The Lost Generation of College Recruits

“This year’s class of graduating seniors is especially impacted. College recruiting has a strict cadence and timeline and, with each passing day, the class of 2020 is facing the prospect of being completely excluded from the recruiting process.” - Michael Kannisto, Ph.D.
 

Hiring Neurodiverse People

“Neurodiverse people often possess remarkable technical and problem-solving capabilities. Because of the unique lens through which their brains view the world, they end up being very good at seeing patterns, making unlikely connections, and surfacing insights that others miss.” - Heather Bussing
 

8 Steps to Identify Your Everyday MVP Employees During The Pandemic

This current public health crisis will likely result in a complete inversion of who is really important at your company. Instead of paying attention to the people with charisma and connections, we need to focus on people with competence.
 

HRExaminer v11.04

In times of scarcity or crisis like the pandemic, the rules change. Business continuity becomes the governing question. Michael Kannisto, Ph.D. looks at MVP’s during the Pandemic: Modern Succession Planning for Operational Continuity.



In March 2020, many workers fled their offices for the safety of home. The change was hurried by necessity, but with little understanding of the consequences. Stella Lupushor has more on Zoom and a bit about the downsides of decentralized work.



Fara Rives discusses how AI can help overcome a key roadblock with outdated employee and contractor information. AI Can Improve Talent Mobility.



It’s one of the most common workplace mistakes: applying the wrong solution to a situation simply because you went with your “go to”move. Hello Hammer, Meet Nail from Dr. Todd Dewett.



 

MVP’s during the Pandemic: Modern Succession Planning for Operational Continuity

In times of scarcity or crisis, the rules change. Business continuity becomes the governing question. The conversation changes from identifying the next leaders to who will be needed to make things run.
 

Zoom and a bit about the downsides of decentralized work

“It seemed like we’d have more time and greater schedule control. Instead, it feels like we are never really disconnected. We simulate happy hours and book clubs but experience greater isolation.” - Stella Lupushor
 

AI Can Improve Talent Mobility

Fara Rives, the head of product for HiringSolved looks at the three most common reasons employees and contractors don’t keep their information up-to-date and how AI can help.
 

Hello Hammer, Meet Nail

“This is merely a friendly reminder. Don’t follow in the footsteps of these “ready, fire, aim” decision-makers. They have the best of intentions, but often inadvertently make things worse.” - Dr. Todd Dewett
 

HRExaminer v11.03

Heather Bussing writes, “If there is only a 10% chance of rain, you probably won’t take an umbrella. But one in ten times, you will still get wet.” Read Heather’s two-part series on How to Not Screw Up Predictions (when you’re working with AI and Intelligent Tools).



In part two of her series, Heather Bussing shares an exercise and analysis on How to Not Screw Up Predictions (Exercise: Consider and Decide).



John Sumser writes, “The work of synthesizing, prioritizing, and then acting on the data is increasingly what work is all about. And that’s where the new tools come in handiest.” Modern HR Data Types and Attributes (From Text to Machine Generated or Monitored Data).



“Ethical questions about how we use data and technology in organizations are growing in prominence and importance and bias is the noisiest of the ethics questions now facing HR.” John Sumser has more in, Bias in AI: Are People the Problem or the Solution?



In this combined article and podcast the topic is Open Feedback and Joyous Co-founder Mike Carden is in the driver’s seat. Open Feedback with Mike Carden (article and Podcast).



 

HRExaminer v11.02

Novel technological solutions are emerging to address the pandemic in the workforce. This week, John Sumser highlights those trends in the first two pieces in the Pandemic Workforce Series: New Safety, Health, and Development Technology and Who’s Doing Amazing Stuff (The Watchlist).

Plus, John Sumser examines the results of a study of 542 HR executives and subject matter experts to learn What intelligent tools organizations are using and what their growth potential is.

Don’t miss two more great pieces on risks and what’s missing from Organizational Health, Safety, and Development during the COVID-19 Crisis.