The 10 Must-Read Articles for Recruiters This Week

Do you hear something? A distant, rhythmic thumping that seems to be growing louder with every month?

If you are, don’t be alarmed. What you’re hearing is likely workers — and a growing number of companies and even some national governments — beating the drum for a four-day workweek. Following in the footsteps of Iceland and Spain, the United Kingdom recently announced a pilot program to research the possible benefits of a 32-hour workweek. The trial will run for six months starting this summer, with 30 U.K. companies participating and agreeing to reduce hours without docking employee pay or benefits.

"The four-day week challenges the current model of work,” says Joe O’Connor, global pilot program manager at the nonprofit and advocacy group 4 Day Week Global, “and helps companies move away from simply measuring how long people are ‘at work,’ to a sharper focus on the output being produced.”

To find out more about the U.K.’s new program, be sure to check out the top spot in our list below of must-read articles for talent professionals. And further down the list, you can also learn what experts predict the future of work will look like; why the frustrating perception that “recruiting is easy” can be seen as a compliment; and which office design tips could help lure workers back to the office.

Here are the must-read articles from this week:

1. The U.K. Is Piloting a Four-Day Workweek (Mashable)

2. Harvard and Stanford Professors Predict the Future of Work (Forbes)

3. Why You Can No Longer Take 3 Months to Make Hiring Decisions (AdWeek)

4. Human Rights Campaign Foundation Releases New Data on the LGBTQ+ Wage Gap (Human Rights Campaign)

5. The Next Time Somebody Tells You 'Recruiting Is Easy,' Take a Deep Breath and Read This (LinkedIn Talent Blog)

6. Workers Care More About Flexible Hours Than Remote Work (The Wall Street Journal)

7. Companies Are Desperate for Workers. Why Aren’t They Doing the One Thing That Will Attract Them? (Slate)

8. These Are the Worst Ways to Begin a Job Post (ERE)

9. Non-Binary and Trans Candidate Experiences: 3 Ways to Update Your CxE (Katrina Kibben)

10. Design an Office That People Want to Come Back To (Harvard Business Review)

This week’s must-listen podcast:

Uncovering What Candidates Really Want with Andrew MacAskill (The Shortlist)

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