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November 5, 2020 - In the Arena

Machine Learning Removes Bias from Algorithms and the Hiring Process

At the premiere Machine Learning Conference (MLConf), November 6, 2020, Arena Analytics’ Chief Data Scientist Patrick Hagerty will unveil a cutting edge technique that removes 92%-99% of latent bias from algorithmic models. If undetected and unchecked, algorithms can learn, automate,…

October 5, 2020 - In the Arena

COVID-19 is Changing the Applicant Pool

Over the past five years, the vast majority of applicants to healthcare systems and senior living providers have been using smart phones when they apply for jobs. Only about 37% of all applicants were using a desktop or laptop. That…

October 2, 2020 - In the Arena

How to attract, evaluate, and retain non-traditional applicants

Mike Rodis, retired CHRO of Sunrise Senior Living and member of Arena Analytics‘ Advisory Board, led a ZoomRoom on “Leveraging Pandemic-Related Unemployment.” [Argentum’s Senior Living Executive Conference, 9-24-20] “Covid-19 has been the catalyst for many changes in the marketplace and…

September 24, 2020 - In the Arena

The 3 HR mistakes you are making today, that will lead to employee turnover tomorrow

In analyzing thousands of job postings and communicating with job candidates throughout the application process, we have found a few troubling HR trends in senior living and skilled nursing hiring practices. A significant number of employers treat job seekers in…

September 14, 2020 - In the Arena

Applying AI to Reduce Labor Costs in Healthcare

As median operating margins continue to sink toward -7%, hospitals need new solutions with a quick ROI. But with so many purported strategies in the mix, how can a senior leader determine which approach will impact the bottom line? The…

September 9, 2020 - In the Arena

Research Findings: The Impact of Healthcare Worker Turnover on Quality of Care

In the research described below, we see trends that we all intuitively and anecdotally know to be true. Turnover leads to more turnover, leads to a cycle of increasingly exhausted and overworked nurses and staff. When nurses have to compensate…

August 27, 2020 - In the Arena

Unemployment claims higher than expected

Good Day Chicago FOX32 interviewed Arena CEO Michael Rosenbaum 8-22-20 – video here. ELIZABETH MATTHEWS: More than 1.1 million people filed new Unemployment Claims last week. That’s 200,000 more people than expected. Economists had believed the number of claims would…

August 12, 2020 - In the Arena

The stimulus package we need to produce long-term prosperity for all

On August 7, 2020, Arena’s CEO Michael Rosenbaum spoke with Cheddar news anchor Nora Ali about the jobs report and the economic policies and stimulus package that we need to move millions of unemployed Americans into jobs today with career…

July 9, 2020 - In the Arena

New Coalition Aims to Boost Economic Mobility for America’s Displaced Frontline Workforce

The SkillUp Coalition brings together leading training and education providers, employers, technology companies, job readiness nonprofits, and philanthropies to upskill workers into in-demand jobs at scale American workers who have been laid off or furloughed in the wake of COVID-19…

July 6, 2020 - In the Arena

By increasing diversity we can transform the economy

View the interview at YahooFinance here. Transcript Below JULIE HYMAN: Our next guest says that we need a sort of new Works Progress Administration. A WPA, as it was known back in the 30s, to help get people back to…