Google launches hiring app for small business | Oil giants trying to lure climate-conscious millennials | Employees complain less under diverse leadership
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July 19, 2017
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Google launches hiring app for small business
Google launches hiring app for small business
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Google has unveiled a hiring app that helps small and midsize businesses manage job candidates. Google Hire lets managers schedule interviews, chat with applicants and share feedback with recruiters, among other functions.
Fortune (7/18),  Workforce online (7/18) 
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Recruiting & Retention
Oil giants trying to lure climate-conscious millennials
The oil industry is racing to attract millennial employees to fill the void left by retiring workers, but it's a tough job trying to convince a sustainability-conscious generation to work for oil companies. "Oil and gas companies may need more profound changes to meet demands for meaningful work and social responsibility to attract the next generation of top engineering and leadership talent," McKinsey & Co. wrote in a 2016 report.
Bloomberg (7/17) 
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Leadership & Development
Benefits & Compensation
Trump to meet with Senate Republicans after health care bill fails
President Donald Trump invited all 52 Republican senators to a lunch meeting at the White House today to discuss a path forward on health care after the party abandoned its effort to repeal and replace portions of the Affordable Care Act due to insufficient support from colleagues. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he would schedule a vote on a straight ACA repeal, but three senators said they would oppose the measure, suggesting it would fail.
The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (7/18),  The Hill (7/18) 
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Path to Workforce
Study: More entering careers associated with opposite gender
Traditional gender stereotypes appear to be fading when it comes to careers, according to a survey by CareerBuilder. Researchers studied data from 2009 to 2017 and found that, for example, the number of men entering nursing has tripled since the 1970s.
The Christian Science Monitor (7/13) 
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The HR Leader
What is HR's function in an automated workforce?
HR will play a pivotal role as more job duties become automated and employees work together with machines, says Tom Davenport, co-founder of the International Institute for Analytics. HR will have to teach new skills and come up with management strategies to show workers the value of technology.
Society for Human Resource Management online (7/17) 
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