The Most Interesting Recruiting Stories of the Week
Welcome to “The Most Interesting Recruiting Stories of the Week,” a weekly post that features talent acquisition insights and information from around the web to kick off your weekend. Here’s what’s of interest this week:
“Tesla has introduced proprietary software for tracking its job applicants…a move that could lower hiring-related costs as CEO Elon Musk follows through on his goal to reduce the electric vehicle maker’s reliance on external software vendors,” The Information reports. “The move by Tesla marks an unusual step to develop internal talent-related technology. Save for some of the biggest tech players, most companies have tended to pay for software developed by firms including Oracle, SAP and Avature, as Tesla has done.”
“Amid a slowdown in industries such as tech, some firms have begun scaling back their recruitment, either through hiring freezes or layoffs,” according to the BBC. “Accounts proliferate of workers who thought they had their new role secured, only to have it withdrawn at a late stage.”
“The typical worker who changed jobs between April 2021 and March 2022 saw earnings jump by 9.7% from a year earlier, after accounting for inflation, according to the Pew Research Center,” CNBC reports. “Meanwhile, the typical worker who stayed saw wages fall 1.7% after inflation. U.S. Department of Labor data issued Tuesday suggests worker bargaining power may be cooling though it remains strong.”
“Since employees whose skills aren’t being well utilized are 10x more likely to look for a new job, upskilling your workforce could help improve retention,” reports LinkedIn, “And if you’re struggling to hire for the most in-demand roles, building out your workforce internally may be the most feasible option.” Check out more in this article, which includes which jobs are most in-demand currently.
“Wells Fargo is reinstating its ‘diverse slate’ hiring policy after pausing it for several weeks of review, the bank said Monday,” according to HR Dive. “The pause came amid allegations in May from about a dozen current and former employees that the bank held phony job interviews for non-White and female job-seekers for positions that had already been offered to other candidates.”
“New York City’s Wage Transparency Law takes effect Nov. 1, and employers — including businesses outside the city with job ads for remote work — are realizing one of the unintended outcomes of complying with the law may be pay compression,” SHRM reports.
“New research revealed that nearly a third of American workers and a third of British workers left a job over the past two years, but would consider returning to their old workplace,” according to Fast Company. “Younger workers and males of all ages (in both the U.S. and the U.K.) are contemplating returning to a company they left during the Great Resignation more so than older workers and women of all ages.”
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