Attract Summer Talent with These Benefits
If you’re looking to hire and retain talent this summer, it’s imperative that you offer the benefits these workers want. So, what do these workers want?
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7 Reasons You Need a Global HR Tech Strategy
Adoption of human resource management technologies has skyrocketed over the past few years and shows no signs of slowing down. The Human Resources Management (HRM) tech market is expected to hit $30 billion over the next 5 years, growing at an over 10% compound annual growth rate, as demand for automation and tools to help […]
How to Offer the Right Benefits Advice to Clients
Human resource professionals need to consider company characteristics when offering benefits consultancy to clients.
#MeToo Mustn’t Ignore That Men Can Be On Receiving End of Harassment
We are all too familiar with the #MeToo movement and the countless stories that are a reminder of the continuing prevalence of sexual harassment in the workplace. The movement has done much to bring to light the pervasiveness of previously unreported claims during the decades since Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 […]
4 Ways to Take the Bias Out of Performance Reviews
Researchers at Stanford University have recently found that despite a lack of gender differences in objective performance metrics (e.g., grades, fitness scores, or class standing) and decades of equal opportunity efforts, the language used to describe women hurts their advancement opportunities.
Information Overload: Employee Communications in Crisis
Let’s face it: We’re all on information overload. The amount of content we are consuming on a minute-by-minute basis in the blurred lines between our personal and professional lives has exploded in this digital economy.
Employee Experience Must Focus on the ‘Human’ Aspect, Says Expert
Candidate experience has been a popular focus for many employers, as this experience can make or break an employer’s chance at hiring top talent. However, once you’ve got the candidate in the door, you don’t want to risk losing them because your company has a poor culture or offers a terrible employee experience.
Can Corporate Activism Improve Business Overall?
We’ve recently seen many companies take stands on social issues, such as Nike’s ads last fall supporting quarterback-turned-activist Colin Kaepernick or Dick’s Sporting Goods’ decision to restrict its own gun sales.
Artificial Intelligence Creates ‘Fake People’
Artificial intelligence (AI) has great potential for fundamentally altering the way our world operates. Although it can replace or enhance human thinking in many industries, as well as help us make existing processes much more efficient, there is still a great deal of anxiety for some over the potential power of computerized intelligence, and every […]
How a Comic Book Character Can Promote Women in STEM
Diversity and inclusion were once considered “fluffy” company goals that were pursued by bleeding hearts or, more cynically, the PR-minded, but that view has steadily changed over the last few decades.