(and may not even know it.) Real talk: I don’t think most hiring leaders intend to discriminate against older job seekers. But it still happens. Often without batting an eye. We’re creatures of habit. And hiring is a pain in the a$$. So when people find a system that...
deliverables > hours worked 4 day work weeks = 35% more revenue. But the real takeaway: deliverables > hours worked. If you missed it, 4 Day Week Global ran a study of 61 UK companies who moved to a 4 day, 32 hour work week. Paid the same. The employee...
Or why everybody hates recruiters Here’s my simplest take on why working some recruiters can be awful at times: (A) Having a 1:1 personal relationship with thousands of people is impossible. Combined with (B) For some reason, too many recruiters are sh*t at...
But the world will still need workers Scary thought we all need to prepare for: your market might not ever come back. What do I mean by market? Literally anything that’s struggling right now. Where everyone is holding on for dear life. When people talk about ‘markets’...
Godfather 2. Terminator 2. And this blog post. I empathize with any hiring manager or exec hiring for something totally new. You don’t know what you’re doing. Because you’ve never done it before. Yet everyone around you – your team, your boss, job seekers, and...
Wait long enough and it’ll be relevant for you “Got any advice for a 50 year old operations guy who keeps getting rejected after the hiring manager finds out my age?” Got this question twice in the last 24 hours. (Exact phrasing once. If it were word for...
