If you’re tempted by the prospect of a dramatic post-pandemic career shift, human resource management could be a rewarding and lucrative way to go. According to data collected by job site Indeed, recruitment posts advertising for human resource professionals in the U.S. have leapt by almost 47% compared to a pre-Covid-19 base rate, indicating that demand for people working in the profession is scaling a record high.
On Monday, employees at health tech company One Medical announced their intent to form a union. About 500 employees, including administrative staff and phlebotomists, would be covered by Workers United, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which represents workers in the healthcare, property services, hospitality and other industries. Doctors and other clinicians who work at One Medical are not included in the union.
Steven Aguilar wanted an upgrade from the organizational charting tool available in his company's human resource information system (HRIS), so he went searching for an alternative. Aguilar, HR operations and total rewards leader for Blend, a banking company in San Francisco, sought more user-friendly and versatile software that not only would give him a real-time view of employee and contingent worker headcount but also would spur collaboration.
Human resources job postings are up 52.5% from their pre-pandemic baseline. That's far outpacing the average job posting bump of 30.5%, according to data from the jobs site Indeed. What's happening: Companies are beefing up their HR departments to navigate the return to work. Firms are facing two massive challenges in the next year or so: They need to figure out what balance of remote and in-person work functions best for their workforce, and they need to fill open roles as droves of workers quit in "the great resignation."
Harsh. Disastrous. Concerning. These are just a few of the ways Jeanne Achille describes the effects of the pandemic on women’s participation in the workforce. The unprecedented shifts have been the driving force behind the program for this year’s Women in HR Tech Summit, held on the first day of the upcoming HR Technology Conference & Exposition®.
HR, like many other areas of any business, has been through an evolution in the way leaders define, manage and position it in a business. Since I wrote my last article one year ago at the start of Covid-19 pandemic, the world has taught us more. HR has gone from solely an administrative function responsible for recruitment, payroll and reporting to a strategic enabler, where a company’s people strategy is a true asset that drives business results. HR has also broadened to encompass people and culture, with much more focus on diversity, employee wellness and more.