Some picked-up pieces, news, and insights from across the evolving world of talent and work:
- As we just wrote yesterday, “The Great Resignation” continues to be problematic for all businesses in the wake of December’s numbers. The number of people voluntarily quitting their jobs decreased by 161,000 to a still-astronomical 4.3 million resignations to close out 2021. Given that we are well over a month since this data was collected, there should be some (cautious) optimism when January’s numbers are released. My thinking is that if this number is reduced by 30%-to-40%, it will show that there has been some progress between businesses and their workers. If not, we’re in for at least a few more months of the stalemate between the two.
- Fantastic article by Propserix on their blog regarding the advantages of “experienced talent.” In addition to holding down diverse roles, older talent have worked for a greater variety of industries, company sizes, and teams, picking up valuable qualifications along the way. As they’ve aged, they’ve undoubtedly mastered essential skills, engineered unique solutions to problems, and become specialists in specific areas – an advantage to any employer. Their decades of hands-on work, vocational development, real-world education, and proven dedication make older talent ideal team leaders.
- Former Hudson RPO CEO joins direct sourcing provider Opptly. Exciting times for unique direct sourcing player Opptly, as they name their new CEO in Lori Hock, who was formerly the CEO of Hudson RPO. Lori also spent time as Adecco’s President of MSP Solutions (now known as Pontoon Solutions). Lori and team have a bright future ahead with a solution that prioritizes the power of direct sourcing, talent intelligence, and the convergence of technology and human expertise.
- Miss the big “Direct Sourcing 2.0” webinar with WorkLLama last week? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Check out the event recording to hear WorkLLama’s Saleem Khaja and Atrium’s Kevin Leete join me for a spirited discussion on the next great evolution of direct sourcing.
- PRO Unlimited partners with global HCM solutions provider Ceridian. PRO continues its streak of innovative partnerships by integrating Ceridian’s Dayforce Wallet into its Worker Experience platform. This partnership and integration will enable talent on-demand access to earned wages at the end of a day or shift, helping to boost the overall worker experience and improve engagement across the extended workforce. The enhanced Worker Experience solution will launch this summer, with pre-sale available now. (Look for an exclusive piece on this partnership next week on the Future of Work Exchange.)
- Bullhorn unveils its own venture capital fund. Bullhorn Ventures, which will be led by Bullhorn’s SVP of Alliances and Business Development, Nina Eigerman, will launch with $20M and aims to seed early-stage staffing tech startups and other innovative platforms in the industry.
