New Research Shows Companies Willing to Hire and Develop Employees Without College Degrees
New research shows that the majority of organizations are happy to hire employees without college degrees and then develop them.
Tag: hiring
iCIMS: September Hires Rose 0.1%, Job Openings Rose 0.8%
There’s good news and bad news regarding September hiring insights, recently released by iCIMS. The good news is for jobseekers as the number of job openings rose to 0.8%. While the number of new hires also increased, the bad news for employers is the struggle remains for finding talent.
Should Managers Be Involved in Training Their Employees?
A manager wears many hats within an organization. Managers are charged with ensuring that work gets done and certain goals are met. Toward this end, they are assigned employees who will get the work done.
Executing a Succession Plan
Turnover in the United States is higher than many people think. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the turnover rate across a wide range of industries in the private sector was over 47.4% annually in 2017, and that number has increased steadily from 42.3% in 2013. So, businesses need to be prepared to lose […]
4 Ways to Quickly Draw Top Sales Candidates into Your Fast-Growing Company
Sales employees are the life-blood of your company. When hiring a new rep, you take your time to carefully analyze their skills and personality traits to ensure they’ll be the best representation of your company.
How to Hire a VP of Customer Service Who Will Delight Your Customers
Your vice president (VP) of customer service leads your whole team. Here’s how to choose a leader who will guide your brand to customer success.
Small Businesses Place Blame on Big Businesses for Hiring Challenges
Results from a recent survey of small business owners conducted by Survey Monkey and CNBC found that “16% of small business owners (but 41% of small businesses with 50 employees or more) have had open positions for at least three months.” That’s a pretty big number for those 50+-employee companies. And those businesses have some […]
Preparing for Employee Turnover
In a previous post, we discussed the challenges that come with employee turnover and that those challenges aren’t limited to top-level executives. At any level, employee turnover means losing someone with institutional knowledge, the potential to sidetrack or at least impede progress on ongoing projects, and forcing employers to spend months onboarding replacements.
Accommodating Your Most Valuable Asset: Your Workforce
In part 1 of this article, we discussed how the fight for top talent is requiring employers to invest in keeping their current staff healthy and productive. Comprehensive disability management programs can be a key part of this approach—helping assess employees’ needs, connecting them with workplace resources, and providing accommodation recommendations to help them stay […]
Shrinking the Talent Gap: Supporting Your Biggest Asset
These days, you can’t open a newspaper or read an article online without hearing about the current talent shortage. In 2017, the unemployment rate hit a 17-year low of 4.1% in the fourth quarter.[1] While this is good news for jobseekers, it has created big challenges for businesses that are trying to attract new talent. […]