Helping to Grow a Workforce
Companies often offer education and training, to further the skills of their employees and attract job candidates. A new initiative by home improvement retailer Lowe’s aims to do this, and more.
Author: Paula Santonocito
The Search for Leaders Might Be Too Narrow
Yesterday we began an interview with Adam Canwell, the Global Leader for EY’s leadership offering in Melbourne, Australia to discuss their recent Global Leadership Forecast survey. Today we’ll look at the rest of that interview.
Employee Friendly Schedules Might Boost Retention
With unemployment rates inching ever lower, employers are becoming more and more concerned with employee retention. Vacancies are getting tougher to fill, making it even more of a concern when an employee leaves.
Are You Encountering Résumé Fraud?
Résumé fraud occurs anytime someone intentionally provides false information on his or her résumé, presumably with the hopes it will make him or her more likely to be considered for a job. This often also encompasses application fraud—which is the same idea, but it occurs anywhere in the application process.
Are New College Graduates ‘Career Ready’?
It depends on the definition of “career readiness,” and whom you ask.
Recruiting Difficulties: Is There a Global Leadership Shortage?
Today we are joined by Adam Canwell, the Global Leader for EY’s leadership offering in Melbourne, Australia to discuss their recent Global Leadership Forecast survey.
Look for Candidates with the ‘I’ Word
There is no “I” in team, but there is an “I” in business—and yours should hire with attention to certain characteristics, including one that begins with “I.”
When Companies Take a Stand
A survey conducted last year by job site Glassdoor finds that 84 percent of Americans believe employers today have an important voice in politics.
Diversity in the Tech Industry
As America’s information technology industry strives to build a more gender and racially diverse workforce, a new report from the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), one of the IT industry’s top trade associations, finds contradictory viewpoints on the current state and future goals for workplace diversity.
Children Risk Future Job Prospects by Over-Sharing Online
New research from the UK finds that most parents worry their children are harming their future job prospects by over-sharing online.