Thrive HR Consulting Co-Founders Jason Walker & Rey Ramirez
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Given the current economic climate, employers and employees around the world are becoming better acquainted with the reality of layoffs each day. Joining us to discuss the ins and outs of layoffs are co-founders of Thrive HR Consulting, Rey Ramirez and Jason Walker. Rey and Jason have both held multiple roles in HR for many years, having worked for the likes of Cisco Systems and BMC Software. In this episode, they provide insight into the current hiring (and firing) landscape and the push and pull of navigating the continuation of remote work post-pandemic. We discuss the factors affecting layoffs, the typical layoff process, who\\u2019s most at risk, and how to mitigate that risk.\\xa0
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Key Points From This Episode:
- Introducing HR titans and cofounders of Thrive HR Consulting, Rey Ramirez and Jason Walker.
- Rey and Jason\\u2019s respective backgrounds, and how they came to found their company.
- Insight into the current hiring market: deglobalization and AI advancement.
- How small to mid-size companies are benefitting from large corporation layoffs.
- The continuation of remote hiring and hybrid work setups.
- Why employers generally prefer employees to work in the office.
- The challenges of phasing out remote work.
- The typical layoff process and which positions are most at risk.
- How to make yourself indispensable and mitigate the risk of being laid off.
- The importance of networking and how to do so effectively.
- How to anticipate layoffs.
- Under what circumstances a company will offer severance.\\xa0
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Tweetables:
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\\u201cThere\\u2019s still competition in the hiring market. We\\u2019re talking a lot about what we call deglobalization. \\u201d \\u2014 Jason Walker [0:04:29]
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\\u201cRemote hiring is continuing. The last 24 months have shown us that work can be done, whether it\\u2019s recruiting work [or] development work, remotely.\\u201d \\u2014 Rey Ramirez [0:07:40]
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\\u201cThe key in the future is [going to be] having space that encourages people to connect.\\u201d \\u2014 Rey Ramirez [0:14:44]
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\\u201cYou\\u2019ve got to treat employees respectfully because the same people you\\u2019re laying off today are the ones you\\u2019re going to be trying to re-recruit in nine months.\\u201d \\u2014 Jason Walker [0:21:26]
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\\u201cQuiet always means there\\u2019s something looming on the horizon.\\u201d \\u2014 Jason Walker [0:39:44]
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\\u201cYou\\u2019ve always got to be networking. You should always be looking into the jobs that are out there to understand what\\u2019s available at any given moment.\\u201d \\u2014 Rey Ramirez [0:44:34]
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