Help Your Team Navigate the Great Reset with Investments in Learning and Growth
This has been a year of extremes in the labor market. To start 2021, Sales Talent Agency reported there were 47,000 more sales jobs posted at start-ups than there were people to fill them. Now, there...
View ArticleWork-from-Anywhere Policies
The terms “work from home” and “remote work” are often used interchangeably, but there is a subtle but important distinction. If one considers the literal meaning of both terms, the former is more...
View ArticleFaces of HR: Elena Valentine’s Interest in HR Storytelling Began as a Child
Elena Valentine’s passion for storytelling and film was ignited as a child. By the age of three, she knew that “make belief and pretend” what a place she could get lost in. Although others her age...
View ArticleIn the Fight for Top Talent, Organizations Must Rethink Conventional Strategies
Regardless of industry, few organizations have been immune to the impacts of employee attrition, whether due to layoffs necessitated by the pandemic or subsequent voluntary exits as part of the Great...
View ArticleEmployers, Now’s the Time to Invest in Youth Mental Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the growing mental health crisis among America’s young people, and the problem has also started to bleed into the workplace. Fifty-three percent of working...
View ArticleDriving DEI With a Passion for Pinclusion
Often, those who achieve prominence in the corporate world have a strong passion for their field. A chief financial officer might have a passion for finance, a chief legal officer may be passionate...
View ArticleCan the Metaverse Elevate Your Leadership? It’s Up to Your Voice
Some leaders who were adept at running in-office meetings pre-COVID have found holding effective videoconferences in the remote working world to be a whole different animal. There are new fundamentals...
View ArticleCaregiver Return to Work
As the war on talent continues to put pressure on employers of all sizes, many are contemplating how and when a return to the workplace might unfold. In the past 2 years, employees have experienced...
View ArticleFaces of HR: Jennifer Trzepacz Talks Keeping the ‘Human’ in HR, Her Best...
Jennifer Trzepacz has more than 20 years of experience implementing operational and talent strategies at transformative, industry-leading companies. During her career, not only has Trzepacz held...
View Article5 Steps to Better Interview Questions
Are your interview questions starting to feel stale? The way the recruitment landscape is going, there’s a heavy burden on the employer to ace the interview process. You don’t want to waste much time;...
View ArticleHow to Create Effective Employment Offer Letters
Good news! During these times of challenging recruitment, a viable applicant seems interested in your business. What’s the next step to set the hook? A job offer letter serves many purposes. It should...
View ArticleRecruiting the Right Fit for Remote Work in the Face of the Great Resignation
The world of work has changed, and it looks like remote work is here to stay. Pandemic lockdowns changed life for most of us, and almost synonymous with the pandemic is the surge in working from home....
View ArticleHow Much Stock Should an Organization Put in Potential?
Movies and TV shows are full of the cliché young hotshot who comes into the workplace with the best education and training but little or no real-world experience. In the world of fiction, the plot...
View ArticleUsing Artificial Intelligence Hiring Tools May Lead to Disability Discrimination
Employers using artificial intelligence (AI) to evaluate job applicants and employees may run afoul of laws prohibiting discrimination against people with disabilities, the U.S. Department of Justice...
View ArticleFaces of HR: Candace Smith on Reimagining HR, Strategic Partnerships & More
Candace Smith has been involved in the field of human resources (HR) for more than a decade. For our latest Faces of HR profile, we sat down with Candace to discuss how she got her start in the...
View ArticleHow Background Checks Contribute to a Better Candidate Experience
A bad hire is costly in many ways. The U.S. Labor Department estimates a bad hire costs up to 30% of that position’s first-year salary. This encompasses the time spent on training and onboarding, lost...
View ArticleTikTok as the Hottest Job-Bashing Forum
Decades ago, the grumblings, complaints, and revelations of employees were limited to the watercooler. Outside of the office, those grumblings may have found their way to the dinner table or the local...
View ArticleA Look at a Deserving and Underexplored Talent Pool
You’ve done it. You’ve found the ideal candidate for that position you’ve been trying to fill for weeks. In training and experience, the person is perfect. The interview was stellar. The employee has...
View ArticleTackling the Great Resignation? It’s All About the Health Benefits
The “Great Resignation” has been covered, discussed, and analyzed ad infinitum. It is hardly a fresh topic, admittedly, but it’s going to remain a topical one for the foreseeable future. According to...
View ArticlePurpose Connects Employees to Their Workplaces
A company’s office used to be the gathering place for employees to connect, collaborate, and conduct their best work. The COVID-19 pandemic changed all that. People got a taste of working from home,...
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