Digital Proficiency Impacts Ability to Attract and Retain Talent
New research examines the link between digital proficiency and an organization’s ability to attract and retain talent.
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The High Cost of High Turnover
Make no mistake: High employee turnover impacts the day-to-day operation of your business. It also sends a message to prospective job candidates, and the message isn’t “work here.”
DOL Issues First Opinion Letters in 9 Years, Provides Clarity on FMLA and FLSA Matters
As we previously reported, last June the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it would reinstate the use of Opinion Letters, an interpretive practice that had been replaced by the issuance of Administrator Interpretations during the Obama years.
What Is the Hollywood Model of Work?
Even if you’ve never been anywhere near a Hollywood studio, you can imagine that it takes hundreds of people to put together a movie—all with differing talents, each with expertise in their respective field. Different actors and directors (and all of the hundreds of other roles that come together to make a movie happen) come […]
Leverage Text Messaging to Screen More Job Candidates, Market Your Brand
Employees are the most significant investment an organization will make for its future. Recruiting the right people is an integral part of any business plan, but unfortunately, it is also a challenging and time-consuming task.
10 Tips and Best Practices for Giving Employees Valuable Feedback (Part 1)
Ninety-eight percent of employees will fail to be engaged when managers provide little to no feedback. Ninety-eight percent! And 65% of employees claim that they want to receive more feedback at work.1 However, a lot of employers and learning and development professionals don’t know where to start when providing valuable feedback. Here are five tips […]
Top 5 Hard Skills Your Employees Should Learn in 2018
Over the past few years, there’s been a lot of talk about “soft skills” that employees need to learn, such as time management, emotional intelligence, and effective communication. But what “hard skills” or technical skills will your employees need to learn in 2018 to keep up in a world full of ever-changing technology? Below are […]
How Your Leadership Development Program Affects Your Bottom Line (Part 2)
Continued from yesterday’s post, here’s more about how your leadership development program affects your bottom line. Develops High-Performing Leaders When you invest in your employees’ development and professional advancement, they’ll become more committed to your organization and ensuring its financial success because its financial success becomes a factor of their own professional and financial success.
Social Media 2018: The Sites Your Job Candidates Are Using Now
What’s your social recruiting strategy? Are you using the same social media sites as last year, and the year before?
2018 Catalyst Award Winners Receive Honors
Last month, Catalyst, a non-profit organization dedicated to expanding opportunities for women and business, honored recipients of the 2018 Catalyst Award at its annual awards conference and dinner in New York City.