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The hurdles faced by Black professionals who break into the financial services belie the notion that their small numbers at the industry’s top ranks are a pipeline problem.
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Benefits Think How to adapt to changes in HCM practices during COVID-19
The right resources, tools, and accountability measures should be in place to promote a supportive relationship for both the remote worker and the managing supervisor.
Bobbi Kloss
Benefit Advisors Network
6 recruiting strategies to win the talent war in 2021
With remote work and virtual recruiting the new norm, workplace experts weigh in on how employers need to be adapting as they look to rebuild their workplace in 2021.
Benefits Think 3 techniques for making sure implicit bias doesn’t impact your talent life-cycle
Individual success, opportunities and possibilities often hinge on decision-making power that sits with other people and sometimes those decisions are made not through the lens of talent and potential but instead through bias and preference.
Pamela Fuller
FranklinCovey
Want to work from home forever? These 10 companies are hiring remote-friendly jobs
Looking for a remote job? These 10 companies offered the most telework jobs between April and August of this year, according to FlexJobs.
JPMorgan Chase’s Autism at Work program opens doors for those on the spectrum
Within the first six months, employees on the spectrum were 48% more productive than their non-spectrum peers who had been at the same job for three to ten years.
Cisco promises to increase Black representation in workforce
The biggest maker of networking equipment said its goal is to increase the company’s workforce of Black people by 25% by 2023 in the entry-level to manager levels.
IT giant Infosys ramps up hiring for candidates without college degrees
Want to land a job? An ‘agile mindset’ is more important than a college diploma, according to Infosys.
Zillow, United and others commit to add Black directors
The Board Challenge, a group of 43 companies, will advocate for corporate boards to draw from a wider pool of candidates to give more executives opportunities to serve.
Women closing the pay gap with men, at least when newly hired
Employers seeking strong social skills are going after females applicants when hiring, according to new data.
Racial quotas start catching on with major U.S. employers
As many as a half-dozen companies, including Wells Fargo and Delta Air Lines, have said they’ve adopted workforce quotas in recent months.
How AI tools can help companies rehire during coronavirus
With hiring ramping up, employers need to have the right tools in place to automate the recruitment process.
Views: 9 strategies for advancing women in today’s workplace
More female talent in an organization creates greater job satisfaction, stronger organizational dedication, less burnout, better retention and higher engagement.
Wall Street counts on video interviews in bid to diversify ranks
JPMorgan Chase's decision to depend on virtual interviews, predating the coronavirus outbreak, has allowed the firm to connect with more candidates from more schools than ever before.
After adding more women to boards, companies pivot to race
Since the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests spurred by the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, the racial make-up of boards is getting a closer look.
Startups tap a new talent pool: pandemic-weary college students
Some Silicon Valley startups, hungry for young talent, have presented an alternative to school: a remote internship, aimed specifically at young people looking for alternatives to a dismal school year.
Recruitment and retention strategies for the post-COVID workforce
With remote work and virtual interviewing becoming the new normal, companies have an opportunity to rethink their recruiting strategies, says LinkedIn’s vice president of talent solutions.
A worker’s past pay shouldn’t dictate future earnings
Most job searchers already know: the more they’ve been paid in the past, the more they can demand in the future. This method can create a disconnect between pay and productivity.
Millennial job mobility set to decline because of the pandemic
After several years of increases, less than a third of millennials now anticipate changing jobs in the next two years. Young people cited the need for stability as one reason for their desire to stay put.
The benefits and pitfalls of remote hiring
Video interviews can make the recruiting process more efficient and effective, but it can also be stressful for candidates who are experiencing technical difficulties or have kids at home.
