came to rely on … Continue reading Employers are scrambling to put in places to breastfeed. This company wants to help
By Michael Grothaus December 07, 2023 Unfortunately, ghosting just doesn’t happen in the dating world. The practice is quite common in the professional world when it comes to job hunting. Talk to any recruiter and you’re likely to hear stories about how they had a promising candidate for a position, but that candidate just … Continue reading Employers, this is why you’re being ghosted by job seekers. There are ways to make it stop
By Sam Becker October 27, 2023 With the pandemic mostly behind us, U.S. companies are slowly rolling out return-to-office mandates for many white-collar workers. In fact, 90% of them plan to implement such policies by the end of next year, according to an August survey from Resume Builder. For employers, getting workers back into … Continue reading RTO or retire? Employers may be all too happy to push older workers to decide
By Michael Grothaus January 17, 2023 Employers have cause for concern when it comes to Gen Z workers staying put, suggests a new report by the Oliver Wyman Forum. Among other things surrounding Gen Z, the report delves into the youngest working generation’s views on employment and what they seek to get out of … Continue reading Employers beware: Even your ‘loyal’ Gen Z workers may still be looking for another job
By Jennifer Alsever January 06, 2023 The uber-tight labor market has prompted employers to speed up the hiring process to land the best candidates before they disappear—and increasingly, software is helping to make those job offers. Speed is everything in today’s job market. The nation’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.7% in November, the … Continue reading AI-powered speed hiring could get you an instant job, but are employers moving too fast?
By Audrey Carleton—Nexus Media News November 11, 2022 This article originally appeared in Nexus Media News and was made possible by a grant from the Open Society Foundations. Extreme heat—a phenomenon that is increasing in severity and frequency as the planet warms—is the deadliest weather-related disaster, killing more than 5,600 people each year, … Continue reading Intense heat is responsible for 170,000 work-related injuries each year. Do employers care?
By Sam Becker October 17, 2022 It’s not easy to live up to the standards of new generations, particularly for those who’ve been around for decades. But some of corporate America’s largest and oldest companies are finding ways to roll with the punches, and are earning high marks for being places where workers … Continue reading Old-school employers like AT&T, Cisco, and Microsoft may offer the best career advancement
By Jennifer Alsever July 22, 2022 The hot labor market has cooled in recent months amid talk of a recession and layoffs, but those worrisome indicators haven’t put much of a dent in a peculiar pattern that has emerged in recent years for job seekers: the application, the job interview, the job offer, … Continue reading The hot job market is cooling off. Why are new hires still ghosting employers?
