This week on TRF:
- Tidal wave of flight cancellations when WestJet mechanics strike for 1 day, exposing our tender underbelly of having only 2 airlines to choose from in Canada.
- Mardi-Gras with horses and cowboys, also known as the Calgary Stampede. The whole city dressed up in costume for 10 days leads to a spike in divorce rates and a baby boom.
IN THE NEWS
- CareerBuilder & Monster mashed up into one. The once mighty rivals have now joined forces to what some call the Brangelina marriage of job boards.
- UKG took a sword to their middle management and laid off over 2,000 people, the day before America’s favorite holiday, the 4th of July!
- Patagonia didn't seem like themselves when they asked 90 remote customer service employees to move closer to the office or leave.
TIP OF THE WEEK
- Recruiting the right type of Leader for your organization means focusing on their future potential. Pro Tip: watch if their eyes light up when they talk about the success of someone else
RECRUITING INSIGHTS
- Ghost Jobs CBS news reports 40% of companies admit to posting fake jobs in 2023. Their logic is this somehow tricks current employees into thinking the business is growing. Sounds like a half-baked idea to us.
- Interview tech like Pillar means the theory about gender difference during the interview process are no longer theory. What should be done with the information remains hotly debated between us.
- Who’s winning in the AI boom? Its the same companies who cashed in on the .com boom and Y2K.
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