INTOO USA’s 2021 Year in Review

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Robyn Kern

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Like 2020, this past year brought many challenges to businesses and individuals around the world. As always, INTOO worked to bring solutions to some of those challenges. Our 2021 Year in Review summarizes some, but not all, of the highlights of these efforts. We hope that revisiting them, or viewing them for the first time, provides some reflection, answers, and inspiration to you that you can bring into 2022.

Webinars

We spoke with employment attorney Kate Bischoff to answer your questions about COVID-19 vaccine mandates at work. And you had a lot of them! Kate was game to answer them all.

Amy Waryas, EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer for Boston Red Sox & Fenway Sports Management and Miguel Cervantes, Broadway’s Hamilton, brought insight into how two very different industries handled crisis management and organizational change during the pandemic, and showed us how their learnings could help any organization in any industry. Miguel also gave a musical performance that wowed.

The Great Resignation isn’t over, so if you haven’t already done so, watch #HRSocial Hour Half Hour Podcast hosts Wendy Dailey and Jon Thurmond offer strategies for organizations to retain talent, attract new talent, and protect employer brand. 

Michele Shuey and Veronica Mowchan shared the employee experience they’ve implemented at Integrate and explained how it helps to attract and retain employees, and create a strong employer brand. 

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Helpful Printables

Confused about the differences between RIFs, layoffs, furloughs and terminations? You’re not alone. This printable explains them all!

Your employer brand can take two vastly different paths depending on the services you provide prospective, current, and exiting employees. This infographic illustrates the causes and effects.

We took the learnings from our webinar on Managing Organizational Change and put them on this handy list of 7 Tips

The next time you prepare for an exit interview, reference this sheet of suggested questions covering essential areas that will provide you with the most beneficial feedback.

Workforce Trend Report

INTOO’s Workforce Trend Report showed how important workplace flexibility and career development opportunities are to employee engagement. 

Advice from our Coaches

Job interviews are now commonly conducted via teleconference. Coach Natalie gave expert advice on the best ways to prepare for a video interview and how job seekers can make an excellent first impression.

Companies continue to navigate changes in work policies; whether to bring employees back to the office, go hybrid, or stay remote temporarily or permanently. For those looking for remote employment opportunities, coach Ellen offered ways to approach a job search.

INTOO Product Updates

Thanks to our in-house product development team and award-winning coaching team, INTOO always has product enhancements, new tools, and an ever-growing collection of resources available to those using our solutions. Here are just a few that debuted in 2021:

We thank you for connecting with us in 2021 and hope you’ll continue to do so in 2022. Have a safe and happy New Year.In every stage of the employee lifecycle, INTOO helps employers protect their brand through effective candidate experience, career development, and outplacement services. Contact us to learn how we can make a difference for you and your employees.JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZyZXNvdXJjZXMuaW50b28uY29tJTJGaHVic0Zyb250JTJGZW1iZWRfY3RhJTJGMzU0Mjg5JTIyJTIwc2Nyb2xsJTNEJTIybm9uZSUyMiUyMGJvcmRlciUzRCUyMjAlMjIlMjBmcmFtZWJvcmRlciUzRCUyMjAlMjIlMjB3aWR0aCUzRCUyMjI1MCUyMiUyMGhlaWdodCUzRCUyMjMzMCUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRmlmcmFtZSUzRQ==

Robyn Kern

Robyn Kern is a seasoned business writer who has written in the HR, education, technology, and nonprofit spaces. She writes about topics including outplacement, layoffs, career development, internal mobility, candidate experience, succession planning, talent acquisition, and more, with the goal of surfacing workforce trends and educating the HR community on these key topics. Her work has been featured on hrforhr.org and trainingindustry.com.

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