Our “Finding Top Talent” series has explored how to attract top talent and encourage them to submit their applications for open positions. Now we’re going to focus on what to do when your application pile includes several potential superstars. Emotional Intelligence: Assessing and Developing Today’s Top Job Skill Recognizing, understanding, and managing emotions at work …
According to federal health data, there are 61 million adults in the United States living with a disability. That’s 26% of Americans. Manufacturing companies can benefit from inclusive hiring; it can improve your finances, fuel innovation and even help you attract more talent. Learn more about the importance of fostering an inclusive culture and expanding …
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Working from home has never been more widespread. According to a recent study by IWG, a leading flexible workspace provider, 74% of respondents consider flexible working as “the new normal.” As the modern workplace embraces flexible and remote work arrangements, hiring managers are looking for new candidates to fill remote positions. This means many employers …
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Only 12% of employees feel their companies do a great job onboarding new employees, according to a report from Gallup, an analytics and management consulting company. That means roughly 88% of employees feel underwhelmed, unimpressed or flatout disappointed in their organizations’ orientation efforts. It’s no surprise, then, that those who have a bad onboarding experience …
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The benefits of diversity and inclusion in the workplace are clear. Recent research has shown diverse businesses are more likely to achieve higher profits, attract top candidates, improve employee satisfaction and fuel innovation. Gender and race are two common areas manufacturing companies look to when increasing diversity and inclusion at their businesses. But one overlooked …
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While considered a good indicator of a healthy economy, the low national unemployment rate over the last several years has brought challenges to many businesses as they compete for a smaller number of candidates with the skills needed for their company. Technological advances in the workforce and employers’ changing needs for specialized skills amplifies the …
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The more diverse your team is, the better your business outcomes can be. According to a January 2018 report by McKinsey & Company, inclusive hiring can lead to results like these: Companies with more gender diversity at the executive level are 21% more likely to have above-average profits than businesses in the lowest 25% Companies …
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With unemployment levels at nearly a 50-year low—at 3.5% in December 2019, according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics—there are less active job seekers. That means employers must compete to find, identify, and recruit top talent. A competitive labor market also creates job openings due to increased turnover as passive candidates leave their …
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For hirers in the manufacturing industry, the demand for skilled and talented workers has never been higher. According to a 2019 report by Gallup, more than 2 million skilled workers are currently needed in United States manufacturing industries like aerospace and defense, automotive, processing, and industrial products. The Women in manufacturing 2017 study by Deloitte, …
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The right job can unlock something that you didn’t even know you were passionate about. That’s what happened to Erika Hillman. We’ll let her share her story. Back in 2021, I was living in Florida where I worked at Disney World in a few different roles. I worked in a restaurant as a Hostess, I …
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