New Tricks to Make Diversity Hiring A Real Treat, America’s Got Talent-Just Not Enough in IT, What Is Recruitment Process Outsourcing, and More!

While visions of Halloween candy dance in our heads, we’d like to point out one sweet way to attract and retain more talent in your organization—make diversity hiring a top priority. It’s more important than ever with 67% of both active and passive job seekers saying that when they evaluate companies and job offers, it’s important that the company has a diverse workforce. Here’s a look at 5 helpful tricks to use to build a diverse, inclusive team…

Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) occurs when an organization outsources some or all aspects of the recruiting process to fill its vacancies. These activities are taken over by an individual or an organization that specializes in recruiting. Employers can allow RPO providers to take on as much or as little of the recruiting process as they like, acting as internal resources would by taking over the entire process or…

Companies sweeten perks to land tech workers; a $250,000 signing bonus for an executive role. Six-figure bonuses, outsize equity stakes and the flexibility to work from just about anywhere: These are some of the perks companies are offering information-technology workers as they compete for talent in a tight labor market, job seekers and recruiters say. “Recruiters are feeling the pressure…

During the past five decades, Temple Grandin’s visually indexed mind, a key feature of her autism, helped make her a leading animal researcher. Diagnosed with “brain damage” at the age of 2, Grandin, now 72, holds a Ph.D. in animal science, teaches at Colorado State University and has written over a dozen books. She was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017, which recognized her innovations…