Hiring top-tier talent is more difficult now than ever, and many employers struggle to recruit candidates with the skills and experience they need. Unfortunately, many of these employers are still using recruiting processes developed years ago, when the job market was less competitive, leading to avoidable mistakes. Here are some […]
The End of Micromanagement
The evidence that micromanagement is counterproductive is plentiful. However, it’s only one possible style of management among many, and some aspects of micromanagement may have a place in a well-rounded manager’s toolkit. In today’s environment, when demand for skilled employees is higher than ever, managers need to find new ways […]
Issues and Controversies in Hybrid Work
Telecommuting, remote work, hybrid work, distance work, home office, distributed workforce… Whatever it’s called, Work From Home (WFH) has surged into center stage as one of the hottest issues both in the labor market and the UK political arena. Why has the location of workers become a political issue, and […]
Lowering Your Standards? Coping with Recruiter Shortages
While employment levels in Europe have largely returned to pre-pandemic levels, a return to status-quo still means significant challenges for companies looking to recruit top talent. In addition, there are huge pressures on the staffing industry. Faced with a shortage of both quality candidates, and recruiters to find them, do […]
Winning the Talent War: Long-Term Strategies for Successful Life Sciences Recruitment
The talent shortage in life sciences is nothing new: the trend has been growing for years. Exacerbated by pressures on pharma firms due to the pandemic, the great resignation, and rapidly changing technologies, this skill and talent shortage is threatening innovation. What are some strategies for success? Problems in Life […]
The Great Resignation Part 2: Why Do People Stay?
Last month, we explored some of the many reasons why people are quitting jobs in record numbers. This month we’ll look at the factors that make people stay at a job, or accept a new one, and how smart employers are improving talent acquisition and retention. Reasons Why Employees Stay […]
The Great Resignation Part 1: Why do People Quit?
The Great Resignation is making headlines around the world, but what it is and why it’s happening are interpreted in wildly different ways. Are people leaving their jobs because they are lazy? Because they feel unsafe? Because they get better offers? Let’s take a fact-driven approach to find out why […]
Measuring Success: Recruitment Metrics that Matter
Staffing and recruitment is more art than science. Finding perfect matches, fostering growth and development, and improving satisfaction and contentment require soft skills, intuition, and a little luck. However, just because the work is intangible doesn’t mean the results can’t be. Here are the tools for measuring recruitment success. Recruitment […]
