The 10 Must-Read Articles for Talent Professionals This Week

More and more, candidates are applying for jobs not to get a new role at a new company but to get a new salary — at their old company.

“[O]ver the past year,” Business Insider reports, “in the midst of a nationwide hiring frenzy, employees began to realize that being loyal to their employers doesn’t pay.” 

For recruiters, of course, this is a giant headache — getting turned down by candidates whom you’ve invested enormous amounts of time and effort in and who were just playing you the whole time. 

Business Insider looks at companies that have largely eliminated the need for their employees to shop around by, first, constantly monitoring the market to see what the going rate for different roles is and, second, by rewarding performance throughout the year.

To read more about why candidates apply for jobs they don’t want, check out the number one story highlighted below. Elsewhere in the list, discover how modern apprenticeship programs can successfully bridge the skills gap; learn why recruiting leaders should have more input on compensation strategies (and how to get it); and explore the possibility that companies can actually pay too much attention to retention.

Here are the must-read articles from this week:

1. ‘Everybody’s a Free Agent’: How Employees Are Using a Controversial Tactic to Force Their Bosses to Give Them a Raise (Business Insider)
2. Let’s Get it Straight: Busting Common Myths About Modern Apprenticeships (SHRM)
3. How TA Leaders Can Have More Say on Pay (LinkedIn Talent Blog)
4. Will a Hyper Focus on Retention Backfire? (ERE)
5. Monitoring Your Employees Doesn’t Make Them More Productive, But Doing This Does (Quartz)
6. The Great Mismatch: Remote Jobs Are in Demand, But Positions Are Drying Up (The Washington Post)
7. 6 Ways to Reenergize a Depleted Team (Harvard Business Review)
8. Calling Time on Traditional Talent Management (TLNT)
9. Turnover May Be Contagious (HR Dive)
10. How to Motivate All Kinds of Workers, Explained in 3 Charts (Fast Company)

The must-listen podcast of the week:

What’s the Future of Worker Empowerment? (Take on Tomorrow)

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