The 10 Must-Read Articles for Talent Professionals This Week

A recent study makes one thing clear: Candidates do not want to work somewhere that’s described as having a family-like culture.

Maybe the description conjures up memories of dysfunctional holiday dinners or candidates simply feel it implies blurred boundaries and an unhealthy work-life balance, but a mention during the interview process of a culture that’s like a “family” is a red flag for applicants.

The study, which trawled through the depths of Reddit for job seekers’ biggest flags when interviewing for a role, also found the following set off alarm bells:

• Perceived desperation to hire: Does the need for someone to start immediately mean the previous person in the role left on bad terms?
• Low salaries offset with an overemphasis on perks: Why not drop the perks and pay employees more?
• “Work hard, play hard” terminology: Does this imply regular overtime and working long hours?

For recruiters and hiring managers who are looking to put their best foot forward when describing their company’s culture, be sure to read more about candidates’ red flags by checking out the top spot in our list below.

And further down our list of must-read articles for talent professionals, you can learn why remote work may not be setting up younger employees for success; why each generation in the workforce needs a different approach to learning and development; and what HR professionals can do to reverse misconceptions about their industry.

Here are the must-read articles from this week:

1. Interview Red Flags: Study Reveals the Factors Most Likely to Put Candidates Off Accepting a Job (People Managing People)

2. What Young Workers Miss Without the ‘Power of Proximity’ (The New York Times)

3. Employees More Likely to Stay If They Can Explore Internal Jobs (Personnel Today)

4. A New Approach to Upskilling Is the Key to Navigating Economic Uncertainty (Quartz at Work)

5. Boomers, Zoomers, Gen X, and Millennials: When It Comes to Learning, One Size Doesn’t Fit All (LinkedIn Talent Blog)

6. When Negotiating Starting Salaries, Most U.S. Women and Men Don’t Ask for Higher Pay (Pew Research Center)

7. AI Better Than Our Staff, Reckon Half of Business Leaders — So What Does That Mean for Jobs? (City A.M.)

8. HR Often Sucks. Here’s How It Could Be Better (Fast Company)

9. White House Economists: There Isn't a ‘Missing Worker’ Problem Anymore (Axios)

10. The Great Electrician Shortage (The New Yorker)

Here is the must-listen podcast:

Why Are So Many HR Professionals Being Laid Off? It’s Time to Learn to ‘Fall In Love with the Problem’ (The Josh Bersin Company)