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Uber Is Finally Realizing HR Isn’t Just for Recruiting

Harvard Business

The dispatch included disturbing and potentially illegal managerial activities, such as Fowler’s boss telling her she could be fired for reporting the behaviors. It suggests that Kalanick initially saw the HR function as a means of recruiting staff to support fast growth.

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How Geography Affects Where Elite Consulting Firms Recruit

Harvard Business

Research has shown that attending an elite university can make or break a student’s chances of being recruited by the best firms ( whether or not that strategy makes sense for firms ). Since firms tend to recruit where they can find the most candidates, students in regions with many top schools may have a harder time being found.

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3 Ways Social Entrepreneurs Can Solve Their Talent Problem

Harvard Business

The entrepreneurs reported that the most important barrier to growth is — surprise! The second most important problem, finding and keeping talented people (36%), becomes crucial as entrepreneurs secure some funding. Know that funding alone is not going to solve the recruiting problem. — money.

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Cybersecurity Has a Serious Talent Shortage. Here’s How to Fix It

Harvard Business

A report from Frost & Sullivan found that the global cybersecurity workforce will have more than 1.5 So what’s causing the talent shortage? There are no signs that the bad guys are limiting their talent pool — and cybercrime is now a $445 billion business. .” The need is real and well-documented.

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Recruiting Strategies for a Tight Talent Market

Harvard Business

If any story demonstrates how far employers will go in today’s fierce war for talent, the tale of Snapchat’s geofilter recruiting campaign is it. The fight for new recruits is intense — not just in the tech sector, but across all industries. Generate and nurture your own talent channels.

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Preparing for the Future of Talent Acquisition - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM KORN FERRY

Harvard Business

With unemployment rates in most developed nations at the lowest levels since the Great Recession, and with new skill sets required to keep pace with head-spinning technological advances, it’s no surprise the talent acquisition environment is incredibly competitive. How to Develop Leaders Who Can Drive Strategic Change.

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The Employer-Educator Partnership That Can Fill U.S. Jobs

Harvard Business

Much of the problem, the authors report, stems from inadequate collaboration between employers and community colleges, which represent employers’ largest potential source of talent.

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