The 10 Must-Read Articles for Recruiters This Week

What do an Alaskan telecom company, a Houston-based hospital network, a meatpacking company in Colorado, and an upscale Manhattan restaurant all have in common? According to an article in The Wall Street Journal, they all recently posted a job ad requiring that candidates have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

The WSJ piece, which sits atop our list below of must-read articles for talent professionals, highlights that such a requirement is an important one for the health and safety of workers — but also faces potential “blowback from employees, employment attorneys, and human resources.”

No matter what your company’s vaccination guidelines may be, recruiters should learn the ins and outs of that policy as some countries are seeing an increase in hiring, more companies are returning to the office, and candidates are asking tough questions about workplace health and safety.

Check out the article for more firsthand stories and expert takes from health and talent professionals. And further down our list, you can find out why a Github survey indicates companies still haven’t quite got the hang of remote work; why recruiters leave recruiting; and what businesses made LinkedIn’s lists of Top Companies around the world.

Here are the must-read articles for this week:

1. Want That Job Offer? A COVID-19 Vaccine Is Now Required (The Wall Street Journal)

2. 6 Strategies for Leading Through Uncertainty (Harvard Business Review)

3. A Year Into Remote Work, Most Companies Still Don’t Get This Basic Concept About Office-Free Workplaces (Fast Company)

4. Restructuring Your Organization Post-Pandemic? Maintain DE&I Commitments (SHRM)

5. Is Extreme Working Culture Worth the Big Rewards? (BBC)

6. Why Recruiters Leave Recruiting (ERE)

7. Why Organizations Are Hiring for Skills Over Experience (Hunt Scanlon Media)

8. Help Wanted: In Pandemic, Worry About Finding Summer Workers (AP)

9. Here Are the 2021 LinkedIn Top Companies (LinkedIn Talent Blog)

10. A Practical Approach to Moving the Needle on Racial Justice and Equity (TLNT)

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