Changes in the workplace brought by artificial intelligence are not limited to low- and middle-skill jobs, according to a Brookings Institution report. High-skill professions, including those in finance and technology, also are affected, the report states. BNN Bloomberg (Canada) (11/20)
The Upskilling Crisis Upskilling is critical to realizing value from technology in the workplace. However, while 70% of organizations have introduced at least one new technology in the past year, most leaders think their organization's skills gap is moderate to severe. Get the new survey results.
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Recruiting & Retention
Find better candidates with a better recruitment process Employers can cut down on both the expense and time required for effective recruitment by refining their process, Komal Dangi, CEO of Synkriom, writes. Dangi details nine ways to improve these efforts, including by creating job ads that match the position -- and are absent typographical errors -- and by carefully documenting each step of the process. Business (11/15)
Are you offering the right benefits? Offering the benefits your employees want is how you grow your business, attract talent and stand out from the competition. Understanding your employees' needs and coverage gaps is the first step. Find out if you could be doing more. Take the benefits assessment
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Benefits & Compensation
Employees want career-development opportunities A lack of professional-development opportunities ranked just behind low salary as a key reason workers leave their employers, according to The Harris Poll. Employees crave growth, and companies who provide those opportunities are likely to see deeper employee commitment, writes Gene Hammett, growth strategist and host of the LeadersintheTrenches.com podcast. Inc. online (11/19)
Path to Workforce
Are creativity, soft skills lacking in curriculum? A study from Adobe finds that employers are looking for job candidates who possess soft skills such as creativity, collaboration and communication. Among other recommendations, the study suggests more emphasis be given to teaching soft skills, and that job seekers highlight such skills and continue to develop them. eCampus News (11/19)
The HR Leader
6 steps to grow yourself through curiosity Increase your "curiosity quotient" through habits such as challenging yourself with new tasks, expanding your comfort zone and re-examining successes to see what could be improved, writes Joel Garfinkle. "By being curious about a complex issue, we can really train our minds to navigate those more difficult twists and turns to come up with an innovative solution," he writes. SmartBrief/Leadership (11/18)
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