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Advertising account executive, surgeon, and stockbroker were on the top of CareerCast.com’s “Overrated Jobs” list. While each of these sound like lucrative positions, the ranking process took stress and long hours into consideration. Other “overrated” fields include public relations manager, event coordinator, commercial airline pilot, and attorney. Not to be left out, the website also […]
Every security officer’s top priority is keep their facilities and workforce safe. While advances in technological solutions such as access control and surveillance systems have helped accomplish that goal, they are not completely fail safe. According to security experts, when creating a good security plan to deal with for their organizations, security officers need to […]
Not surprisingly, 80 percent of executives interviewed in a recent survey said clothing choices affect an employee’s chances of earning a promotion. The strange part of the survey was when respondents were asked to share examples of employee attire. The OfficeTeam survey asked managers, “To what extent does someone’s style of dress at work influence […]
The “girl boss” is dead. We’re done urging women to work harder, push harder, and “lean in” harder just for equal treatment. While this shift is too long in coming, the increasingly popular alternative of “lazy girl jobs” isn’t the solution either. Our culture has created a false dichotomy between the hyper-driven career woman and […]
As we say goodbye to 2023 and look toward a new year, we couldn’t be more excited to share timely news and commentary with our dedicated HRDA audience. For our Faces of HR column this week, we look back at some of our favorite Faces and share their expert insights from the front lines of creating better workplaces. So, […]
Employer sponsors of health plans must count members in retiree-only plans and COBRA-eligible plans for purposes of paying into health reform’s Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Furthermore, employees covered under two or more “specified” policies can be counted (and taxed) more than once. The IRS final rule on employer payment of PCORI fees disregarded employer requests to exclude […]
Millennials are taking the corporate world by storm. According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, they will constitute one third of the labor force by 2024, meaning that more and more younger employees will be travelling for business.
Can big data solve your HR problems? The important thing to remember is that the basis of big data is statistics, and you have to be careful interpreting results. So-called confounding variables may muddy the waters. For example: History can intervene. The measurement may have been accurate, but things changed during the measuring period and […]
“Since slides packed with long lists of bullet points result in “cognitive overload” for learners, Cliff Atkinson recommends that trainers design their presentations in a format that’s consistent with the way people think. Atkinson, author of Beyond Bullet Points (Microsoft 2005), says most learners can retain only three or four pieces of information at any […]