Recruiting

Among hiring managers’ priorities are faster turnaround times for hires, streamlined communication between companies and applicants and a simplified process.

There’s no single trajectory that captures the experience of the millions of Americans who lost jobs and then returned to work during the pandemic.

Managers and HR professionals are adopting new tools and benefits to help them recruit and retain top talent.

It takes more than one executive to make an impact in the face of institutional pushback.

Some itchy-footed employees may have put off their job searches until “after the pandemic.” Now it seems clear there’s no point in waiting.

More than 200,000 candidates have already been connected with employers.

More than a third of the U.S. workforce are freelance and contract workers.

Many economists expect to see job prospects, and economic growth, improve in the coming months as vaccinations pick up and virus concerns ease further.

As much as people say they want a leveled playing field, they tend to chafe when called upon to relinquish their own privileges.

We want HR professionals to be more reflective of these diverse populations that are increasingly making up our workforce,” says Wendi Safstrom, executive director of the SHRM Foundation.