How Do You Retain Talent in a Tight Labor Market?
There are approximately 10 million open jobs in the US – and the lowest labor participation rate in decades. A Korn Ferry survey of 1,100 professionals in September cited the top reasonsRead More…
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‘Great Resignation’ Threatens to Stall Employer Growth
News of the acute labour shortages which are currently crippling the UK is no longer confined to specialist recruitment publications; stories on skills gaps have now jumped firmly onto the front pagesRead More…
Accelerating the Move to Total Talent Solutions
Total talent solutions are designed to help organizations move away from inflexible, permanent staffing models and find new opportunities to recruit in a different way. Given the widening skills gap and theRead More…
The UK’s Best- and Worst-Paid Industries in 2021
2020 was a historic year, one that brought uncertainty in every way. However, with the Covid-19 vaccine steadily being rolled out, industries are beginning to recover after the turmoil. During 2020, anRead More…
5 Tips to Navigate Temporary Housing for Workers
Housing temporary workers became a major priority in the staffing industry over the past two years as Covid-19 cases surged in different cities across the United States and construction boomed across theRead More…
The Vital Role of Staffing Companies in Today’s Complex Job Market and Economy
As we look toward the final quarter of 2021, the challenges that many companies have faced throughout the year in finding, hiring, and retaining talent appear more pronounced than ever. Data fromRead More…
The Aftermath: Reality of Mexico’s outsourcing ban
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s ban on the outsourcing of jobs — as staffing is known in Latin America — is a reality this month. And the effects have just startedRead More…
Covid Not to Blame for All Talent Shortages
We are all aware that the UK is suffering the effects of severe talent shortages. In fact, according to the Institute of Directors (IoD), a lack of staff is now impacting 44%Read More…
Upskilling Is a Win for Workers and Businesses
Amber Ikpe is a success story for upskilling. Today, Ikpe works at the Information Technology Senior Management Forum (ITSMF), a nonprofit headquartered in Atlanta. She is the CRM manager, overseeing the databases.Read More…
Triple Threat: Turnover Tsunami, Fourth Covid-19 Wave, Pandemic Fatigue
To say these past 18 months have been a whirlwind is an understatement. Vaccines provided a glimmer of light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, but we are now thrown intoRead More…