Is 'quiet hiring' a win-win?

Opportunity or exploitation? Anuz Thapa from CNBC talked to me and others about latest workplace buzzword. Check it out!

Have you heard of quiet hiring? If you are in charge of recruiting or employee retention, I recommend checking out this article. It gave me a lot of context into how a business can leverage existing skills while maintaining team morale. #QuietHiring #Recruitment #WorkerRetention https://ow.ly/KNkB104sQos

You’ve heard the term ‘Quiet Hiring’ thrown around, but you aren’t sure what it actually means. This isn't a new practice; in fact, a client I met with this week shared that this has been how individuals have advanced within their organization over the several decades they’ve worked there. In short, quiet hiring is when organizations assign additional responsibilities to employees without paying them for it. Raise your hand if you've been there ????♀? While it’s easy to brush this off as another catchphrase being tossed around, it's important to name these experiences to help individuals and companies talk about how it impacts them and how they want to approach these situations. You can learn more about why quiet hiring is trending here ?? https://lnkd.in/gn_wET-F

Last year saw its fair share of trendy catchphrases in the HR and recruiting world: the Great Resignation, quiet quitting, even quiet hiring. Now that we’re in 2023, there’s a new focus on the radar of people leaders: passive candidates.

I've put together some thoughts on Quiet Hiring after noticing it come up in lots of different contexts as of late last year - some defend it, some oppose it, with different arguments on both sides. I wondered if there's any involvement or expectation from L&D to fulfill a specific need in a situation where quiet hiring was used to fill talent gaps; this is what I came up with (link in comments). Quiet hiring is (or should be) more of a last-resort thing, not the default way to complete the team, in my opinion. Or, if we are to talk about going all-in, it can be the de-facto recruitment strategy, but with everyone in the organization being fully aware, involved, and supportive of this approach. I don't think half-measures apply well here. As always, I'd be very curious to know if you've seen this put into practice and what kind of outcomes it produced. #niftylearning #quiethiring #learninganddevelopment #peoplestrategy

Gartner is usually pretty good on it's research While there may be downsizing....it always happens when others are doing it and getting rid of the deadwood or people who don't fit the culture, or the lower 25% performers. Companies have been doing it for years whenever there is a down market. They still hire critical needs And contracting rebounds before permanent hiring to facilitate operational cost and not headcount. I saw this in my first downturn 30 years ago and nothing changes

Organizations are Navigating Layoffs with 'Quiet Hiring' (a new workplace phenomenon) ?? "Quiet hiring is when an organization acquires new skills without actually hiring new full-time employees" - Emily Rose McRae In action, this could look like: ?? hiring short-term contractors or ?? encouraging current employees to temporarily move into new roles within the org Some orgs like Qantas are asking folks to do jobs on rotation including executives. Wild to imagine executives handling baggage! With layoffs, organizations will be asking employees to take on new tasks. But how do we motivate these employees who are being asked to take on more? It's all about development! What's important is for employees to be their own advocates and get a sit down with leadership to discuss how this will help move their careers forward. ?? #culturefirst #employeeengagement #employeeexperience #hiring #quiethiring #quietquitting #leadership #workplaceculture #organizationaldevelopment https://lnkd.in/gtQSnCEG

Organizations are Navigating Layoffs with 'Quiet Hiring' (a new workplace phenomenon) ?? "Quiet hiring is when an organization acquires new skills without actually hiring new full-time employees" - Emily Rose McRae In action, this could look like: ?? hiring short-term contractors or ?? encouraging current employees to temporarily move into new roles within the org Some orgs like Qantas are asking folks to do jobs on rotation including executives. Wild to imagine executives handling baggage! With layoffs, organizations will be asking employees to take on new tasks. But how do we motivate these employees who are being asked to take on more? It's all about development! What's important is for employees to be their own advocates and get a sit down with leadership to discuss how this will help move their careers forward. ?? #culturefirst #employeeengagement #employeeexperience #hiring #quiethiring #quietquitting #leadership #workplaceculture #organizationaldevelopment https://lnkd.in/gtQSnCEG