fb

Stay up-to-date with HR, tech and the future of work. Get our weekly newsletter!

Search
Picture of Jeff Mazur

Jeff Mazur

Jeff Mazur is the former Executive Director for LaunchCode, a nonprofit organization aiming to fill the gap in tech talent by matching companies with trained individuals.
Picture of Jeff Mazur

Jeff Mazur

Jeff Mazur is the former Executive Director for LaunchCode, a nonprofit organization aiming to fill the gap in tech talent by matching companies with trained individuals.
What is skillability - and why is it so important for future-minded organizations?

Skillability: Will It Solve the Talent Crunch?

The current talent market poses numerous challenges for leaders and employees, alike. Perhaps the most disruptive force redefining the post-pandemic business landscape is persistently high employee turnover. This “Great Reshuffle” demonstrates just how quickly teams can change—even beyond the pandemic shift to remote work. A New Business Necessity: Skillability This fluid employment environment brings good news and bad. Employees are welcoming it as an opportunity to advance their careers. But among employers, it has given rise to the practice of talent poaching. Global companies are proactively pursuing candidates from all over the world, culling the best talent away from other, smaller

Read More »
Mid-Career

Mid-Career Employees and Their Impact on The Great Resignation

The Great Resignation has not hit the world of work. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the rates of resignation are highest among mid-career employees. Many of these workers are leaving their jobs and fields to pursue a new career path offering better job security or greater flexibility. Mid-career workers are attractive to companies because of their skills and life experience. Skills like leadership, problem-solving, and multitasking transfer well to new roles and often give seasoned hires an advantage over younger workers. It’s almost as if the entry-level openings don’t exist anymore: Thirty-five percent of “entry-level” openings require years of

Read More »
HR Automation

HR Automation: Understanding the Limits of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence has been infiltrating the business world for the past several years and has also played a major role in HR automation. Today, companies across all industries are using AI to automate a variety of job tasks and replace human capital. And by the mid-2030s, PwC estimates, 30% of all jobs will be automated. The COVID-19 pandemic only promises to accelerate this trend. Now more than ever, business units are looking to boost their efficiency and save money through automation ‒ and HR is no exception. Automation has the potential to help HR teams recruit, hire, and train employees —

Read More »
Tech Training Programs

Hiring Tech Talent? Tap this Overlooked Pipeline

Over the past decade, and even more so in our current economic state, more areas of life have become increasingly digitized. That evolution has certainly affected hiring practices. Applicant training systems, for instance, can collect, sort, and rank thousands of résumés, automatically surfacing top candidates for any given role. Chatbots can engage, source, and screen candidates based on a set of predetermined metrics like skills and education. But with all of these advancements in recruiting and hiring, one thing has remained relatively stagnant: credential requirements. Most companies still require candidates to have a college degree. But in industries like technology, where

Read More »

Subscribing to Ho-Hum Newsletters? We have the fix!

Join our 500K+ community members, social followers, website visitors, and subscribers who receive our FREE newsletter packed with all the latest news and insights happening in the world of work, seamlessly delivered to your inbox.
Skip to content