Roy Maurer
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Will the Pandemic’s Missing Workers Ever Return to the Labor Force?
Official unemployment is near a historic low while job openings have surged to record highs, yet a massive gap remains between the demand for talent and the supply of workers in the labor market. The slow recovery in workforce participation is a factor. → Read More
Build Back Better Act Includes Reviving Unused Green Cards
Immigrants waiting years to receive employment-based green cards to live and work in the United States would have a chance to realize their goal under provisions in President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act. → Read More
With Virtual Interviews Here to Stay, Best Practices Are Needed
The use of videoconferencing technology for virtual job interviews exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic, and surveys show that the practice has become a part of the hiring process for good. → Read More
Recruiters Will Continue to Adapt in 2022
Talent acquisition professionals continue to face recruiting challenges in the second year of an unprecedented labor market represented by record-level turnover and job openings, increased stress, and significantly changed candidate expectations. → Read More
New LinkedIn Feature Aims to Help Recruiters Reduce Bias When Sourcing
LinkedIn has introduced a new option for recruiters to mitigate bias when sourcing the professional network for talent. → Read More
Committee Approves Anti-Discrimination Protections for Older Job Applicants
A congressional committee recently passed the Protect Older Job Applicants Act of 2021, clarifying that external job applicants can bring disparate impact discrimination claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. → Read More
Turnover ‘Tsunami’ Expected Once Pandemic Ends
More than half of employees surveyed in North America plan to look for a new job in 2021, according to a new report, while separate research shows that a quarter of workers plan to quit their jobs outright once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. → Read More
Creating the Ideal Work-from-Home Office
Driven by necessity, productivity and comfort, millions of office workers have been experimenting with makeshift workstations since the COVID-19 pandemic sent them home about one year ago. → Read More
HR Manager Among Those Charged in Immigration Raids
Four executives—including an HR manager—from two Mississippi poultry processing plants have been indicted on federal charges related to hiring and employing undocumented workers. → Read More
Total Worker Health Focus Advances Employee Well-Being
Years before employee experience became a buzz phrase, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) launched a research and advocacy program encouraging employers to redesign their workplaces to improve worker safety, health and well-being. → Read More
Employee Sentiment Analysis Shows HR All the Feels
Sentiment analysis technology can help employers understand what workers feel and why they feel that way. Well-timed and effectively written surveys can reveal employee pain points and show HR and managers changes that need to be made and better communicated. → Read More
Workday’s ATS Is the ‘Top Choice’ of the Fortune 500
Workday Recruiting is the most used applicant tracking system (ATS) by Fortune 500 companies, according to a recently released market share breakdown. But what's good for huge corporations... → Read More
5 Easy Ways to Win Over Difficult Hiring Managers
The relationship between recruiters and hiring managers is one of the most critical factors affecting the success of an organization’s talent acquisition efforts. → Read More
How One HR Officer Tackled the Task of Staffing Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum
Chief Human Capital Officer Kelly Kauffman was hired in 2014 and tasked with not only establishing a professional human resources function for the Milwaukee Bucks, but hiring for the grand opening of the team’s new complex. → Read More
February Created Far Fewer Jobs Than Expected
U.S. employers added just 20,000 jobs in February, according to the latest BLS report, well below the 170,000-180,000 jobs economists had predicted and far less than the 311,000 jobs added in January. → Read More
Recruiting Is Tougher in 2019
Today’s jobs market is pushing talent acquisition professionals to rethink how they engage with and evaluate candidates. → Read More
3 Trends That Will Shape Recruiting in 2019
In 2019, employers will entice applicants by hiring for soft skills and potential, offering more-flexible work options and being more open about pay. → Read More
Workforce Skills Programs Need More Funding, Policy Reforms
Updating the Higher Education Act to reflect current labor market needs and supporting work-based skills training are two of the top priorities for workforce development policy in 2019. → Read More
U.S. Adds Over 300K Jobs in January
The 35-day federal government shutdown didn’t hinder the labor market’s historic streak of positive job gains from continuing in 2019, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. → Read More
H-1B Visa Lottery System Reversed
Organizations hiring workers with H-1B visas under the annual cap will have to use a new online registration system as anticipated—but not until 2020. → Read More