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The C Sheet February 4: A Need for Better Managers, The Rooney Rule, and Moonlighting

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1. Who needs managers anyways? In a recent survey, 83% of workers said that they could do their job without a manager. A potential cause: ill-equipped managers. After all, promotions to management positions are likely due to individual performance—not leadership qualities. Here’s how companies can fix this issue: Do we still need managers? Most workers say ‘no’ (Fast Company). 2.

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The Right to Disconnect: New Laws Combat Burnout

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Those high-pitched pings and beeps from a stressed out manager can be hard to ignore, even after the workday is officially over. This kind of 24/7 availability has become a reality for many employees—and officials in Europe are pushing back. Governments in Belgium, Ireland, and Portugal all recently announced new right-to-disconnect rules that protect an employee’s right to be free from work at the end of the day.

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Getting Ghosted During the Hiring Process? You’re Not Alone

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84% of job seekers say they’ve ghosted on a potential employer in the last 18 months. What’s worse? Being stood up on a date or never again hearing from a potential employer after a couple rounds of interviews? Or, are you the one doing the ghosting, never returning calls and not showing up? No matter which side you fall on, all of these situations are baffling, often a waste of time, and—as those who’ve been ghosted know—that feeling of being ditched without explanation is a real blow to

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The C Sheet January 28: The Power of Sabbaticals, A Rise in Rage Rooms, and Why You Need to Upskill Your Workforce

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1. Sabbaticals Are No Longer a Faux Pas. Add another name for the Great Resignation to the list: The Great Sabbatical. Instead of leaving a job with a new offer in hand, mid-career workers are taking extended periods of time off. What used to be considered taboo is now the new norm—here’s why that’s a good thing. The Great Resignation has morphed into the Great Sabbatical (Fast Company). 2.

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Making Talent Acquisition’s Job Easier with Analytics Lessons from Global Brands

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As the latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey shows, there continue to be more job openings than hires. To find the best talent, companies must look internally to adjust their talent strategies, rethink jobs and align the employee journey with business priorities. This is where talent acquisition analytics comes in. Our new white paper, Talent Acquisition Analytics: Best Practices from Visier Customers , outlines the talent acquisition strategies and real-life lessons learned of organizat

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Protecting Employee Privacy: How Visier Masks Your Most Sensitive Data

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Today, more data exists about how we work than ever before. If analyzed properly, this data provides valuable insights about the trends, forces, and inequalities shaping today’s workforce—from gender pay disparities to the remote work revolution hastened by COVID-19. How these market movements affect companies and careers is central to Visier’s research into employee and workplace trends.

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A Day in the Life of a Talent Acquisition Leader

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In this Outsmart panel, Visier’s Chief of Staff Jayne Landry spoke with Charles Mah, Chief Evangelist at iCIMS , about current trends and concerns in the TA field, and the TA leaders’ role in helping organizations reach their goals. . In a business world that’s more competitive than ever, the quality of an organization’s workforce can be the difference between average, good, and exceptional.