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The October Jobs Report: Why You Need A Focused Approach to Hiring Talent 

Hireology

With a national unemployment rate of 6.9%, we continue to inch closer to pre-pandemic levels of employment, and have made it back to the level of unemployment that we saw two to three years after the 2008 recession. Additionally, the amount of people unemployed for 15 to 26 weeks decreased by 2.3 million to 2.6 million individuals.

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The Future of [Good] Work: Supporting Small Business and creating the world we want to live in

Homebase

When we conduct regular surveys of hourly employees in small businesses, the benefits they cite look remarkably like the research around good jobs. But we have a lot more ahead, including eliminating more headaches and enabling more benefits. But they also provide good jobs. More to share here soon.) This list goes on and on.

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Four Strategies to Help Your Recruiter Help You Land That Role

TeamBuilderSearch

For example, if you feel you would do best in a small start-up, let your recruiter know from the very beginning so that you don’t waste your time–and everyone else’s–by going through rounds of screening and interviews with large organizations. Convey your compensation and benefits package expectations.

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The Top Hiring Trends in Financial Services to Attract The Best Talent

4 Corner Resources Staffing Blog

AI can now assist with the spectrum of hiring activities, from the low-level, like screening resumes and scheduling interviews, to the high-level, like using predictive intelligence to anticipate a prospective candidate’s future success rate on the job. AI has also changed the game when it comes to financial roles.

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Gen Z Rising: How This New Generation Will Transform the Workplace

Employment Metrix

This generation tends to be frugal, probably relating to the recession during their childhoods in 2008. A bonus feature: Besides making Gen Z employees more comfortable and increasing retention, many of these technological innovations that transform the workplace also can benefit the entire organization. Technology Trends.

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33 insanely awesome job ads

Beamery

It also serves as a good way to screen applicants – if someone can’t spot the 10 mistakes maybe they’re not right for the job! Maybe this advert is the thing to change that – it neatly summarises the benefits of the job and assures people that they won’t face standard workplace frustrations.

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An Impending Recession Looms over Recruiters Minds

WizardSourcer

The Great Recession of 2008, caused by the failure of major investment banks like Lehman Brothers, resulted in a significant drop of 5.1% in the United States’ GDP, leading to the loss of 8.7 million jobs within 18 months. How can Independent Recruiters Prepare for a Possible Recession?

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