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General Motors joins the long list of companies recruiting for skills over degrees
Farai Mugabe, Content & Research, The HR Congress WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?McKinsey & Company, Google, IBM and now General Motors indicate that they do not hire for degrees but for skills. When you focus on what skills are actually required for a position instead of a degree, it allows you ...
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Skills not degrees: Recruiting a workplace-ready tech workforce
Farai Mugabe, Content & Research, The HR Congress WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?There has been a rise in the demand for tech talent, especially in software development, as the world continues to be digital. Still, businesses fail to find workplace-ready talent to fill critical positions. Employers in the tech industry are ...
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Reshaping the face of recruitment in a new world
Farai Mugabe, Content & Research, The HR Congress WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?Like many other areas of HR, the recruitment process has changed significantly during the past 2 years. The use of digital tools became the new norm and in the absence of personal interaction, the way organizations attract talent needs ...
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Wisdom from Paradoxes, Juxtapositions, and Ourselves – part one
Part 1: Perceptions that Make Sense But May Not Be So By David C Forman, president Sage Learning, Author: Fearless HR Why is it that when testing out a concept for a new restaurant, people are willing to spend more money if the restaurant is named Studio 97 rather than ...
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Wisdom from Paradoxes, Juxtapositions, and Ourselves – part two
Click HERE for Part One. Part 2: Seeming Contradictions That Work So By David C Forman, president Sage Learning, Author: Fearless HR Ready for more? To start, one more Yogi Berra ism: “The future ain’t what it used to be.” Now, that is really true. Here are six statements where ...
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Navigating the pandemic trends in Talent: Re-thinking how we source and attract talent
Giorgia Calabria is a Senior Talent Manager Benelux & HeForShe Lead at Danone, The HR Congress contributor WHY SHOULD YOU CARE? We should not forget that the biggest source of talent is our own company. With the new reskilling journey, we need to rely less on job titles/functions and the ...
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Attracting Tech Talent? IKEA bets on job interview over 3D-printed meatballs
IKEA the Swedish furniture retail giant is inviting people with imagination for a job interview over experimental 3D-printed meatballs as part of a new data and technology recruitment campaign. During 2022 the brand will open more than 150 technology and innovation roles across Europe. So it’s reaching out for people ...
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Alstom to hire 7,500 talents worldwide in 2022 to build the future of sustainable mobility
21 January 2022 – Alstom has received the Top Employer 2022 certification in Europe, Asia-Pacific and North America, with certificates in 14 countries[1]. This is the third consecutive year Alstom has received the distinction in Europe, and the second year for the two other markets referenced. Alstom, the leader in smart, sustainable mobility, ...
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Dutch HR-tech to fight hiring bias and promote diversity
By Patricia Allen -February 1, 2022 on Eu–Startups Female-founded by sisters Charlotte Melkert and Fleur Melkert, Equalture has just raised €2.75 million to help companies make unbiased, science-backed hiring decisions, by trusting on neuroscience instead of gut feeling. The funding round was led by Dutch investment company of serial entrepreneur Pieter Schoen, ...
