SXSW Exclusive: Universal Basic Income’s Role in the Future of HR
Major advancements in automation and AI are changing the face of the workplace and the business world at large. Last month, I sat down with Peter Weddle, the author of Circle 2118, to discuss the implications. In his podcast interview on artificial intelligence and HR, he shared several startling figures, including a report from Boston […]
How to Write a Job Description That Gets Qualified Job Seekers
If you sit in the camp of the “post and pray” variety I have good news and bad news for you. Which would you want first? I personally like getting the bad news out of the way so I can then enjoy the good news hopefully balancing things out or possibly making the bad news […]
Ep 174 – Design Thinking in Human Resources
There has been a bit of buzz around Design Thinking in human resources recently. Like agile methodology, design thinking is a process for creating problem-solving and helps develop human-centric programs, processes, and experiences in the workplace. Because we’ve discussed agile workflows before, I wanted to bring in an expert to talk about Design Thinking and […]
#SXSW Exclusive: Building a 21st Century Workforce
I’ve been thinking a lot about my 10-year-old daughter and how her future job and career has likely not been developed yet. I encourage her to participate in technology development (she recently created her own website, says the proud mom), but I can’t say for certain how the skills she’s learning today will be relevant […]
Are You Doing Recruitment Halfway?
I recently talked to a higher level candidate who has been job searching for months. He said the hardest and most frustrating part of the job search is trying to get that first conversation with the recruiter or HR. I speak with a lot of candidates who feel that if they are not working with […]
Ep 173 – Should Ugly Be a Protected Class
An Italian study released last year showed that attractive women who sent photos with their résumés got called back 54% of the time, as opposed to the average callback rate of 30%. Another academic study found that CEO who were considered attractive had higher stock prices and receive higher compensation levels. Does that mean that […]
