Recruiting-News, Odds and Sods, and Some Recommended Reading

• Google Gets its First Union "On Monday, roughly 230 Google employees announced they were forming a union with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). It’s open to employees and contractors at Alphabet, Google’s parent company. As a minority union, it doesn’t need to go through a formal legal process in order to exist. It just needs to announce itself." [The Verge]
• Layoffs Coming at Albertson's Delivery Fleet as it Transitions Those Services to Third-Party Vendors “Our HR teams are working to place all impacted associates in stores, plants and distribution centers. We will transition that portion of our e-commerce operations to third-party logistics providers who specialize in that service." [Supermarket News]
• Hiring in India Still Lagging "Hiring activity in India fell by 10% in December 2020 when compared to the same period last year, according to the latest Naukri JobSpeak Index." [SIA]
• UK Hiring Rises in December "UK hiring began to tick upwards in December, with a renewed rise in permanent placements, according to the latest KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs survey." [Yahoo]
• Global Hiring Predicted to Slow Even Further "While economists expect vaccinations will result in a faster pace of job growth in the second quarter, the intervening months could bring more labor market pain until many more Americans are inoculated. Essential workers and the elderly are first in line for the vaccine, which doesn’t result in job gains in the immediate term because those people tend to be either already working or retired, said Michael Gapen, chief U.S. economist at Barclays Plc, who projects a 50,000 decrease in December payrolls." [Bloomberg]
• ‍The NFL is Preaching Diversity in Hiring, But is it Working? "For a league that’s supposedly determined to do better in filling top decision-making roles, the numbers aren’t adding up." [TheUndefeated]
• ‍A Former Green Beret Brings His Certain Set of Skills Into Talent Acquisition "Decker, 47, is taking a model he developed late in his time with the military and applying it to the talent acquisition and developmental arm of an NFL team. The objective: assess the character and internal makeup of a prospect so deeply that the team can, perhaps more accurately than ever before, confidently predict whether he will succeed or fail at the next level." [IndyStar]
• Recruiter.com Wants to Upskill Virtual Recruiters "The Recruiter.com said the Academy is suitable for people changing careers and established recruiters looking to further their credentials. Participants will learn how to find jobs, earn, and outperform in the exciting career of professional recruiting." [Proactive]

Not Really Hiring-Related... But We Found it Fascinating

• Robot Made of Ice Can Repair and Rebuild Itself [Freethink]
• From Russia With Free Shipping (the race to become the Amazon of Russia) [Rest of World]

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