Julie Lamonthe-Jensen has never been more convinced that it’s time to tear up the traditional hiring playbook.
After all, the ongoing labor shortage is uncharted territory.
“Companies need to step outside the framework they’ve been functioning in and start creating new ways to hire,” said Lamonthe-Jensen, the founder of Moxie HR Strategies. “The business world has changed since the pandemic, and there’s no expectation things will go back to the way they used to be.
“Companies that adjust and evolve to the current conditions will have the upper hand on talent.” The labor stats are sobering. At last report, nearly 11 million jobs in the U.S. were unfilled, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. A record 4.5 million workers quit their job last November, marking the fifth straight month in which that figure surpassed 4 million.
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