In today's increasingly competitive market for top talent, companies are obsessed with cultivating the aura of the quintessential “cool workplace.” They plaster their websites, offices and recruiting pitches with buzzwords like “innovative,” “disruptive” and “entrepreneurial” in hopes of attracting the brightest stars. Quirky perks, open...
A study done by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) a few years ago pointed to how 71% of female millennials want to work abroad during their career, but only 20% of the internationally mobile population are women. Since then, though, studies have proven that global mobility strategies today...
Are Gen Xers the forgotten middle child based on how American media coverage tends to swing from highlighting the youngest generation to the oldest (Gen Zs or Millennials against Baby Boomers), both ends of the age spectrum? Born between 1965 and 1980, Gen Xers are...
Employees resistant to return-to-office policies may come back for one reason: to be with their dogs. Allowing dogs in the workplace could motivate talent to return and benefit both employers and employees. Dogs create a friendly vibe in the office. As return-to-work plans are made,...
As a global mobility professional, it’s important to be aware that companies are noticing “time blindness” among their employees. What is it? Perpetually being behind schedule could potentially signal that you or your talents could have what is called “time blindness.” Mental health experts stress that...
Are the tech layoffs in the United States a blip or a serious challenge to be overcome by upskilling for a vastly changing world? From the aftermath of last year's tech industry reckoning to 2023, about 224,503 from the vast network of startups and tech...
Bringing back employees on a Monday is no longer that easy for global mobility professionals recruiting talent, whether locally or globally. It’s the new office fight -- that’s what a Wall Street Journal piece published recently. While bosses argue that starting Mondays creates good energy,...
A Pew Research Center survey finds the public largely wary of employers using artificial intelligence (AI) tools to monitor and evaluate workers. Only small shares favor common AI surveillance practices like tracking movements or computer activities. Chief among them is the lack of human nuance in...
Employee engagement is on the rise globally, with the percentage of engaged workers increasing from 12% in 2009 to 23% in 2022, representing over 250 million more engaged employees. This encouraging trend is according to Gallup's survey of over 2 million employees worldwide in 2022,...
Companies now rely on external workers for over 30% of tasks, according to Deloitte's global future of work study. In some sectors like technology, contingents even represent up to 50% of the workforce. The study indicates the shifting dynamics of work -- orchestration over control --...