Amid the ongoing world pandemic, there is a growing worry globally. Businesses are trying their best to contribute in this time of need. As a result, OpenSesame announced free access to their Coronavirus Preparedness and Remote Work Training program, Dialpad and Crosschq partnered to offer an exclusive “Work From Home” Bundle to support interviews and hiring for remote work companies, while Fuel50 launched FuelFutures to support Coronavirus (COVID-19) Workforce restructuring needs.
Here’s presenting the week’s roundup for you to catch up on the most trending news and insights.
“The benefits of a remote, or dispersed, workforce will become the new normal as companies adapt towards finding & retaining hard-to-find talent – wherever they may be geographically located. Companies can move towards this landscape in small increments, from offering video interviews for prospective candidates to providing current employees flexible work from home schedules.
Whichever phase of building a team you find yourself in, allowing remote capabilities will give you, your employees, & prospectives autonomy to build towards a united vision on their terms “
-Keysha Rolon, Account Manager at Breezy HR
- Microsoft Corp.announced that Co-Founder and Technology Advisor Bill Gates stepped down from the company’s Board of Directors to dedicate more time to his philanthropic priorities
- Balbix, provider of the industry’s first system for cyber-security posture transformation, announced the addition of Shelly Morales as the company’s new Vice President of People
- Lightstone Solutions, LLC ramped up its volume capacity for employment background checks in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation
- Talent Intelligence Platform OutMatch launched a free program to support business continuity, the shift to virtual recruiting, and the hiring of fully-remote employees
“It is our belief (and increasingly the belief of many others in the corporate world—from Larry Fink of Blackrock to the leaders of The Business Roundtable and others) that the Future of Work will be driven by purpose as much as profit. From issues ranging from climate change and women’s rights, to immigration policy and income/opportunity inequality, the world is facing some complex challenges.
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