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Johnny Campbell takes to the LinkedIn Talent Solutions blog with his piece, “The Beer Test: Good Intentions — But a Bad Hiring Practice.” As recruiters, we often hear “they are a bad cultural fit” when receiving feedback about a candidate. What does that mean and how is that being measured? Campbell tackles the problematic nature of “The Beer Test,” an old and problematic way of approaching someone’s hire-ability and provides reflections on better approaches. - Find out what your hiring managers are really looking for - Determine what good looks like - How can we maintain inclusive excellence along the way? You can learn more in the full article below! #staffingindustry #executivesearch #leadershipsearch #recruitingtips

In this week’s Increase Diversity newsletter, Jenn Tardy shares “The Future of Resumes: Are They Still Relevant? (Part II)” The second part of this series delves into the nature of cover letters and their rising importance in this age of “algorithmic” and “AI-based” hiring. Will the resume stay relevant and necessary in making a hiring decision? Learn more in the full newsletter below! #staffingindustry #executivesearch #leadershipsearch #DEI #increasediversity

The “Great Resignation” now seems to be transitioning to the “Great Hesitation” as “Fewer Americans are switching jobs lately as labor market cools.” Fox Business Network reports further on Bank of America economists findings of “the number of workers moving from job to job is about 3% on average as of May, a notable drop from mid-2022, when it nearly hit 3.75%.” You can read more in the full article below! #staffingindustry #executivesearch #leadershipsearch #greatheistation #jobsdata

The June jobs report has been released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics finding “Employers Add 206,000 Jobs in June” and the “unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.1 percent.” You can learn more in Hunt Scanlon Media’s summarization of the report published below! #staffingindustry #executivesearch #leadershipsearch #jobsreport #junejobsreport

Jack Jobst attended this year's Pride parade in NYC last Sunday and snapped a photo of the New York State Nurses Association float which included the slogan, "Fighting in quality care and SAFE STAFFING." #staffingindustry #executivesearch #leadershipsearch #healthcarestaffing #nursestaffing

The Staffing Employment Index edges up for the month of June but remains down by 10% compared to this week last year. American Staffing Association reports further based on their data in the full article below! #executivesearch #leadershipsearch #staffingindustry #staffingtrends #staffingdata #jobsdata

In part one of a two part series, Jenn Tardy discusses the “The Evolution of Resumes: From Leonardo to LinkedIn” in this week’s Increase Diversity Newsletter. The earliest resume is thought to have originated from Leonardo Da Vinci in 1482 along with what we now consider a cover letter seeking “a job as Director of Festivities in Milan, Italy.” Tardy highlights how previously, employment was largely surrounded by “family relationships and personal connections” but with mass industrialization and urbanization emerges the opportunity to break this mold. This is where the resume takes hold of the professional world. Fast forward to the present day, some question the need for resumes in general in the modern day job market. You can learn more in the full newsletter below! #staffingindustry #executivesearch #leadershipsearch #resumes 

Dan Schawbel took to the LinkedIn Talent Solutions blog to share his piece, “Why Improving Employee Experience Can Lead to Better Business Incomes.” Numerous studies show that improving the EX (employee experience) will improve your CX (customer experience). Here are six steps he lays out to take action on: 1. Provide growth and development opportunities. 2. Enhance communication and transparency. 3. Recognize and empower employees. 4. Streamline HR processes. 5. Support employee well-being. 6. Provide competitive compensation and benefits. You can learn more in the full article below! #staffingindustry #executivesearch #leadershipsearch #employeeexperience #customerexperience

Yesterday, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis revised GDP growth for Q1 to 1.4%, which remains to be the “slowest since the second quarter of 2022.” “First-quarter GDP growth is down from the 3.4% growth in the fourth quarter.” You can learn more about the numbers with the Staffing Industry Analysts article below! https://lnkd.in/ePysQN5u #staffingindustry #executivesearch #leadershipsearch #economicdata