Please do a quick google search for articles on "workplace trends" $($you can also use terms like $"$HR trends," "employment trends," "workforce trends"$).$ Make sure you focus on CURRENT and FUTURE trends $($e$.$g$.,$

$),$ that are directly relevant to Human Resource Management practices. You are welcome $($and encouraged$)$ to make your search more specific$/$relevant to you by focusing on workplace happening in your current$/$future industry $($e$.$g$.,$ "employment trends in $[$healthcare$,$ construction, etc.$].$ After conducting your mini$-$research, please share with your group:

The $2-3$ trends that stood out for you as the most important, relevant, or surprising and why.

Any trends that you found to be not so important, relevant, or surprising and why.

Your thoughts regarding the trends you identified, including:

What are the implications of these trends for HR practices such as job design, recruiting, hiring, and retaining employees?

How can managers use this information to help benefit their company$/$employees$?$

How might job seekers$/$employees use this information to benefit themselves?

In addition to addressing the above, pose a discussion question for your teammates to consider about the trends you've identified.