A few thoughts on what I learned about the recruitment process from helping my son find his first job.
Blame the Market All You Want: My Son’s First Job and Why an Inclusive Recruitment Process is Your Road to Retention https://t.co/0ThN2YfT2n #WorkStep
@HarryStebbings@WorkStepInc - works on frontline worker hiring and retention. We have incredible benchmark data (US based) that show the cost and impact of turnover today due to the labour shortage across the supply chain.
@JGshort 1) Just Mercy - Bryan Stevenson. A+ biography.
2) Boomtown The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City. Sam Anderson. Combines all of your genres through the lens of a city, and good writing.
Some exciting news to share this morning... WorkStep raises $25M to solve supply chain labor crisis. The investment was led by NewRoad Capital Partners. Check out the press release below👇
https://t.co/IwgnAgDEBw
How is this not bigger news?
Relative to the https://t.co/PytIjnXJXq story that got a lot of coverage (900 laid off), this feels far more impactful. Millions of employees are paid and scheduled via Kronos payroll. Not to mention the exhausted HR leaders who have to manage this.
“When companies are looking ahead to peak season…the word I’m hearing most often is ‘terrified,’” said Dan Johnston, CEO and co-founder of WorkStep, a startup whose software helps companies hire and retain supply-chain workers. https://t.co/5hLKPfiDi5 @WSJ @jensmithWSJ