Tag: Talent

January 5, 2024

Why Companies Still Aren’t in a Firing Mood

Why Companies Still Aren’t in a Firing Mood

Why Companies Still Aren’t in a Firing Mood Even as recession fears swirled last year, companies were reluctant to let workers go. What will the rising hope of a soft landing for the economy do for the job market? By  Justin Lahart Jan. 4, 2024 5:30 am ET   A lot of people spent muchRead More

August 15, 2023

How to Spot and Support First-Generation College Talent

How to Spot and Support First-Generation College Talent

May 31, 2023 First-generation college graduates can lag behind their peers in educational and professional outcomes, despite comparable skills. Ryan Secard First-generation college graduates—that is, people who are the first in their close or extended family to graduate from college—can fly under the radar during recruitment. Despite having suitable skills to enter the workforce onRead More

June 1, 2023

How to Spot and Support First-Generation College Talent

How to Spot and Support First-Generation College Talent

First-generation college graduates can lag behind their peers in educational and professional outcomes, despite comparable skills. First-generation college graduates—that is, people who are the first in their close or extended family to graduate from college—can fly under the radar during recruitment. Despite having suitable skills to enter the workforce on paper, many first-generation graduates haveRead More

March 6, 2023

The Truth About the Four-Day Workweek, From People Who Have Tried It

The Truth About the Four-Day Workweek, From People Who Have Tried It

Some bosses say hours worked is the best proxy for productivity. Many workers say output is the only metric that matters.   By Gretchen Tarrant Feb. 25, 2023 5:30 am ET More companies are experimenting with the four-day workweek, and workers who have tried it are divided on how fruitful an abbreviated schedule can be. Hundreds ofRead More

February 22, 2023

5 Things to Look for in Your Future Leaders

5 Things to Look for in Your Future Leaders

Feb. 7, 2023 Bosses tend to be more about the power of their position, while a good leader looks at the influence of their position. Jay Richards One of the main reasons employees leave their companies is because of their boss. Note that there is a difference between a “boss” and a leader. When youRead More

February 6, 2023

Head-Scratching Job Gains in January: Labor Market Remains Hot

Head-Scratching Job Gains in January: Labor Market Remains Hot

February 3, 2023 | Author: Mallory Vachon, Ph.D., Sr. Economist The economy added an unexpected 517,000 jobs in January, completely smashing economists’ expectations of 187,000. January’s job gains are puzzling given the headlines and expectations of a slowdown in hiring. Not only is this well-above recent months’ job gains, but it’s the highest since JulyRead More

January 6, 2023

A Talent Shortage Is the Perfect Time to Invest in Your Existing Team

A Talent Shortage Is the Perfect Time to Invest in Your Existing Team

Jan. 4, 2023 With competition for talent fierce in the New England biotech industry, medical device manufacturer KMC Systems tried a different approach. Scott Leon The med tech and biotech industries are booming in New England. In Massachusetts alone, the biopharma sector grew 13.2% last year, and the state is the largest recipient of NIHRead More

November 29, 2022

The Battle for Talent: 3 Manufacturers Share Their Wins

The Battle for Talent: 3 Manufacturers Share Their Wins

Nov. 21, 2022 Sometimes the best solutions have been developed by companies looking to serve their own unique needs. Ethan Karp American manufacturers are missing out on serious revenue due to talent shortages. Last year, the research firm Korn Ferry predicted that unrealized output from manufacturing talent shortfalls will grow to more than $607 billion by 2030.Read More

August 25, 2022

The Great Resignation Is Cooling Off

The Great Resignation Is Cooling Off

Over the past two years, Americans were leveraging their current jobs for more pay with competing firms, part of the Great Resignation across the nation. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s July 2022, Labor Market Survey released on Monday, more Americans are staying at their current firms as the rate of employeesRead More

June 3, 2022

US Private Hiring Slows in May Amid Worker Shortage

US Private Hiring Slows in May Amid Worker Shortage

June 2, 2022 Payroll services firm ADP's data could foreshadow weaker hiring last month in the U.S. economy. Agence France-Presse U.S. businesses slowed hiring in May, amid an ongoing struggle to find workers and high inflation, according to an industry survey Thursday. Payroll services firm ADP said private employment rose by 128,000 positions last month,Read More