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From the AJO Blog & Beyond Greetings! In this edition, we feature a mix of recruiting/hiring and leadership topics, beginning with a follow up post on trust, which was recently posted. We also continue our six-part series covering the best online resources for job seekers. In this latest post (part three in the series), we cover external recruiters (also known as third- party or agency recruiters), making the case for their use in job search and ongoing career management. Two popular posts from the AJO Blog explore two related themes of learning agility and change, while two studies from beyond our Blog explore U.S. hiring trends and human capital issues as seen through the lenses of CEOs. We hope you enjoy our selections and would love to hear from you if you have an idea for our Blog, or would like to submit a guest post. ANDREW J. O’CONNOR | President A.J. O’C onnor Associates - AJO p 973.539.3006 | c 973.229.6347 | andy@ajoconnor.com The 2018 Trust Verdict is in – The Results Are Dire. Will You Turn Trust Around? In the U.S., this past year reveals the worst collapse in trust ever recorded in the history of the Edelman Trust Barometer with a 37-point aggregate drop in trust across the 4 measured institutions. The public trust index score imploded, down 23 trust points to 45, the lowest of all 28 nations surveyed. Edelman’s analysis states that this decline is across every U.S. age, gender and region surveyed.
Trust was in a state of crisis in 2017 and earlier this year we posed the question, Trust in
C risis: C an Leaders Upend the Trend this Year? as we awaited the 2018 Edelman
Trust Barometer. In this follow up post, we'll explore the latest research findings on the state
of trust, the hopeful news we've uncovered from the business world, and important steps
organizations and their leaders can take to restore trust in business.
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Why & How to Leverage Recruiters in Your Job Search - Part
Three
Beyond your current search, your ability
to maintain ongoing relationships with the
right recruiters throughout your career
can make all the difference in the future.
If you haven’t worked with recruiters
before, now is as good a time as any to
begin.
In the third part of our six-part series,
AJO Career Coach Mike Ballard explores
the role external recruiters (also known
as third-party or agency recruiters). He
offers advice on why job seekers
shouldn't ignore recruiters, how to find
them, and what to expect when working
with them.
Here are links to the three posts and a
preview of the upcoming posts in this
series.
1. Search: Identify and apply for posted positions
2. Network: Leverage your online presence and develop relationships
3. Why & How to Leverage Recruiters in Your Job Search
4. Interview/Negotiate: Get ready for interviews and negotiations
5. Research: Learn about careers, industries, companies, and individuals
6. Manage: Organize your contacts and search activities
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Popular from the AJO Blog
Can We Really Change? In Other
Wo rds, Can Co aching Really
Wo rk?
It’s a common question when considering a
coaching or organizational change
intervention.
Drawing on forty years of evidenced-based
research in Adult Development by Harvard
scientists and her own extensive
professional coaching experience, AJO
Executive Coach, Shefali Salwan says, “Yes,
indeed, people can change.” She qualifies
her response with the caveat that true
change takes real self-reflection and skilled
support like that offered by a professional
coach to cement a person’s new behavior
Learning Agility - A 2020 patterns.
Leadership Co mpetency
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Learning agility is one of ten Leader 2020
competencies identified by AJO eight years
ago. In this post we explore what learning
agility is; how you assess it and how you
develop it. This is one of our most visited
blogs of all time, so we regularly update it.
Plus, we certified one of our coaches in
Changewise's Leadership Agility
assessment, which is referenced in this post.
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New and Noteworthy Studies
2018 Future Wo rkfo rce Repo rt:
Hiring manager insights on flexible 21st CEO Survey 2018
and remote work trends PwC - January 2018
Study by Inavero, Commissioned by Upwork
PwC interviewed 1,293 CEOs from 85
This study, in its second year, explores the countries (104 from the US) during Oct-Nov
hiring behaviors of over 1,000 U.S. hiring 2017 to learn what they are optimistic about
managers to reveal how businesses are and what keeps them up at night. This
adapting to the pace of workforce change. report supplements PwC’s 21st annual
Global CEO Survey.
91% of hiring managers had open
positions during 2017, with access to While the overall mood is one of confidence
skills cited as the biggest challenge. in growth prospects for 2018, the following
Talent shortages were cited by 53%
human capital themes in the U.S.:
as the top driver for adopting a more
flexible workforce model than 3
years ago. Acquisitions are part of the growth
Hiring managers expect a 168% strategy for U.S. CEOs this year, far
increase in the use of flexible talent more so than for their global peers.
(temps, freelance or agency U.S. CEOs are hiring for digital skills
workers) in 10 years. and collaborative, creative, and
63% of companies have remote efficient work styles.
workers while 57% lack work-from- They’re investing in continuous
home policies. learning initiatives (39%) to reduce
48% companies are using freelancers employee turnover and provide
and project this use to increase. development paths.
Dynamic and agile team structures Paths to retraining after automation
will become the norm. are less clear in the U.S. than in other
Globalization, skills specialization and advanced manufacturing economies.
agile team models shape the future
workplace. The report concludes with eight PwC
predictions for the top trends affecting
policy and regulation in 2018.
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