Dilemma of the Month: How Do I Tell an Internal Candidate He’s Not a Good Fit?

I just started at a new company a few weeks ago. We have an internal candidate, Steve, for a position, and the hiring manager does not want to interview him because Steve previously worked a temp position in their office and made many mistakes that caused many issues. The problem I’m having is that they never told Steve there were issues with his job performance. 

Dec 3, 2024 Suzanne Lucas

Regaining Lost Land

FROM THE PUBLISHER: When I heard the news about the Sacramento Republic FC ownership change — with Wilton Rancheria, a federally recognized Miwok tribe in Sacramento County, becoming majority owner (while Kevin Nagle maintains his managing partner role) — I joined the entire Capital Region in celebrating what this would mean for Major League Soccer, as well as for the continuing (and delightful) growth of professional sports here.

Dec 3, 2024 Winnie Comstock-Carlson

Speaking Out

Man with ALS is able to ‘speak’ again thanks to neurotechnology from UC Davis

Within minutes, the words he wanted to speak appeared on a monitor and were spoken aloud by a computer in a voice resembling his own using recordings from videos made before his diagnosis. It brought everyone in the room to tears. “On day two of this use by Casey, he was talking to his daughter for the first time in her memory. That was so gratifying,” says UC Davis Neuroprosthetics Lab co-director Sergey Stavisky.

Dec 2, 2024 Jennifer Junghans

My Ancestors’ Connection to the Golden 1 Center

We live in a world that can be quick to glom onto surface-level information. Me, I prefer the stories that live below the surface, that take time to discover and fully understand.

Nov 28, 2024 Graham Womack

Art Exposed: Julie Bernadeth Crumb

Weaving cultural memory and communal care into artistic practice

Whether creating elaborate jewelry inspired by pre-colonial harvest rituals, collaging woodcut prints into an altar homage to her Filipino homeland or sculpting clay into aquatic life forms for an underwater installation, award-winning multidisciplinary artist Julie Bernadeth Crumb uses her hands to forge materials into meditations on culture, identity and Indigeneity.

Nov 27, 2024 Marie-Elena Schembri

Tech Talent, Unleashed

What tech workers and employers need to know in a new era of productivity

The landscape of modern work is changing, particularly for technology workers. As the world emerges from the pandemic, a new breed of tech professionals is redefining the norms of employment, driven by a desire for flexibility, continuous learning and meaningful projects. Likewise, tech workers and employers may struggle to navigate a tectonic shift in productivity fueled by AI.

Nov 20, 2024 Dave Sanders