Arizona, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., are the latest to issue stay-at-home orders for residents to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Some 3 out of 4 people in the US are now under orders to stay at home or soon will be as the death count from the pandemic increases.
The shift to artificial intelligence hiring will enable real-time matching of prospects and open positions, automated candidate ranking and interview scheduling. As the coronavirus pandemic disrupts jobs and the economy, Snagajob CEO Mathieu Stevenson writes AI hiring will be the next big thing for recruiters to use to meet their needs.
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Generation Z workers face some of the same financial challenges, such as student loan debt, as other worker generations but are more likely have a defined contribution plan as their only retirement savings vehicle, making saving early even more important, said Edward Gottfried of Betterment for Business. A survey by Betterment for Business found 88% of Gen Z workers are saving at least some money monthly, including into their retirement plans, and 73% contribute at least 3% to their retirement savings.
HR must make lifelong learning a priority to allow employees to keep up with changes in the workplace and gain the skills needed in the future, Chiradeep BasuMallick writes. BasuMallick lists five reasons lifelong learning matters for an increasingly digital world, including fortifying employees for a more automated workplace.
HR leaders should learn to treat each generation in the workforce differently and not try to put everything into a handbook, says Tony Cicio, chief HR officer at Argo Insurance. "You can't define work-life balance or flexibility in a policy, it's different for each person," he says.
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