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Debbie Downer

Debbie Downer

FromThe Recruitment Flex


Debbie Downer

FromThe Recruitment Flex

ratings:
Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Feb 2, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week on TRF we cover:

Riots in the streets of Calgary! The little bylaw was not very well thought out.

In the News

Remote workers face the cold facts, they are 35% higher risk of being laid off.

Salesforce joins the flood of tech industry lay offs

UPS cuts management and contractors in a bid to save $1BB in costs, that is out of the $100BB in sales in 2022

In happier news, the global online recruitment market is set to reach $49.2 BB by 2030

Tip of the Week

3 simple things to improve your job ads. 

Shorten your sentences

3 bullet points max!

Pay attention to the words you use. “Demonstrated ability” means different things to older workers than it does to younger workers


Recruiting Insights 

Linked In XRay search options, including key fields like job title will have an impact on sourcing tools. SeekOut and hireEZ have a work around.

More on skills based hiring. When 46% of workers say their formal qualifications are not relevant to what they are doing in their current job. You need to ask yourself why the fixation on that bachelor’s degree.

Bigger isn't better. 85% of mid-sized companies reported ZERO layoffs last year. 
Released:
Feb 2, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Serge and Shelley share their expertise and opinions from a collective 40+ years in the recruitment profession. The podcast is all things recruitment - from the latest trends, industry news, technology, helpful tips and interviews with some of the biggest globally recognized names in the recruitment industry