In the Arena

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…

June 17, 2020 - In the Arena

Bloomberg: David Westin interviews Arena founder/CEO Michael Rosenbaum on using data science to increase economic mobility, reduce bias

on Balance of Power podcast [36:28] June 12, 2020 DAVID WESTIN: US jobless claims came down a bit but remain over 1.5 million and the Federal Reserve sees unemployment at or near 10% the end of the year, begging the question…

April 3, 2020 - In the Arena

Arena’s TALENT DISCOVERY Connects the Newly Unemployed to Essential Jobs in Healthcare

In countering the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, hospitals and post-acute care sites desperately need more people to work at the front lines. In addition to the credentialed RN/MD/tech roles, there are non-certificated jobs that play critical roles in caring for the…

March 18, 2020 - In the Arena

We’re Sending Care Packages to Those Working on the Front Line of Healthcare, care to join us?

As we watch the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rise around us, we at Arena are concerned about so much… health… economy… hospital capacity… ventilator volume… and the healthcare workers who are risking their lives to take care of us.…

March 18, 2020 - In the Arena

Healthcare System Analysis Reveals Vulnerability in the Fight against COVID-19

Advisory Board Company warns that staffing at post-acute facilities, especially Skilled Nursing Facilities (aka Nursing Homes), leads to higher infection rates In a recent article based on in-depth research and analysis, the Advisory Board has issued specific strategies to address…

March 17, 2020 - In the Arena

From Hospitality…to Hospitals

We are on the cusp of an unprecedented need for dedicated healthcare workers. The pending escalation in COVID-19 patients is projected to mostly include our vulnerable seniors and the heroic healthcare workers who currently care for them. In an effort…

March 3, 2020 - In the Arena

How I went from Job Jumper to Committed Caregiver

A personal perspective on healthcare employee turnover You know me. I’m the work-to-live, easily-bored, no-dependents, employee who will do a pretty good job until I suddenly disappear. I might give proper notice to pursue another opportunity or I might stop showing…

February 26, 2020 - In the Arena

How is Arena different from talent assessments and pre-employment screening tests?

Talent assessments – also called pre-employment screening tests – have been around for over 100 years. Army Beta Test: “Identify what is missing from each picture” Inspired by Alfred Binet’s Intelligence Tests of the early 1900’s, psychologists developed the first…

January 23, 2020 - In the Arena

How AI in the hiring process reduces nurse turnover

Using data science to predict which RNs are the right fit reduces turnover, vacancy, and reliance on agency labor Nursing Workforce Challenges: Turnover, Vacancy, Shortage Excessive turnover across healthcare, and especially among RNs, has been an issue in health care…

December 18, 2019 - In the Arena

How to Wish Healthcare Workers a Happy Holidays

Advice from a few 3rd year nurses… We hail from 3 different health systems in the Rocky Mountain region. And each of us has already worked at two different health systems. We, therefore, are not experts, but we do have…