Keeping Employees Engaged in L&D During the Summer
With the short shelf life of workplace skills, a tight labor market, and a growing skills gap in the modern-day workplace, learning and development (L&D) is now more important than ever.
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5 Resources Your Organization’s Mentors Need
Mentorship programs are becoming an important part of the modern-day workplace. Consider the fact that 83% of workers have participated in a mentoring program and admit that their experience positively influenced their desire to stay with an organization. Furthermore, 56% of Americans have had a professional mentor or have one now.
Recruiting Talent in the Cannabis Industry Requires Lots of Green
The cannabis industry is becoming one of the fastest growing industries in the United States, which should come as no surprise given that 10 states—and Washington D.C.—have legalized recreational marijuana and 33 states have legalized medical marijuana.
More Common Traits Among Top HR Managers
In part 1 of this article we explored three things that great HR managers have in common. Today we’ll look at the rest of that list.
Looking to Hire Veterans? Knock Down Barriers Hiding in Recruiting Practices
With Memorial Day coming up at the end of May, thoughts turn to honoring those who sacrificed their lives in military service. But it’s also a time to recognize the value former military servicemembers can bring to the civilian workforce. That starts with making sure traditional recruiting practices don’t present barriers to jobseekers coming from […]
How to Use OKRs as a Method for Goal Setting and Driving Alignment
As a member of HR, you know that an important part of a strong company culture is ensuring there is clarity and alignment across the board. This is often one of the main challenges we see companies trying to address via the performance management process, and with reason: When people know how their work is […]
T. Rowe Price Reports 401(K) Plan Loan Usage Drops To 9-Year Low
The use of 401(k) plan loans in 2018 fell to a 9-year low of 22.5% of participants and continued a steady 6-year decline of nearly 10 percentage points, investment management firm T. Rowe Price said on May 1, drawing on data gathered from nearly 2 million participants for its annual benchmarking report.
Looking to Hire Veterans? Knock Down Barriers Hiding in Recruiting Practices
With Memorial Day coming up at the end of May, thoughts turn to honoring those who sacrificed their lives in military service. But it’s also a time to recognize the value former military servicemembers can bring to the civilian workforce. That starts with making sure traditional recruiting practices don’t present barriers to jobseekers coming from […]
RecruitCon 2019 Social Media Recap
RecruitCon 2019 was a blast, and if you weren’t able to attend, you can live vicariously through our Twitter recap.
Why You Need a Content Strategy for Your Training Initiatives
Marketers have been implementing content strategies for decades, and it’s time for learning and development (L&D) departments to implement them, too.