RecruitCon 2018: What Does the 2025 Workplace Look Like (Part1)?
Apparently, I’m an X-ennial.
Category: HR Management & Compliance
There are dozens of details to take care of in the day-to-day operation of your department and your company. We give you case studies, news updates, best practices and training tips that keep your organization fully in compliance with ever-changing employment law, and you fully aware of emerging HR trends.
Class Action Waiver Ruling Expected to Have Immediate and Broad Impact
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling supporting the legality of class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements is welcome news to employers hoping to avoid the costly, time-consuming threat class and collective actions can bring. And it represents an opportunity more employers are advised to explore.
Google Hire Reconnects Recruiters with Former Applicants
The job market has changed fairly dramatically over the last several years, with the unemployment rate peaking at close to 10% in 2010 and then falling to just above 4% as of February 1, 2018. While this represents great news for job applicants, it creates a challenging scenario for many employers struggling to fill key […]
Can AI Discriminate? Recruiter Training
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become increasingly prevalent in many aspects of modern life, and it has many applications in the business world, as well. One area that AI has been utilized extensively in is the early phases of the recruitment process. Many businesses employ certain algorithms, or AI, to help narrow down the pool of […]
Training Older Employees Part II: Training Tips
Many employers and employee development professionals have a bit of a bias toward focusing training efforts on younger employees—at the expense of older workers. In yesterday’s post, we discussed a few reasons why this may be a big mistake:
Company Culture: Who Is Responsible for It?
Negative news stories about Nike’s negative corporate culture have been plaguing the sporting goods company recently. This includes allegations of widespread sexism and suggests a culture that needs repair and a brand that requires damage control.
The Trends that will Shape the Future of the Workplace
A recent report highlights essential factors affecting the future of work, while exploring how a better workplace experience results in better employee engagement and company performance.
How to Align Employee Development with Company Growth Strategy
It can be hard enough to manage the day-to-day operations of an organization some days, let alone think about growth strategy. Planning for growth involves evaluating current market conditions, analyzing the competitive environment, and strategically allocating and capitalizing on resources. Companies have a lot of resources to consider in this regard: land, machinery, buildings, intellectual […]
Training Older Workers Part I—Why They're Worth Your Investment
With so much talk about the ascent of Millennials and Generation Z in the workplace, it can be easy to overlook the potential inherent in a company’s older workers. That includes not just Generation X (sorry, Gen Xers, but some of you are getting into your 50s) and Baby Boomers but even the Silent Generation, […]
Tournament-Based Competition—Workable at Work?
Employers utilize a number of strategies to encourage employees to go the extra mile. Often, these come in the form of individual employee evaluations where certain goals and expectations are set for employees at the beginning of a quarter, or year, and employees are measured on how well they achieve these goals. But, some employers […]