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Do’s and Don’ts for Creating E-Learning Courses (Part 2)

In yesterday’s Advisor you learned about what you should do when revamping or creating your e-learning courses. Here’s what you shouldn’t do. Don’ts Forget to Identify and Understand Who Your Courses Are For One of the most substantial errors any e-learning professional can make when developing e-learning courses is forgetting to assess and analyze beforehand […]

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Is a Telecommuting Program Right for Your Business? Legal and Practical Considerations

It’s Monday morning, seven inches of snow have accumulated outside and the weatherman predicts another five to come.  Do you shut down your business operations or require your employees to report to work?  For many HR professionals, the above hypothetical has become a reality as the past several months brought snowstorms in the Midwest, nor’easters […]

Why Having No Remote Work Policy Isn’t a Great Idea

In yesterday’s Advisor we spoke with Upwork’s Zoe Harte, Senior Vice President of HR and Talent Innovation about the increasing trend towards remote workers. Today we’ll look at the rest of that interview, as well as an infographic of their survey results.

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Recruiting Night Workers

A recent survey sheds some light – pardon the pun – on night workers.

The Forgotten Workforce

President Trump has said that “African American unemployment stands at the lowest rate ever recorded.”

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Should Every New Hire Have Leadership Qualities?

According to research conducted by Gallup, only 1 in 10 people possess the talent to manage others, and companies fail to choose the right candidate for managerial and leadership roles 82% of the time. This means most organizations still have a long way to go when selecting their leaders and management staff. Gallup also discovered […]

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3 Telling Assessments You Should Give Your Leadership Candidates

About 75% of employees report that their boss is the worst and most stressful part of their job. And, to make matters worse, 85% of executives aren’t confident in their leadership pipelines! As you work to build a strong leadership pipeline for your organization and select candidates for leadership training,  have them do these three […]

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Hiring Forecast Reveals Uptick in Hiring Plans for Q2 2018

With the unemployment rate hovering around 4%, it’s no wonder why employers are looking to increase staff numbers for the second quarter of 2018. If you plan on hiring in the second quarter, you’re not alone. A recent hiring forecast, released by Brilliant™—a search, staffing, and management resources firm—indicates that businesses are planning to increase […]

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Managing Healthcare Benefits Cost Remains Top Priority for HR Professionals

Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, released the results of its third annual employee benefits study, Employee Benefits Barometer 2018: New Research Reveals the Business Value of Strategic Benefits Planning, which examines the complexities of managing benefits and the value of multi-year planning to better position Human Resources as business strategists to the […]

What Women Leaders Need to Know to Advance their Careers

The world of business is changing rapidly, and according to Ellevest cofounder Sallie Krawcheck, “It’s changing in ways that make us women more valuable assets to our companies. Women do bring different strengths … that are good for business.”