One day it's a covert statement to a mother returning to work after maternity leave. Another day it's a lingering gaze at an employee enjoying a culturally rich meal. These microaggressions (or sometimes macroaggressions) can take an employee from a confident, high-performer to one that feels insecure being themselves at work. Your employees engage with people with different ideas and feel most comfortable and valued when they can work without losing their cultural, racial, and gender identity. While most employers know this, why have workplace racism and sexism often been neglected?

The Effects of Workplace Racism and Sexism

Employers must address workplace racism and sexism to create safe and inclusive work environments. Educate and nurture your current employees, and aim to recruit and diversify your workforce to reduce racism and sexism in the workplace. Post a free job on Get to start building a more diverse team!

As the job market remains highly competitive, we have seen a surge in "rage applying." This is when candidates apply to multiple jobs, often without considering whether they are truly interested in the role. Rage applying goes hand-in-hand with quiet quitting. Often, employees want to entertain the thoughts and feelings of leaving their job, but they aren't necessarily serious about leaving yet. Meanwhile, other employees engaging in this trend are actually trying to find a better role. As a recruiter, it can be hard to identify who are the real applicants in a sea full of quiet quitters, but understanding rage applying and identifying red flags will certainly help.

When Rage Applying Strikes: How to Identify Unserious Candidates

Rage applying is a surge in job candidates applying to multiple jobs without considering if they are interested. Employers can identify who is serious about the role by looking for red flags such as generic job applications, inconsistencies, and lack of preparation.

Human resources' rapid adoption of technology has led to new ways of streamlining human capital management. Based on the IEE Global Study, these technologies changed how HR handled recruitment and retention in 2022. This includes tech like

How Can HR Technology Help Retain Employees?

HR technology is rapidly evolving and in 2023, retention will become a bigger priority than recruitment. Companies must focus on engaging with employees to reduce turnover, learning tech to improve retention rates and communication solutions to stay in touch with remote workers. It's time to prioritize retention and make sure you have the right technology in place.

Candidates reneging on job offers or during the onboarding process can be a frustrating experience for any recruiter. In a talent-driven job market, it’s common for candidates to have more than one job offer to consider. It becomes a race against time to see which organization can offer the best career experience, compensation, and circumstances that secure the right employees.&nbsp;

Minimizing Candidate Renegs During the Hiring and Onboarding Process 

Candidates increasingly renege on job offers, damaging recruitment efforts and morale. Companies must be honest and engaging at every stage of the hiring process to retain the best job seekers. Structured processes and regular check-ins can increase candidate loyalty.

Internships are for college students or people who have just completed their degree. If you are a student or recent grad, you may be wondering how to land an internship. If you've never had one, you may even wonder if you need one. After all, didn’t you work in that call center while also doing exams? Or perhaps you’ve bartended your first year in college?

Why Are Internships Important & How Can You Get One?

Internships offer valuable work experience and the opportunity to build relevant skills for your desired industry. They can also provide great insight into the corporate world and help you gain a strong network. Unpaid internships may be worth it for those targeting dream companies or needing hands-on experience. Get that resume ready and start applying!