We Cover:

• In more depressing news, we see layoffs at Canadian darling, Talent.com with a 25% reduction in their workforce

• Who knew that MacDonald’s had 150,000 corporate employees? Laying people off remotely was a choice!

• What’s old is new again. The title of CIO is outdated and hardly quantifies the role. Same with CHRO, the latest trend in what to call the top person in HR. 

Tip of the Week

• Proving age discrimination is tough! Recruiters need to choose their words carefully when declining candidates or they could end up in a world of hurt.

Recruiting Insights

• Not everyone wants to work for the high risk and high reward type of companies. In fact, one third of workers prefer dependable, stable employers.

• Branding your company culture as entrepreneurial is kind of a bad idea. Considering that most people who fit in this category were teenage vandals. 

• Changes in the last few years in job seeker behaviour, have HR teams spending 25% more of their time doing recruitment work. Time to hire your recruiters back?

• Doing it right - CANVA has no plans to lay people off; their hiring was well thought out and each role intentionally filled. 3 cheers for them!