Recruiting times have been tough during the pandemic but now companies are coming back strong and looking to hire the right candidate for their open positions. So how can you get ahead of those other contenders? It’s time to impress by asking some more in-depth questions that help reveal important information about yourself.
It’s only when you’re a business owner yourself that you fully understand the challenges other entrepreneurs face. Flex HR’s Founder, Jim Cichanski, sat down with Bill McDermott of ProfitSense on Business RadioX about his own entrepreneurial journey, what it took to start his Human Resources business, and how that experience aids in rendering outstanding service to clients. McDermott speaks to “[showcasing] the need for high quality human resources and that most businesses are not as focused as they should be to make sure their HR resources are taken care of.”
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) has really evolved and become a top priority and discipline of Human Resources. We have seen a new wave of preventing acts of discrimination and harassment within organizations as well as cultivating inclusion and belonging. Employers across the nation are encouraging training programs for employees and management in order to grow diversity, eliminate bias and focus on the quality, knowledge, experience, work style and individual characteristics of employees.
While employees may be getting used to their new working environments from home over the past year or so, HR experts say employees need to start returning to their offices. The list of reasons drags on, but factors include decreased productivity working remotely, poor working conditions at home, managing employees is more difficult, obstacles with training new employees, camaraderie is missing, employee mental stress while at home is rising, increased drinking and drug use on the job, increased anxiety, and office space cost.