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The Future of Work
RECENT BLOGS
Automation and the Future of the Recruitment Function
Kevin Wheeler discusses, in his latest blog, the rise of automation and how it will replace many aspects of the recruitment process by 2020. Kevin also reviews the recruiting functions to be disrupted in leading organizations by Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) firms by 2025. Kevin discusses the roles of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and predictive analytics in these trends, and skills recruiters will use and adapt with in the future.
Adam Cheyer on AI-vs-IA
Silicon Valley technology leader Adam Cheyer, who is known for co-inventing Siri among other innovations, offers an alternative view of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that is gaining traction. He, along with other global leaders in AI are focused on something more than making machines smarter; they want to help people get smarter. This article explains the phenomenon of “I.A.” — Intelligence Augmentation — a hopeful direction for technology.
From Manager to Leader
If you know how to get stuff done and lead a project team it may not be enough for you to become, or be perceived, as a leader. Managers tend to be task focused, while leaders are human-centered focused requiring a different skills sets: emotional and intuitive intelligence, motivating others, and turning what others may see as conflict and hindrances into opportunities.
STEM professionals are highly educated, effective, motivated, and ambitious people, who work hard to achieve success, yet are frequently frustrated and stuck by what I call “the get it done” dilemma. Those who get it done are passed over or do not create new opportunities for themselves because they are not perceived as “strategic” or “people persons”. Read on to see how to rethink what it means for a manager to become a leader.
Current Employment Trends
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U.S. Pop Working Part-Time, Consultants, or Self-Employed
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U.S. Population Employed by Manufacturing (Less than 13%)
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U.S. Population Living in Urban Areas
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U.S. Unemployment Rate (04/17)
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U.S. Job Seekers Starting Own Company (Q2 2014)
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U.S. Civilian Labor Force Participation Rate (04/17)
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Ave. Unemployment Rate for 2016
