Recruitment Insights – Coronavirus
Industries Affected by Coronavirus
The Coronavirus Pandemic has brought an otherwise strong jobs environment across the United States to the brink of potentially massive layoffs. However, it is essential to understand that industries are not affected equally.
- Take a look at the current situation for airlines, restaurants, hotels, and the cruise industry.
- More on hotels and airlines.
- More than 24.2 million Americans work in the five high-risk sectors of Mining, Transportation, Employment Services, Travel, Leisure & Hospitality.
Regions affected by the Coronavirus
The Coronavirus has affected the jobs of millions of Americans. So how are some of our regions faring during the pandemic?
- Examples of large companies still hiring in the United States.
- Some companies still hiring in Pennsylvania.
- Here is a list of companies hiring in Atlanta.
- Hiring still going on in Arizona.
- Companies hiring in Southern California.
- Essential retailers ramp up hiring in New Jersey.
News of interest about the Coronavirus economy
True to our “can do” spirit, there are a variety of great things happening during this pandemic.
- Joann Fabrics is using its classrooms and supplies to mobilize crafters across the nation to help protect healthcare workers.
- 16 companies working on the vaccine or treatment.
- Crucial maintenance work to our nation’s trucking industry is still on the move.
SCG Trendwatch: Recruitment Industry Insights – March 2020 “COVID-19 Crisis Edition”
Welcome to your monthly round-up for busy HR professionals. Each month, we share the latest news, strategies, tools and trends affecting the recruitment landscape. Check in each month for the latest updates from all over the web.
Coronavirus: How Employers Around the Globe Are Responding
Companies are scrambling to respond as the coronavirus, which causes the respiratory illness COVID-19, spreads around the world. During a Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) webcast March 10, an official with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked employers to do all they can to slow the coronavirus. Read more…
Should You Suspend Hiring During the Coronavirus Outbreak?
United Airlines recently announced that it will be implementing a hiring freeze through June in light of the recent outbreak of coronavirus in the United States. Part of its decision stems from the fact that many travelers have suspended their plans, resulting in less air traffic, and therefore, there isn’t as high of a demand for new employees when business is down.
As the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the nation, it leaves us wondering: Should all employers suspend their hiring process until the virus has run its course? Read more..
How Businesses Should Handle the Coronavirus Outbreak
With the coronavirus still continuing to spread across the world, we’ve put together a handy guide on best practices companies and human resources departments should follow to help their employees stay healthy and infection-free.
HR departments should pull together information pertaining to the coronavirus to create a ready-to-refer instructional guide for employees that not only educates them about the viral infection, but also enlists ways to avoid it. Read more…
Recruiting in an Era of Coronavirus
One of the key tools to developing a successful recruiting program is the ability to pivot on a dime and stay in front of our ever-changing environment. Right now, we’re facing a pandemic of sizable proportions. People are scared. Professional conferences are cancelled. Job fairs shuttered. But some essential personnel positions need to be filled – and you still have an applicant pipeline to populate. Read more…
U.S. Factories Closing Due to Coronavirus Concerns but Some Must Keep Producing
Shutting down a factory is never an easy call, but in the face of growing concerns about the coronavirus, more manufacturers are opting to go idle rather than risk spreading infection among employees and their families.
A watershed moment came March 18 when automakers in Detroit announced a complete factory shutdown in the U.S., Mexico and Canada until at least March 30, following news that workers at several auto plants had tested positive for COVID-19.
Coronavirus and Teleworking: Tips for Preparing your Workforce
The coronavirus is prompting a wide range of employers to ask employees to telecommute, but many employees are not experienced in working remotely. In fact, as of 2018, only 24 percent of U.S. employees did some or all of their work at home, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Workers spent more time in the workplace—7.9 hours—than they did working at home—2.9 hours. Read more…
Coronavirus at Work: How Companies Are Responding to COVID-19
With the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the world is in the midst of what could turn out to be one the of the biggest pandemics of the century—or, at the very least, a disease epidemic unlike anything the U.S. has seen in over a decade. And it’s hitting people hard where they spend a huge chunk of their time: at work. Read more…
Coronavirus-Related Jobs are Percolating
The unemployment rate peaked at 25% during the Great Depression. Decades later, the United States may soon be facing 20% unemployment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That we might be on the precipice of the Great Depression 2.0 is…well…depressing.
That’s the bad news. Here’s the less-bad news. (“Good news” would be an overstatement.) Our current crisis is also spurring hiring in some areas. Read more…
SCG Trendwatch: Recruitment Industry News & Insights – February 2020
Welcome to your monthly round-up for busy HR professionals. Each month, we share the latest news, strategies, tools and trends affecting the recruitment landscape. Check in each month for the latest updates from all over the web.
Fortune’s 2020 List of the 100 Best Places to Work Is Out, and Here’s What It Reveals
On February 18, 2020, Fortune Magazine released its 2020 list of 100 Best Places to Work for. With some companies finding a spot on the list for years in a row, we assess what has made the top five companies the best place to work in 2020.
When we talk about the future of work and the elements that embody it, these companies offer at least some of the key elements that comes together to deliver a top-notch employee experience. For instance, most companies in the top 10 offer telecommuting options, while others offer fully-funded health insurance. Workplace diversity is also a priority for them, with a higher minority and female representation. Read more…
What does the Kronos and Ultimate Software Merger mean for HR?
Users of Kronos and Ultimate Software—two of the largest HR technology vendors—may want to get in touch with their account representatives. The two companies have announced a merger, creating the largest pure HR tech company by market share, which could bring changes and new possibilities for customers. Read more…
Hireology Simplifies Automotive Hiring With New Mobile App
Hireology, the leading recruitment CRM for multi-location, decentralized enterprises, announced a new mobile application, available this summer.
The mobile application will enable hiring managers to engage candidates on-the-go, hire faster and avoid losing applicants to competing job offers in a tight labor market. The app will be available to all customers and included in the base subscription price. Read more…
Sourcing Reddit To Find Unique Teaching Candidates
In the world of test prep, the hardest talent to find and keep are MCAT teachers. It’s our biggest book of business and therefore, the highest volume of classroom and tutoring assignments that we fill. We need to hire a lot of MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) instructors but what makes this pursuit doubly hard is the industry’s turnover rate. This means that we are sourcing constantly. Read more…
How Chatbots Are Revolutionizing the Hiring Experience
It is no secret that applicants often feel burned out by the job application process, especially when 65 percent of them report never or rarely receiving any notice on their status. This lack of communication can render people dehumanized and fatigued, and it also can leave them with a negative view of these companies. Not only will that opinion prevent them from further interacting with a company, but they are likely to share their experience with others. Read more…
Recruiting firms say employers need to raise wages
Most recruiting firms (77%) responding to a recent survey said employers must raise wages to compete for qualified talent in 2020. Forty-four percent said this need was one of their top three hiring challenges for the next three to five years, up from 30% last year, according to findings released by cloud-computing company Bullhorn Jan. 28. Read more…
SCG Trendwatch: Recruitment Industry News & Insights – January 2020
Welcome to your monthly round-up for busy HR professionals. Each month, we share the latest news, strategies, tools and trends affecting the recruitment landscape. Check in each month for the latest updates from all over the web.
20 HR Metrics You Need to Track in 2020
Over half of HR functions across the world already have analytics capabilities, and this number is expected to grow even further in 2020. But analytics must rest on a robust foundation of data and the right HR metrics. Find out which HR metrics you should measure this year to stay ahead. Read more…
iHire Releases Second Annual U.S. Job Industry Recap & Outlook Report
iHire announces the publication of its second annual U.S. Job Industry Recap and Outlook Report, a review of the 2019 job market and predictions for 2020. Exploring insights from the 33.2 million job postings shared across the company’s 56 industry-specific talent communities in 2019 – and using 2018’s data for benchmarking. Read more…
How One Gaming Company Leveled Up Its Inclusive Culture
In an industry with a subpar reputation for D&I, Versus Systems builds culture directly into its hiring process, head of people Amanda Armour told HR Dive. Growing up, Amanda Armour was very much into gaming and technology. “I have always been around a lot of people of color who love games and gaming,” Armour, head of people at gaming software company Versus Systems, told HR Dive in an interview. “That has been a huge part of my personal canon and narrative.” Read more…
Glassdoor Introduces New Tools to Help Job Seekers Land the Right Job in 2020
Company Compare by Glassdoor Offers Job Seekers A Side-By-Side Comparison of Two Companies Across Fourteen Workplace Attributes and Insights Based on Employee Feedback
According to a new Glassdoor survey (1), one in three U.S. adults (34 percent) are looking or plan to look for a new job in the next year. As job searching heats up, Glassdoor is unveiling two new tools to empower job seekers: Collections and Company Compare. Collections is designed to help job seekers manage their entire job search process in one, seamless experience, while Company Compare aims to help job seekers compare potential employers faster and more efficiently. In addition, Glassdoor is debuting several other product improvements designed to help both job seekers and employers. Read more…
LinkedIn Global Talent Trends 2020: Latest HR Trends Revealed
From a growing focus on employee experience to a decided move toward applying people analytics, from recognizing the value of internal recruitment in winning the war for talent to the benefits of embracing a multigenerational workforce, LinkedIn’s 10 Annual Global Talent Trends for 2020 reveal the a move toward a people-centric workplace centered on empathy and the human experience. Read more…
5 Reasons To Attend SmartRecruiters’ Annual Hiring Success Conference on February 11 and 12.
Be a part of history and help shape the future of talent acquisition.
Hiring Success is just around the corner! On February 11th and 12th, over 1,200 talent acquisition leaders from across the world will gather together at SmartRecruiters’ annual conference to learn from industry leaders, engage with peers, and dive deep into the most important topics in the world of talent acquisition. Read more…
Want Workers To Stay? Promote Them, Survey Says
Internal career opportunities go a long way in keeping turnover rates low, research has shown. LinkedIn data found that employees who have opportunities to change roles within an organization remain onboard longer. LinkedIn found that after three years of tenure, employees who advance career-wise have a 70% chance of remaining on staff. And the findings show that even an internal lateral move increases an employee’s chances of staying on the job by 62%. Read more…
Here’s Why Recruiting Is A Growing Challenge
The numbers are undeniable. The economy is booming but so is the level of difficulty in finding top talent. Recruiting talent is definitely a growing challenge. If you look carefully at the data gathered by the Bureau of Labor Statistics you can see why.
Just take a look at some of these numbers generated monthly by JOLTS (Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey). No wonder Talent Acquisition professionals are unsure where their next hire can be found.
- At 0.9 persons per job opening, the number of job openings has exceeded the number of unemployed persons for 21 consecutive months prior to November 2019.
- Job openings have exceeded hires from 2015 to the present.
- The unemployment rate has plunged from 9.8% in January of 2010 to 3.5% in December of 2019
- Quits have exceeded layoffs and discharges since July 2011.
- The quit rate has grown consistently from less than 1% in 2009 to short of 2.5% in 2019
- Job openings nationwide have shown an increase from 2,731,000 in January 2009 to 7,625,000 in January 2019. Whew!
- The gap between quits and layoffs/discharges continues to increase.
- The industries with the greatest percentage of job openings are Leisure/Hospitality and Health Care/Social Assistance.
Want to see numbers that are a little closer to home? JOLTS is working on State Estimates. They can be found on the BLS website and show everything from Job Openings to Hires to Quits to Layoffs and Discharges and total separations. The data is available from February 2001 to June 2019.
Here’s the good news…all of these numbers – and more – are updated monthly and can be downloaded free of charge on the BLS.gov site and can help with recruiting.
Source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics/JOLTS
SCG Trendwatch: Recruitment Industry News & Insights – September 2019
Welcome to your monthly round-up for busy HR professionals. Each month, we share the latest news, strategies, tools and trends affecting the recruitment landscape. Check-in each month for the latest updates from all over the web.
Top ATS Systems used by the Fortune 500 in 2019 (Workday beats Taleo)
Workday is the #1 ATS system used by Fortune 500 companies, narrowly beating Taleo. That’s what we found after a review of the 476 Fortune 500 companies that show their applicant tracking system on their public-facing career sites. 22.6% of these Fortune 500 companies use Workday versus 22.4% that use Taleo. Oracle is still the #1 ATS provider to the Fortune 500 when you add in Oracle HRMS, iRecruitment and Oracle Cloud (see the long table below). Oracle beats Workday 24% to 22.6% when you add in Oracle’s other software. Read more…
Fusion Recruiting Labs releases Talenize, the next-generation Talent Sourcing and Engagement Platform
Fusion Recruiting Labs today announced the launch of their newest recruitment platform: Talenize. Talenize is SaaS-based talent sourcing and engagement platform designed for high-volume, high-turnover industries, that effectively connects recruiters with qualified candidates. As the founders of industry-leading hiring platforms FindaTruckerJob.com (FATj.com) and FindaNursingJob.com, the Fusion Recruiting Labs team has developed technologies to source direct candidate leads for recruiters. With Talenize, recruiters will access a fully-managed recruitment experience featuring mobile and desktop optimized applications that boost candidate experience. Read more…
GR8 People expands Employee Referral Program functionality with ultra personalization
GR8 People, a breakthrough one-experience talent platform for the enterprise, has introduced expanded configuration options through its platform to deliver the most advanced employee referral program (ERP) functionality on the market.
From the ability to support multiple referrals of the same candidate and the assignment of employee referral “rights” over a candidate to the creation of referral grace periods and unique URLs for employees to use when sharing or posting jobs, the enhancements reflect the demand among enterprise organizations for much greater ERP customization and flexibility. Read more...
Linkedin announces skill assessments to help you showcase your skills
We know it’s important to have a way to effectively show the skills you spend time cultivating. In fact, according to new LinkedIn research, 69% of professionals think their skills are more important than college education when job-seeking, and more than 76% wish there was a way for hiring managers to verify their skills so they could stand out amongst other candidates. Read more…
‘Just Text Me’: Job interviews by today’s preferred communication tool
We now communicate more through our electronic devices than we do in person—this is not news. Yet job interviews have remained largely sacrosanct. While you may be reading this thinking, “Well, what about Skype or video interviews?” you have identified the growing trend of “interview by anywhere.”
Recently, employers are taking this trend one step further by eliminating visibility in favor of efficiency and near limitless candidate accessibility through interviews by text. In the constantly evolving hiring market, employers can gain a significant competitive advantage by understanding how this new process works, the benefits it can afford, and implementation strategies that simultaneously reduce potential risks. Read more…
Seen by Indeed replaces Prime with more holistic search tools
Indeed launched a new hiring platform aimed at employers seeking better matchmaking between themselves and technology professionals. Called Seen by Indeed, the product is based on Indeed Prime but, the company said, “takes a more holistic view of tech talent.” Read more…
Staffing industry commits to training adults 700,000 adults by 2020
The American Staffing Association has signed the Pledge to America’s Workers to commit that U.S. staffing agencies will provide opportunities to train, upskill, and reskill 700,000 temporary and contract employees and job seekers during the next five years. The pledge is a White House initiative to recognize the crucial role that companies play in educating and training the nation’s workforce.
To date, more than 350 companies and trade organizations have signed to the Pledge to America’s Workers—promising to provide more than 13.5 million enhanced career opportunities for American students and workers. Read more…
On Chandler Bing’s Job
In an episode in the fourth season of Friends, Monica, Rachel, Chandler, and Joey find themselves engaged in an argument: Chandler and Joey, they claim, know Monica and Rachel much better than the women know them. Before long, the debate devolves into a game-show-style quiz. The host: Ross, who delights in the job. The topic: the minutiae of the friends’ lives. The stakes (which have become, through a series of predictably zany events, incredibly high): If the women lose the game, they have agreed, they will trade apartments with Chandler and Joey. Read more…
SCG Trendwatch: Recruitment Industry News & Insights – July 2019
Welcome to your monthly round-up for busy HR professionals. Each month, we share the latest news, strategies, tools and trends affecting the recruitment landscape. Check in each month for the latest updates from all over the web.
Indeed announces acquisition of automated recruitment technology platform ClickIQ.
Indeed, the world’s #1 job site, announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire ClickIQ, an automated job advertising technology platform, based in the UK. Read more…
Tech startup Appcast sold for $79 million.
A 5½-year-old Upper Valley digital startup that has become a major player in helping national employers find job candidates has sold a majority stake in the company to a German media giant for $79 million. Read more…
2019 Study reveals new trends in trucking recruitment.
The trucking and logistics industries are the backbone of the U.S. economy. Naturally, as the economy flourishes, the need for trucks, and drivers, skyrockets. However, the high-volume, high-turnover nature of the industry makes recruiting truck drivers difficult. Research from a 2017 study shows that driver turnover is exceptionally high, reaching as high as 98 percent in 2017 with 70 percent of that turnover occurring in the first year of employment; this rate of turnover places an added layer of difficulty on driver recruitment. Read more…
iCIMS acquires Jibe to expand engagement, recruitment marketing capabilities.
iCIMS acquired recruiting technology platform Jibe with an eye toward strengthening its offerings in employer branding, candidate engagement and tracking the return on recruiting investments.
Jibe will power iCIMS’ new recruitment marketing solution, Attract, which is available as either part of its core platform or as the front end of other, integrated ATS or HCM solutions. Read more…
Disability Equality Index shows steady growth of inclusion.
A total of 156 out of the 180 organizations included in the Disability Equality Index received top scores for their inclusion of people with disabilities. The index is a collaboration between the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and Disability:IN, a nonprofit organization focused on disability inclusion in business. Read more…
Oregon passes nation’s most generous paid family leave law.
Oregon lawmakers recently enacted the nation’s most generous paid leave program. Gov. Kate Brown signed a law into effect on July 1 that will provide 12 weeks of paid leave to just about every employee in the state (yes, even if you only have one employee), to be funded by a new payroll tax paid by both workers and employers with 25 or more employees. While the law doesn’t kick in until 2023, it’s never too early to learn about what’s around the corner and start to prepare. Read more…
SCG Trendwatch: Recruitment Industry News & Insights – April 2019
Welcome to your monthly round-up for busy Human Resource professionals. Each month, we share the latest news, strategies, tools and recruitment trends affecting the recruitment landscape. Check in each month for the latest updates from all over the web.
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TextRecruit launches Virtual Career Fairs.
https://www.ere.net/textrecruit-virtual-job-fairs/
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IBM’s recent job posting mistake holds an important lesson for employers on diversity recruiting.
https://www.hrmorning.com/ibms-job-application-gaffe-holds-an-important-lesson-for-all-employers/
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Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas lets candidate introduce themselves, improving the candidate experience and resulting in over 200 candidates in the first 18 months.
https://recruitingheadlines.com/this-company-lets-candidates-introduce-themselves/
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HR departments turn to AI-enabled recruiting in race for talent.
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Talroo announces new pirate audience vertical for this year’s April Fool’s Day campaign.
Employee Communication Beyond the Welcome Letter
You’ve nurtured the candidate relationship and made the offer. They accept. Yay!
Now the real work begins. How do you keep employees, in a highly competitive labor market? As in most relationships, communication is key. Start early and communicate often.
Consider touchpoints through the critical first two years:
- Welcome the New Hire
- One month
- 6 months
- 1 year
- 18 months
- 2 years
The pace and sequence of information will vary based on your specific culture and team structure, but the effort will pay off. Here are some ideas of things you can do:
- In larger organizations, give new hires a Newbie Badge, so that employees can welcome them warmly and provide direction if they seem lost.
- Use a variety of communication methods. Many ATS/CRM tools have built-in onboarding communication modules. Take advantage, but email, text, postcards, flyers, multi-page brochures, custom screen savers, dedicated intranet pages, branded promo items or apparel with a campaign theme are all valid. In most cases the appropriate method will align with the message easily.
- Be sure to market an employee referral program early, while they are still in the honeymoon phase. Good recruiters will ask references about their own career aspirations and openness to opportunities. You want to take full advantage of this opportunity to brand the organization and fill open roles.
- Invite new hires to lunch and learn more about how the reality of the environment matched their expectations.
- Remind new hires of available benefits. This is often glossed over in orientation and paper information packets. I can’t tell you how many focus groups I’ve facilitated where employees gripe about lack of a benefit that is actually available, but not communicated effectively.
- If you offer retirement savings make sure they are taking full advantage. An employer match is free money (or at least part of the total compensation package).
- Remind new hires of your Performance Evaluation process and timing. If you follow the generational archetypes, millennial workers crave constant feedback. Older workers may be fine with annual touchpoints but don’t ignore those who need feedback more frequently.
- Make sure any Employee Service Program (ESP) is shared and promoted as a benefit to employees. Make it easy for employees to deal with any life hassles that could become a distraction so that they are highly efficient at work.
- A good onboarding/internal communication strategy will not only keep new hires engaged but will also get them talking about the organizational culture and benefits.
- If you do happen to lose a star employee, give them a Return Ticket that allows them to return within 30 days if they change their mind. Most people know their value but providing tangible proof of your commitment could take any ego out of it and make it easier to admit that the grass wasn’t greener.
What’s your favorite employee/onboarding communication tip? If you’d like to talk about any of these strategies, we’d love to hear from you.
