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The Effects of Decreasing College Enrollments on the Labor Market

Acara Solutions

Rising costs and debt: Rising tuition fees, student loan debt, and the overall financial burden on students and their families have led to discussions about a college degree’s value and return on investment. Because these recession babies would have started entering college in 2025. borrowers owing $1.6

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A Beginner’s Guide To Technical Skills Based Hiring

Vervoe

According to Stacie Garland , Director of Assessment Solutions at Vervoe , too many companies are making the mistake of underestimating the importance of technical skills — especially when hiring for roles that may not require explicit or clearly defined skills. Implementing a technical skills assessment as a part of your recruitment process.

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Exploring Employers’ Role in Easing Employees’ Financial Stress

Recruiting Daily Advisor

It’s hard for employees to focus on work when financial worries are weighing them down. The report also says 57% named access to a financial coach or planner as the best source of help in working toward retiring with confidence. And statistics show that student loan debt is at the root of many workers’ troubles.

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How To Identify AI Opportunities – Picking Easy Wins

Zartis

million new jobs by 2025, but it could also displace 3.8 Conducting a comprehensive risk assessment is a fundamental step in your project’s preparation. Budgetary constraints: This involves limitations related to the financial resources available for your AI project. million jobs. AI could automate 45% of paid activities.

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6 Diversity and Inclusion Leaders Share Their Reading Recommendations

Linkedin Talent Blog

The head of inclusion, diversity, and workforce transition at the Australian mining giant BHP , Fiona has been tasked with getting the company’s workforce to gender parity by 2025 — it was 17.6% Leadership starts with you, and the book starts with a personal assessment. women when she started in late 2016. Great read!”.

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Skills-based hiring: do we even need degrees for jobs now?

Workable

For example, in industries like finance or business, companies might favor candidates with a relevant degree but also place significant emphasis on practical experience and skills, such as financial modeling or data analysis. Technology will play a crucial role in shaping these future hiring practices.

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Why Cybersecurity Recruitment Needs To Change

Vervoe

Financial, health, intellectual, and government information are the most likely to be stolen, but any commercial cybersecurity breach will lead not only to financial losses but can irreparably damage your reputation as well. This way, you can confidently hire an expert without needing to be one yourself.