Episode 8 of the Start Smart Podcast Hiring has become a business issue, not just an HR or recruiting concern according to a new research report from Lighthouse Research & Advisory. The study surveyed 1,000 job seekers and 1,054 employers and collected its findings in “Hiring Is More Central Than Ever: How Employers and Candidates...Read More
By Peter Weddle, CEO TAtech Whether we end up in a recession or not, the pace of business in a broad swathe of industries is definitely slowing. And history has proven, that when the economy downshifts, there are almost always two kinds of knee jerk reactions in the c-suite. As we’ve seen recently in the...Read More
Curated Intel from the Talent Tech Industry July 18-25, 2022: • Taking candidate screening global: Veremark raises $8.5M in equity funding round; • Paying the piper but only a little more: Employers budgeting just a 4.1% pay increase for 2023; • Reviewing employers may be toying with trouble: Glassdoor ordered to reveal posters’ identity; •...Read More
Curated Intel from the Talent Tech Industry July 11-17, 2022: • Ruling a new idea is in order: AI21 Labs uses Ruth Bader Ginsberg to demo AI language skills; • Melding consulting and technology: FutureSolve & QJumpers form joint venture to leverage AI; • Getting paid in convenience: Study finds employees are accepting lower pay...Read More
By Peter Weddle, CEO TAtech How pandas survive solely on bamboo: Evolutionary history — ScienceDaily Evolution is the world’s most fascinating form of transformation. Giant pandas offer a case in point. For years, evolutionary scientists have been stumped by the origins of their thumb. Well, it’s not exactly a thumb, at least not a thumb...Read More
By Peter Weddle, CEO TAtech For decades now, we’ve been treated to sycophantic assertions by CEOs that “employees are their most important asset.” And yet, the minute the market turns down and threatens their personal report card (and compensation), their knee-jerk reaction is to reduce headcount. Today, however, there seems to have been an epiphany...Read More
