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Are U.S. Higher Education Institutions’ Career Sites Mobile-Ready?

Mobile devices and social media are shaping the future of talent acquisition. Job seekers are ready and willing to use their mobile devices, not only to search for positions, but also to apply for them.

Many higher education institutions in the US, however, are lagging in the execution of their mobile strategy, evidenced by a misalignment between the expectations of job seekers and the reality of the mobile recruitment experience. How big is the gap and what is the impact?

Download our free whitepaper for research and insights into the growing need for mobile-optimisationoptimization in the recruitment space within the higher education sector in the United States, as well as tips and pointers on how you can improve the mobile user

Hong Kong Hospitality: Why Learning is Now Personal

Over the past decade in Hong Kong’s hospitality industry, technology has begun to disrupt learning in the workplace and change it for the better.

While the old learning methods have their place, there is real room for improvement.  Old models are now giving way to nimble, personalisedpersonalized new ways of delivering learning that are far more engaging and much more efficient given the need for hospitality workers to access content on-the-job.

This eBook explores insights into the neuroscience, trends and technology that are impacting learning in Hong Kong’s hospitality industry today, that HR and L&D professionals must know in order to create and drive a culture of learning and engagement in their organisationsorganizations.

The Changing L&D Landscape: How Do We Reach Modern Learners?

There’s currently a huge shift going on in organisationalorganizational learning and development. Today’s employees are finding new and different ways to meet their learning needs, through everyday, informal learning delivered in a manner they’ve become accustomed to in their daily lives – via mobile technology and apps. But do organisationsorganizations today truly understand the needs of the evolving workforce and are they keeping up with these new learning trends? How should organisationsorganizations be engaging modern learners to deliver better business results?

Check out our slideshare below to explore some important facts regarding these latest developments in workplace learning, and see what key takeaways can be derived to improve learning outcomes at your organisationorganization.

For more on the trends and issues affecting workplace learning today, check out our Blog and Resource hubs.

CLIFFHANGER – HR on the Precipice in the Future of Work

Digital transformation is sending shock waves across the business landscape, posing challenges and opportunities for the HR industry. This week we are very pleased to release the latest PageUp book publication:CLIFFHANGER — HR on the Precipice in the Future of Work.  

The book is co-authored by Sylvia Vorhauser-Smith, Vice President Global Research, PageUp and Karen Cariss, CEO and co-founder, PageUp.

I would like to personally thank the HR executives, industry thought leaders and analysts that were involved in the creation of the book and contributed to our first three topic rounds in Talent Lab.  Sylvia and Karen acknowledge your insights and input with sincere gratitude.

Keep reading for more information about CLIFFHANGER and watch the video (above) to hear Sylvia personally introduce the book and a confronting – but exciting – reality for those of us working in HR.

“HR is on the precipice of a cliff. There is a real risk of falling over and there are two choices to make: invent a way across the chasm, or disappear into it.”    

Sylvia Vorhauser-Smith

About CLIFFHANGER:

CLIFFHANGER explores the future of work in the digital age and surfaces some hard truths and exciting possibilities for HR. The book presents an insightful blend of current research, thinking and futurist forecasts from multiple global HR industry thought leaders and presents the findings of three PageUp Talent Labs conducted over a 12-month period. The authors, together with various HR contributors to the book, discuss where HR stands in the future of work, and share first-hand insights on how HR needs to rethink, reframe and reorganisereorganize its contribution to benefit from the changing realities of the new digital frontier.

“The journey that HR is travelling has hit a hard stop and is under pressure to not only facilitate the transition of the workforce into the new world of work, but equally to reinvent itself,” says Sylvia. “HR is on the precipice of a cliff. There is a real risk of falling over and there are two choices to make: invent a way across the chasm, or disappear into it.”

Topics Covered in the Book:

  • Chapter 1: Disruption and the Future of Work traces the digital transformation that is occurring before our eyes. The future is already here. HR winners in this world will master three intelligences: digital, cultural and business intelligence.
  • Chapter 2: Technology Widens the Chasm explores emerging new science and technology and their implications for workforce management.
  • Chapter 3: People and Relationships challenges the terms of engagement employers have and will have in future with their workers.
  • Chapter 4: The Business of HR dissects traditional HR models and practices and questions the real role and contribution of HR in this future.
  • Chapter 5: Insight through Innovation looks at the necessity for innovative thinking and approaches in order to thrive in the digital workplace.

CLIFFHANGER is available to buy on Amazon, click here.