Who else thinks Starbucks’ HR is scrambling right now? In a little more than a month, Starbucks stores nationwide will be closed for racial bias training. It’s part of executive chairman Howard Schultz’s master class on what to do when your company is hit with a PR nightmare. Days after two black men were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks for waiting for a colleague, Schultz and his entire executive team were on a plane to Philly. Along with the companywide training, Schultz fired the manager who called 911, and confirmed plans to help the men with the business venture they were at Starbucks to discuss. CBS News
Does the HR universe need a new podcast? If it’s Greg Giangrande talking, we do. Greg has shaped organizational change for Time Inc., News Corp, Dow Jones, and the Wall Street Journal, and has a career advice column in the NY Post. And now he’s got a podcast, Go to Greg, in which he combines conversations with industry leaders and career advice. It’s wildly entertaining and straight to the point. We were hooked when he included a soundbite from Office Space in the intro. Trust us, you’ll be bingeing. If you don’t have iTunes, find it on his website. iTunes
Last week when New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the new state budget into law, he brought the issue of sexual harassment along for the ride. In the budget, there’s a new requirement for all New York employers. Every mom-and-pop store, every restaurant, every company large or small must now conduct sexual harassment training for all employees every year. The new rule goes into effect October 9, 2018. Employers will be required to have written policies about sexual harassment as well. Lexology
Wait, what? It’s true. The man many people would vote most likely to build a robot army has come out and admitted that automation has been hampering Tesla’s Model 3 production efforts. The answer? Bring in more carbon-based units. Humans, in other words. With AI showing up in everything from HR functions to the chatbot that now pops up on every website known to man, people have been worried about which jobs AI is going to render obsolete. Well, not factory jobs at Tesla. Now the company has to hire workers to replace the bots. The Guardian
People would be shocked to learn how many applicants lie on their resumes … people who do not work in HR, that is. We know that lies and exaggeration on resumes are the rule, not the exception. The things most often fudged include employment dates and skill sets. Why? Savvy job seekers are aligning the skills on their resumes with keywords that recruiting screening platforms are looking for. The platforms automatically weed out candidates that don’t meet the minimum requirements or whose resumes don’t highlight the right keywords. What to do about it? Go back to the basics. Interview. Ask questions and follow-up questions. HR Dive
