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  • Inappropriate interview questions are top deal breakers for job seekers

    Inappropriate interview questions are top deal breakers for job seekers

    News by Editorial Team 13 Dec 2019

    Inappropriate interview questions are top deal breakers for job seekers, according to a Harris Poll Survey. Unrealistic skill expectations, misrepresentations of job tasks, aggressive behavior and unresponsiveness, among other things could break the deal for job seekers too, the survey further reported. The survey corroborates the finding of a PwC research that says 49% of job seekers rejected an offer due to poor experience.

     

    Read more at HRDIVE
  • Microsoft to replace talent apps with LinkedIn products

    Microsoft to replace talent apps with LinkedIn products

    News by Editorial Team 12 Dec 2019

    Effective February 2020, Microsoft will replace the Dynamics 365 Talent Attract and Talent Onboard apps with LinkedIn Talent Hub to bolster HR operations. Microsoft will now brand its HR tech suite as Dynamic 365 Human Resources. The product suite will provide workplace insights needed to build “data-driven employee experiences”, the company said.

     

    Read more at HRDIVE
  • Black professionals face the most bias

    Black professionals face the most bias

    News by Editorial Team 12 Dec 2019

    A report from the Center for Talent Innovation says black professionals are more likely to experience prejudice and macroaggressions than other racial or ethnic groups. According to the report, 43% of black executives said colleagues have used racially insensitive language in front of them, while nearly 20% of black professionals surveyed said someone of their race would never reach a top position.

     

    Read more at HRDIVE
  • Tackling substance abuse in US businesses

    Tackling substance abuse in US businesses

    News by Editorial Team 12 Dec 2019

    Around 75% of people directly and indirectly connected to substance abuse are part of the US workforce, according to a recent study by the National Safety Council, Shatterproof and NORC at the University of Chicago. As a result, business leaders are facing a toll on their workforce and their bottom lines. This has made it imperative to treat these at par with physical ailments.

     

    Read more at Fortune
  • Changing recruiting vocabulary increases diversity

    Changing recruiting vocabulary increases diversity

    News by Editorial Team 11 Dec 2019

    A fortune report says changing recruiting vocabulary at Goldman Sachs increased female participation at partner level by 25%. Reportedly, this was due to a simple change in the bank’s hiring processes. By replacing the word, ‘aggressive’ with ‘intellectually curious, and other similar phrases, Rana Yared and her co-partner increased women’s participation by 50% across all levels of the bank, Fortune reports.

     

    Read more at Fortune
  • St. John Properties pays $10 million in bonuses

    St. John Properties pays $10 million in bonuses

    News by Editorial Team 11 Dec 2019

    Baltimore-based commercial real estate firm has paid $10 million in bonuses to its 198 employees. The company paid $50,000 on average to an employee. The company reached its milestone of developing 20 million square feet of office, flex/ R&D, retail, and warehouse space in eight states. The total portfolio of the real estate company is valued at $3.5 billion.  

     

    Read more at Fortune
  • U.S employers are relaxing dress codes to attract talent

    U.S employers are relaxing dress codes to attract talent

    News by Editorial Team 11 Dec 2019

    Recently many companies have relaxed dress codes to attract and retain workers. Goldman Sachs, for instance, announced its newly relaxed dress code in March. Companies are allowing workers to present themselves as they prefer. Starbucks employees may now wear one facial piecing, HR Dive reports. Earlier Starbucks had limited workers to a small nose stud.

     

    Read more at HRDIVE
  • Salary compression at its highest in 36 years

    Salary compression at its highest in 36 years

    News by Editorial Team 10 Dec 2019

    Companies are increasingly paying higher wages to new hires while keeping a tight rein on salaries of existing employees. A new report from the Conference Board’s Labor Market Institute suggests that the salary gap between 20-to-24-year-olds and 25-34-year-olds declined to its smallest in 36 years. Employers have resisted increasing salary budgets for existing employees beyond an annual average of 3% or so since the Great Recession.

     

    Read more at Fortune
  • Morgan Stanley  to cut 1,500 jobs

    Morgan Stanley to cut 1,500 jobs

    News by Editorial Team 10 Dec 2019

    Reports from Bloomberg indicate that Morgan Stanley is cutting 1,500 jobs globally, to increase the efficiency of the company. Job cuts, amounting to 2% of the firm’s workforce, will take place across technology and operations divisions, as well as sales, trading, and research operations. Reportedly, the bank will incur a charge of $150 million to $200 million in the fourth quarter due to job cuts.

     

    Read more at Bloomberg
  • Black Rock Inc. HR chief fired over a relationship

    Black Rock Inc. HR chief fired over a relationship

    News by Editorial Team 10 Dec 2019

    It recently came to light that the Black Rock Inc. human resources executive fired in July had engaged in a romantic relationship with a colleague. Jeff Smith and Mark Wiseman, global head of human resources and global head of active equities respectively, were removed from the company following relationships at work. US employers have been extremely strict about work relationships especially after the #MeToo movement.

     

    Read more at Bloomberg
  • Neurodiverse workforce – ideal solution for talent-crunch market

    Neurodiverse workforce – ideal solution for talent-crunch market

    News by Editorial Team 09 Dec 2019

    The tight labor market has led leading organizations to seek neurodiverse talent to fill in the depleting talent pool. Neurodivergent people include individuals with autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, ADHD, and other cognitive differences.  About 80% of people on the autism spectrum disorder are unemployed or underemployed, Lawrence Fung, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences says. Specialisterne, a consultancy firm aims to enable 100,000 U.S. jobs for neurodivergent people by 2025.

     

    Read more at Fortune
  •  LinkedIn Chief People Officer resigns amid rule breaking reports

    LinkedIn Chief People Officer resigns amid rule breaking reports

    News by Editorial Team 09 Dec 2019

    LinkedIn Chief People Officer, Christina Hall, resigned earlier this week, HR Dive reports. As per the reports, Hall's resignation came after the news of internal “compliance” rules broke out.  Hall has worked for LinkedIn for six years and had similar roles at Facebook and Intuit before joining LinkedIn. Though LinkedIn didn’t confirm the reason for Christina Hall’s resignation.

     

    Read more at HRDIVE
  • Unemployment leads Men to dive into women-dominated industries

    Unemployment leads Men to dive into women-dominated industries

    News by Editorial Team 09 Dec 2019

     A study published in Social Science Research Journal says the contraction of certain male-dominated industries may be driving men into female-dominated industries. When men move into female-dominated field fields their wages increase by 3.8% on average. Female HR managers on average earn $91,981 a year, while male counterparts earn $103, 644 on average. Considering this shift,  the HR department may see an impact, the study said.

     

    Read more at HRDIVE
  • Nissan plans to furlough workers

    Nissan plans to furlough workers

    News by Editorial Team 06 Dec 2019

    Nissan’s North American office announced that it will furlough all workers on Jan2 and Jan3 as sales continue to decline. Further, the company plans to cut employee expenses in half, Jose Valls, Nissan North American Chairman said in a memo. Workers in the Nashville, Smyrna, and Decherd, Tenn., and Canton, Miss. will be affected. Nissan has been in turmoil since the arrest of Carlos Ghosn. 

     

    Read more at Know More
  • Talent shortage will define next-gen tech pros

    Talent shortage will define next-gen tech pros

    News by Editorial Team 06 Dec 2019

    More than half (59%) of technology professionals are optimistic that technological advancements will change their careers in the next decade, an ISACA survey says. The survey conducted among 5,000 business technology professionals expressed concern about the skills gap in cybersecurity; with only 18% of professionals saying the skills gap in cybersecurity will be completely or partly filled.  

     

    Read more at HRDIVE
  •  Workers Union files complaint against Google

    Workers Union files complaint against Google

    News by Editorial Team 06 Dec 2019

    The communications Workers of America union filed a federal labor charge against Alphabet Inc’s Google on Thursday. The complaint accused the company of unlawfully firing four employees to deter workers from engaging in union activities, Reuters reports. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will investigate the case and see whether Google violated the four individuals’ right to collectively raise concerns.

     

    Read more at Reuters
  • Carmakers cut jobs as electric era upends the industry

    Carmakers cut jobs as electric era upends the industry

    News by Editorial Team 05 Dec 2019

    Carmakers will eliminate more than 80,000 jobs during the coming years, data compiled by Bloomberg News says. Daimler AG and Audi announced nearly 20,000 job cuts in just the past week. Reportedly, automakers are facing challenges due to trade tensions and tariffs, forcing them to reassess their workforce in the era of electrification, autonomous driving, and ride-on-demand services.

     

    Read more at Bloomberg
  • Banking regulator rebukes Wells Fargo HR department

    Banking regulator rebukes Wells Fargo HR department

    News by Editorial Team 05 Dec 2019

    A U.S banking regulator rebuked Wells Fargo’s HR department for the backlog of employee complaints and compensation structures, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Reportedly, the regulator had asked the bank to address issues related to thousands of employee complaints and an inadequate policy for clawing back compensation from executives and poor control around pay.   

     

    Read more at Reuters
  • HR pros should focus on skill development in 2020

    HR pros should focus on skill development in 2020

    News by Editorial Team 05 Dec 2019

    A Gartner research says HR professionals will have to focus on developing employee skills to help their organizations grow in 2020. The report further said that automation and digitalization are changing the skills required for success. Thus, HR professionals will need to partner with managers and business leaders to address emerging needs in terms of skills, Gartner noted.

     

    Read more at HRDIVE
  • Larry Page and Sergey Brin to step down

    Larry Page and Sergey Brin to step down

    News by Editorial Team 04 Dec 2019

    Larry Page and Sergey Brin, CEO and President respectively of Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc, are stepping down from their positions. Reportedly, Sundar Pichai, Google’s CEO, will manage both Alphabet and Google under one role. The alphabet was created in October 2015 to manage ventures outside Google’s main search business. Pichai has been leading Google for more than four years.

     

    Read more at The Guardian

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