According to a report by CNBC, the number of payrolled jobs lost since the start of the global coronavirus pandemic is more than double the number lost during the Great Recession. The same report features testimony from a number of recent graduates who have had job offers withdrawn due to the economic shutdown, creating a semi-hidden tier of additional employment loss. We are potentially looking at an entire ...
Every candidate on the job market is looking for the perfect position — and that's harder than it sounds. Looking for a job is a full-time job of its own. Job seekers head into the market every single day to ensure they'll get the role they truly desire. Even though it's a very tiring and time-consuming process, candidates put up with it because they know they will be rewarded in the end. On the flip side, employers are doing a very similar ...
In today's turbulent business environment, many companies have struggled to stay above water. I know a thing or two about overcoming this kind of adversity: I started my current company, Fingerpaint, in 2008 at the peak of the Great Recession. Despite this, I'm proud to say that I have never laid off an employee due to a downturn in business. Personally, I advocate against using layoffs as a means of saving ...
Artificial intelligence makes everything easier. Google Maps tells us the optimal route to the grocery store so we don't have to worry about traffic. Spotify algorithmically recommends new music based on our past listening habits, and we never have to worry about getting bored with our workplace soundtracks. Cutting-edge job-matching tools tell us which candidates would make the best fits for our open roles, doing away with the time-consuming sourcing and ...
The global pandemic has altered many aspects of the world, from our healthcare systems to unemployment rates, but it has had an especially profound impact on the world of work — and experts anticipate that impact will linger for a long time. Specifically, they predict that more people will continue to work from home even after the pandemic ends. Some employees
In early February, The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a motion to block a subpoena for the identity of 10 individual Glassdoor posters, who were accused by their former employer, Kraken, of violating a non-disparagement agreement by posting reviews on the site. The case, which could be a watershed moment in the history of digital data privacy, illustrates how far employers will go to protect their reputations on review-based ...
Millions of people have been getting a crash course in working from home during the pandemic, and for all the funny Zoom meeting interruptions by pets and children, we've been getting the work done. The social impact of this crisis will be studied for years, but the impromptu mass experiment in working from home may shape the future of work in unexpected ways. One thing we'll need ...
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