What is Evidence-Based HR?
Does your organization use evidence-based HR decision-making practices?
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Making the Most of Personality Tests
One of the toughest decisions an HR professional has to make is who to hire. You probably have at least one story of a candidate who aced the interview and had great credentials but bombed in whatever job he or she was hired to perform. Hiring decisions can be stressful not just from an economics […]
How Much FMLA Leave Is Too Much?
Bar none, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is the hardest employment law to administer for employers and the easiest to abuse by employees. That double whammy often results in frustrated employers making rash decisions, which, of course, lead to lawsuits. And so goes the following case, in which the employer gave the employee […]
New Research Offers 4 Trending Insights into the Millennial Workforce
According to new research, released by meQuilibrium, Millennials are rapidly becoming the dominant cohort in the workplace, and this is causing significant shifts in workplace culture. It is predicted that Millennials will make up 75% of the workforce by 2025—prompting HR professionals to rethink the way they communicate benefits, offer learning experiences, and engage the […]
The Reality of Opioids in the Workplace—and How Employers Can Respond
Despite what recent headlines may lead you to believe, misuse and abuse of opioids, as well as dependence on these drugs, is not a new problem. Opium and some of its derivatives are millennia old. What is new is the growing impact in the workplace.
You Own the Vision to Make Your Company Successful: Now What?
Like the captain of a ship, a leader sets the course or vision for their company. But how do you get others to follow your vision? Harder yet, how do you get others to be inspired by your vision?
And the CandE Goes to …
Talent Board, a nonprofit organization focused on the promotion and benchmark research of a quality candidate experience, has announced the winners of the 2017 North American Candidate Experience (CandE) Awards.
A Better Way to Communicate with Candidates
Yesterday we looked at some of the problems with current communication methods with candidates. Today we’ll look at ephemeral mobile messages—messages that vanish after they have been read. We’ll also look at why they can be so valuable.
Companies Pledge to Support Dreamers
On September 5, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the Trump administration would end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protects approximately 780,000 undocumented immigrants, known as dreamers, from deportation.
A Healthy Workplace Is a Happy Workplace
In yesterday’s Advisor, guest columnist Dan Colgan shared a few ideas on taking a holistic approach to wellness and a few programs that can help. Today we present more from Colgan on events that can help boost the health (literally) of your company.