Diversity has taken on a whole new urgency. Are you ready?
A remote workforce. Mass layoffs. Thousands of furloughs. The Covid-19 Pandemic created unforeseen challenges for Human Resources professionals. Then, the George Floyd tragedy changed everything....
View ArticleEliminate Your Greatest Barrier To Successful Diversity Recruiting
A survey of 250 full-time talent acquisition or recruitment professionals by Yello.co found that the top reason for not meeting the challenges of diversity recruiting was a “lack of time and resources...
View Article“Normal” Continues To Elude Higher Education
Just when it looked like more and more colleges were finding ways to provide a face-to-face learning experience during the continuing pandemic, West Chester University (right in my backyard) announced...
View ArticleSubstitute Teacher Shortage Spreads Like COVID
Whether a school is instructing in-person or online, one thing remains the same — they need an increasing number of substitute teachers from an ever-decreasing talent pool. How prevalent is the...
View ArticleIt’s Not Whether We Communicate, But How Effectively We Communicate
It is unlikely anyone would challenge the belief that strong and open communication is essential in building a client-agency relationship. And, if done artfully and regularly, great communication...
View ArticleA Report Card on Educational Services Jobs
The nation was waiting in anticipation of great numbers when the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the latest jobs report on Friday, April 2. However, the announcement that total non-farm payroll...
View Article“I Quit!” Are we in the period of The Great Resignation?
It’s spreading through companies faster than the omicron variant. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were a record 4.5 million workers who quit their jobs in November 2021....
View ArticleManufacturing Employment. A short history.
There was a time – actually, spanning many decades – when manufacturing led the growth of the world’s largest economy. Back in 1920 approximately 40% of the jobs in the United States were in...
View ArticleSo much fanfare over the July Jobs Numbers. Here’s what recruiters need to know.
It was the first Friday in August. The time slowly inching its way to 8:30 am. It’s only a few agonizing minutes until the jobs number was to be revealed just as it is the first Friday of every...
View ArticleJOB MARKET: Where Did Everybody Go?
In this post-pandemic era, recruiters and candidates are playing a more aggressive game of hide and seek. Candidates are more difficult to find due to a variety of market realities. And there is even...
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