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Tech Layoffs: Recruiters Don’t Feel So Lucky

HR Digest

Welcome to the painful world of human resources where AI tools may take over work from professional hirers who are currently facing the axe. Last year on LinkedIn, there were 364,970 job postings for recruiters in tech – than for software engineers – 342,586. Twitter and Coinbase have rescinded job offers.

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5 Most Important Leadership Competencies for Function Leaders

Center for Creative Leadership

They carry titles such as vice president or senior director and have responsibilities for one or more functions — such as sales, marketing, finance, operations, engineering, technology, legal, and human resources. They run business units and geographic regions. We surveyed nearly 1,000 leaders to find out.

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The Job Market for MBAs is About to Take a Hit

Harvard Business Review

“Strong demand for accounting, marketing, computer science, engineering, human resources, public relations, and the inclusive ‘all majors’ group will increase hiring for Bachelor’s degrees by seven percent,” writes lead economist Phil Gardner. .”

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The Big Picture of Business – Think Tanks to Strategize

Strategy Driven

Businesses of all sizes are besieged with opportunities, competing information sources and large amounts of uncertainty. Visioning sets the stage for necessary processes, such as growth strategies, re-engineering, training, enhancing shareholder value and organizational development. Seasoned executives face burnout daily.

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Hiring and Managing in Turbulent Times

Harvard Business Review

In each country, following recent elections and referendums, they are facing political, social, and economic uncertainties we would never have imagined just a year ago. But, with legions of great engineers streaming out of closing or soon-to-close U.S. The executives I’m meeting are understandably nervous.

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Stop Waiting for Governments to Close the Skills Gap

Harvard Business Review

Successfully implementing such a capability could dramatically affect headcount in human resources functions, but also in other functions, such as sales. While an internal combustion engine has thousands of parts, a Tesla electric engine contains a few dozen, each needing different engineering skills.

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