Most organizations think of job sharing as an accommodation for existing employees. The organizations ahead of the curve are using it as a talent acquisition strategy — one that reaches high-performing candidates who are invisible to traditional hiring processes. This episode covers three specific ways job sharing creates competitive hiring advantage in a market where the most skilled candidates have options.
Key Takeaways:
How job sharing functions as a competitive talent advantage—specifically for reaching the women who’ve been disproportionately and in some cases discriminatorily laid off, and who would return to a structured job share for the right role and employer
The career-changer use case: how two candidates with complementary backgrounds can apply as a job share team, giving employers two skill sets in one role
The three reasons job sharing is a competitive advantage for employers right now:
(1) Prevent layoffs by eliminating a position, not an employee;
(2) Increase well-being with a built-in buddy system that protects employees during instability;
(3) Increase engagement during a time when morale is low
Five steps for professionals navigating a career change during a difficult job market—including Melissa’s advice on treating caregiving experience as a competitive advantage, being bold about flexibility expectations, and finding a partner to enter a role together rather than facing the solo job search alone
Resources:
Ep 19: How to Handle Work Instability to Keep Your Career Goals on Track
Explore job sharing: workmuse.com
Episode Website: workmuse.com/20
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