The Employment Romance is Over. Now What?
b"#TChat Radio is all new on Tuesday, February 5, 2013, at 7:30 pm ET (4:30 pm PT). \\xa0 You know the story. Once upon a time, companies courted new talent with the promise of a lifelong relationship. \\u201cWork\\u201d meant employment and job security for years, if not decades. But the romance has died, and for better or worse, we are so over it. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, an estimated 40% of all U.S. workers currently operate on a part-time or contract basis. And as Bersin by Deloitte says, \\u201cThe contingent workforce is now a permanent fixture, so many elements of talent management, recruiting and engagement are being extended to these mobile \\u201cfree agents.\\u201d Really? Just how well are companies rising to the occasion in this \\u201chighly scalable\\u201d new world order they\\u2019ve created? Are contractors still considered \\u201csecond-class citizens\\u201d in most corporate settings? What\\u2019s being done by leading-edge companies to ensure that contingent workers fit into the culture and engage with the organization? During this week\\u2019s #TChat Radio and Twitter #TChat, we'll tackle these questions and more by taking perspectives from the enterprise and the individual contributor. Join co-creators and hosts, Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman and their informative expert guests: \\xa0 Greta Roberts (@gretaroberts), CEO at Talent Analytics Corp., the leader linking \\u201craw talent\\u201d with business performance using analytics. Dawn Rasmussen (@dawnrasmussen), Founder of Pathfinder Writing and Careers, a boutique resume writing and career management company. You won't want to miss it so we hope to see you here!"