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Southwest Pauses Corporate Hiring, Most Summer Internships to Cut Costs

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Skift Take: Following a bitter battle with an activist investor, Southwest is pausing corporate hiring and most summer internships to cut costs and improve margins. Meghna Maharishi Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Tripadvisor’s New AI Deal, Southwest’s Hiring Freeze and Banyan Group’s Growth

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Skift Take: Today's podcast looks at Tripadvisor's artificial intelligence deal, Southwest's hiring changes, and Banyan's brand expansion outside of Asia. Rashaad Jorden Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Booking and Expedia: A Post-Pandemic Hiring Spree Versus Modest Growth

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Skift Take: Booking's revenue has blown past pandemic levels, and it added back nearly 4,000 employees. Expedia trimmed its workforce anew in 2024 following completion of a tech migration. Dennis Schaal Read the Complete Story On Skift

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San Francisco Travel Names Its First Female CEO

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Hiring a permanent CEO for its destination marketing organization is an important step. Skift Take: San Francisco is still far from seeing a full recovery in its conferences and meetings business. Dawit Habtemariam Read the Complete Story On Skift

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A Recruiter’s Guide To Hiring In 2021

Businesses are looking to hire quickly, but they face a disjointed market. With vaccination rates rising, consumers spending more money, and people returning to offices, the job market is going through a period of unprecedented adjustment. As the New York Times observed, “It’s a weird moment for the American economy.”

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Navan Exec on How AI Chatbot Came Through During CrowdStrike Outage

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Skift Take: Navan isn't ready to say more about going public, but some new hires point toward that still being the plan. Justin Dawes Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Booking Holdings Layoffs Would Be Less Severe Than in 2020

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Skift Take: Booking Holdings resumed hiring fairly aggressively after the pandemic, but is now trimming its workforce as part of a plan to get a handle on costs. A major part of the reorganization is to figure out the best areas for investment. Dennis Schaal Read the Complete Story On Skift

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The Ultimate Guide to Executive Recruiting

It's no secret that hiring for a senior management position is a tough task for recruiters, and remaining open to changes and seeking better ways to source candidates is critical. That is why building a strong framework for executive hiring that maximizes efficiencies while minimizing cost and time to hire is important.

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12 Plays to Kickstart Your Recruitment Process

With remote work making white-collar jobs more flexible and talent more mobile, a rebound in hiring meant the race for quality candidates had become even more frantic. To stay ahead in this race, every recruiter needs a good playbook. Download now!

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

Some of which include how to: Capitalize on Pricing Page Visits Seize Project Initiative Signals Identify Champions Through Job Changes Act on Search Term Spikes Track Hiring Plans for Growth Opportunities

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Transforming Hospitality Experiences: Unleashing the Power of ChatGPT in the Industry

Speaker: Joseph Guszkowski - Senior Technology Editor, Restaurant Business | Jay Ashton - National Brand Activation Manager, Sysco | Dan Maimone - Global Director of Customer Success Operations, Harri

Learning Objectives Explore the ethical considerations surrounding the use of ChatGPT in the restaurant and hospitality industry, such as the potential impact on job displacement and the balance between automation and maintaining a personalized human touch in customer interactions Explore best practices for integrating ChatGPT in the hiring process, (..)

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The High Cost of a Bad Hire

74% of organizations admit to making bad hires every year. Check out this infographic to learn how much these bad hires are costing you!

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Beyond the Basics: How to Develop and Retain a Top-Performing Sales Team

Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales at Allego

Companies dedicate time, resources, and budget to onboarding new hires, only for them to forget what was learned in those first few weeks, lose motivation, and struggle to come to grips with their role. Maximizing sales rep performance is no easy task.

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Diving into Diversity: Decoding the Foundations of Inclusion in Hospitality Talent Acquisition

Speaker: Lauren Fernandez - CEO & Founder, Full Course

In this webinar, Lauren Fernandez will dive deep into DEI, exposing obstacles and potential fixes for promoting genuine diversity and inclusion in hiring practices and organizational culture. DEI is multidimensional, and understanding this is key to its success.