Debbie Downer
HR Collection PlaylistFebruary 02, 202400:33:48

Debbie Downer

This week on TRF we cover:


Riots in the streets of Calgary! The little bylaw was not very well thought out.


In the News


  • Remote workers face the cold facts, they are 35% higher risk of being laid off.


  • Salesforce joins the flood of tech industry lay offs


  • UPS cuts management and contractors in a bid to save $1BB in costs, that is out of the $100BB in sales in 2022


  • In happier news, the global online recruitment market is set to reach $49.2 BB by 2030


Tip of the Week


3 simple things to improve your job ads. 

  1. Shorten your sentences
  2. 3 bullet points max!
  3. Pay attention to the words you use. “Demonstrated ability” means different things to older workers than it does to younger workers


Recruiting Insights 


  • Linked In XRay search options, including key fields like job title will have an impact on sourcing tools. SeekOut and hireEZ have a work around.


  • More on skills based hiring. When 46% of workers say their formal qualifications are not relevant to what they are doing in their current job. You need to ask yourself why the fixation on that bachelor’s degree.


  • Bigger isn't better. 85% of mid-sized companies reported ZERO layoffs last year.