A record-high 11 million jobs are waiting to be filled across the U.S. This boom in available openings? You can thank the Baby Boomers. According to Pew Research Center, the rate of retirement in Baby Boomers has accelerated since the start of COVID-19 with almost 29 million boomers retiring in 2020 – An increase of […] Read Article “The Great Retirement: Are Baby Boomers causing today’s hiring shortage?”
Why aren’t you working right now? 5 million Americans say there’s one big reason: They’re caring for children who aren’t in school or daycare. Frequent COVID-19 outbreaks are creating unexpected school closures and quarantines – and 80% of daycare centers report that they’re struggling to find enough child-care workers. And the resulting juggling act for […] Read Article “COVID’s master multi-taskers: How to keep parents for the long-haul”
Good-bye pajama pants – hello necktie? Even before the pandemic, cultural transformations were pushing many American businesses away from formal attire. From Goldman Sachs to JP Morgan, even the most traditional stalwarts were relaxing dress codes in the hope of encouraging innovation, creativity, and individual autonomy. As workers return to the office after 18 months […] Read Article “Rethinking (and restarting) dress codes for your returning workforce”
The 2015-2016 GTCI ReportAs far as attracting, producing and retaining talent, the U.S. ranks fourth in the world. Hey, it’s still top 5 and, when you consider that 109 countries were ranked, it’s a pretty decent score. Plus, we’re still tops in categories like global GDP. And, considering we were also fourth in the 2014-2015 […] Read Article “The U.S. Ranks Fourth in Global Talent, or Better than 105 Other Countries”