The freedom to work when and where they choose is a huge draw for today’s workforce. In fact, LinkedIn’s Global Talent Trends 2019 report found that 36% of women and 29% of men consider flexible work arrangements to be a very important consideration when choosing a job. But flexible work arrangements by themselves aren’t enough. A 2017 study found that remote...
Posts by Samantha McLaren
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- Employee Engagement
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Eight in 10 talent professionals say soft skills (like creativity, collaboration, and adaptability) are increasingly important to their company’s success. And, 92% say these skills matter as much or more than hard skills. This data comes from LinkedIn’s annual Global Talent Trends 2019 report, which identified soft skills as the biggest trend transforming the...
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- Interview Questions
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You’ve probably been there before: a candidate’s breezing through an interview and knocking out great answers to all of your questions. But then it hits you...these answers are a little too good. They’re polished and rehearsed. You wish you could draw something out that’s a bit more reflective and spur of the moment. And you can. It’s only a matter of asking the...
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- Interview Questions
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Everyone deserves to feel safe, comfortable, and listened to at work. But as the #MeToo movement has shown, not every employee feels...
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- Company Culture,
- Trends & Research
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In Louise Penny’s best-selling Inspector Gamache detective novels, one character has a particularly unusual backstory. Thérèse Brunel,...
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- Recruiting Strategy,
- Diversity
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Starting in 2008, Google has conducted extensive research into what makes a great manager. They called it “Project Oxygen” and, over...
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- Employee Retention