The company behind the world¡¯s biggest employment portal says it has a solution to the labor shortage that¡¯s gripping the United States: getting rid of the traditional resume.
Despite the acute need for workers, ¡°the hiring process is still resumes, sending resumes, checking resumes,¡± said Hisayuki ¡°Deko¡± Idekoba, chief executive officer of Japan¡¯s Recruit Holdings Co., which runs Indeed.com and Glassdoor. ¡°This is a great opportunity for us to move forward from old-school, incumbent resume-profile culture to asking: What can you do?¡±
The U.S. is set to enter the tightest job market since the 1950s according to one estimate, and employers are struggling to fill both white- and blue-collar positions as job seekers re-evaluate their priorities post-pandemic.
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