It’s no secret that unemployed people face discrimination from hiring managers. Given the large number of unemployed people out there, you are really limiting your recruiting pool by cutting them out of it. Do you really think that’s a good idea? A recent article by the World Economic Forum shows some of the challenges candidates […]

One challenge that’s getting tougher and tougher in various markets is recruiting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) employees. Forward-thinking organizations are figuring out how to reach the next generation of employees (that is, the folks coming in behind the Millennials) in order to make sure the talent they need is available in the coming years. […]

When I was teaching at Georgetown, one of my students submitted a very good master’s thesis on work-life alignment. My original thought was that this was another form of work-life balance, but with a Millennial twist. Oh no. What she wrote about was putting more effort into matching the person with the job, which might […]

One of the things I loved about teaching at a university was the interaction between people of very different fields. Sure, stovepipes exist between individual departments (and even between individuals), but at least you had opportunities to bring together some very different ways of thinking. I still remember a faculty Christmas party at Georgetown where […]

Back when I was teaching in an HR master’s degree program, one of my students was involved in a project at her company called The Comeback Kids. It’s a recruiting program that focuses on bringing back former employees, and it’s the sort of thing you should consider. Having employees leave your firm is not necessarily […]