Google launches hiring app for small business | Oil giants trying to lure climate-conscious millennials | Employees complain less under diverse leadership
Google has unveiled a hiring app that helps small and midsize businesses manage job candidates. Google Hire lets managers schedule interviews, chat with applicants and share feedback with recruiters, among other functions. Fortune (7/18),Workforce online (7/18)
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Oil giants trying to lure climate-conscious millennials The oil industry is racing to attract millennial employees to fill the void left by retiring workers, but it's a tough job trying to convince a sustainability-conscious generation to work for oil companies. "Oil and gas companies may need more profound changes to meet demands for meaningful work and social responsibility to attract the next generation of top engineering and leadership talent," McKinsey & Co. wrote in a 2016 report. Bloomberg (7/17)
Trump to meet with Senate Republicans after health care bill fails President Donald Trump invited all 52 Republican senators to a lunch meeting at the White House today to discuss a path forward on health care after the party abandoned its effort to repeal and replace portions of the Affordable Care Act due to insufficient support from colleagues. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he would schedule a vote on a straight ACA repeal, but three senators said they would oppose the measure, suggesting it would fail. The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (7/18),The Hill (7/18)
What is HR's function in an automated workforce? HR will play a pivotal role as more job duties become automated and employees work together with machines, says Tom Davenport, co-founder of the International Institute for Analytics. HR will have to teach new skills and come up with management strategies to show workers the value of technology. Society for Human Resource Management online (7/17)
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