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How Gen Z’s values will level-up your engineering culture

Stack Overflow

Members of the Gen Z cohort, born between the mid-90s and early 2010 years, are now in their early 20s and seeking out entry-level careers. That’s a stark contrast compared to other generations that predominantly make up the world’s workforce — in Stack Overflow’s 2019 Developer Survey of 90,000 programmers, only 6.8%

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Ageism Is On the Rise and Getting Employers into Trouble - Here's How to Avoid It

Glassdoor for Employers

A big part of the problem is that negative beliefs about older workers are deeply ingrained in our culture. In a recent survey , more than 80% of people between the ages of 50 and 80 said they experience "everyday ageism," such as assumptions about their ability to hear, see, understand, or accomplish tasks that they're perfectly capable of.

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How to Recruit Gen Z: Understanding Their Values and Aspirations

4 Corner Resources Staffing Blog

It’s called Generation Alpha, and it’s loosely defined as beginning around 2010). Surveys have shown flexibility is the number one quality Gen Z-ers prioritize when looking for a new job, even over pay. This tells us culture is of utmost importance in attracting Gen Z-ers. Enter: workplace flexibility.

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Optimizing Hiring Efficiency: Sprout Social’s Strategic Approach for a World Class Candidate Experience

HackerRank

Established in 2010, Sprout Social has emerged as a career destination for technology worldwide. At Sprout Social, we are deeply committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), which is a core value and an integral part of our working culture. They express enthusiasm about the prospect of reapplying to Sprout Social.

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Jobvite’s New 2015 Recruiter Nation Survey Reveals Talent Crunch – 95% of Recruiters Anticipate Similar or Increased Competition for Skilled Workers in the Coming Year; 86% Expect to Expand Hiring

Jobvite

September 22, 2015 — Jobvite ( www.jobvite.com ), the comprehensive recruiting platform for emerging and enterprise companies, today announced the results of its eighth annual survey of recruiting professionals. Eight Years of Jobvite Social Recruiting Surveys: Jobvite 2015 Survey. Jobvite 2014 Survey. San Mateo, Calif.,

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4 Compelling Reasons to Choose Skills over Degrees

Vervoe

A 2017 CareerBuilder survey found that three in four organizations (74%) admit hiring the wrong person for a role. A CareerBuilder survey found, on average: A bad hire costs almost $15,000 Losing a good employee costs $30,000. According to PwC’s 2022 Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey, resignations are expected to continue.

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The 3 Top Social Media Trends in 2016 Translated for Social Recruiting

Proactive Talent

Whien I was leading social recruiting back in 2010 at VMware we were way ahead of the curve by playing around with live streaming shows to allow our VMware Careers audience to ask questions and participate in live Q&A's with employees and leaders at the company.