Creating High Performers out of Recent College Grads
Last week we began to look at how to leverage recent college graduates into great workers for your organization. Today we’ll look at how to take those graduates and turn them into high performers.
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Step Right Up for the Job Interview of a Lifetime
Since fair season has come to an end, so has the stomach-churning rides on the Ferris wheel. For one company, however, rides on the Ferris wheel take on a whole new meaning.
Real Estate Company Makes ‘Brand’ Permanent
Have you ever had so much pride in your company that you were willing to get a tattoo of your company’s logo? Tattoos are becoming ever more popular in the workforce as younger generations are getting more career-oriented jobs. One real estate company, Rapid Realty, in New York, is taking the tattoo idea to a […]
Is Your Laptop Running Low? Start Pedaling
It’s not breaking news. Sitting all day at work can take a toll on your health. One study tracked the health of 123,000 Americans between 1992 and 2006 and found that men and women who sat 6 hours or more per day had a much higher overall death rate (overall death rate was around 20 […]
‘The Mom Project’ Raises Millions to Support Back-to-Work Efforts
In a recent post, we discussed an economic letter written for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (FRBSF) in which it argued that the gap between U.S. and Canadian policies and structures around support for women working while raising children is the primary contributor to a large gap between the labor participation rate for […]
Small Businesses Are Feeling Charitable This Year—Employees Reap the Benefits
More than 60% of small business owners will offer a holiday or year-end bonus to employees this year, according to the most recent SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard®. It’s a spike from 2 years ago when SurePayroll surveyed business owners about bonuses, and only 52% were providing additional pay. This year, 64% will give a bonus. […]
What Do Driverless Cars Have to Do with HR?
Special from HR Tech Las VegasFrom the abject terror of riding in a driverless car, to the pleasure of cows being milked by a robot milker, the second machine age is affecting everything, including HR, says Andrew McAfee, principal research scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Increasing Gender Equality
Yesterday’s Advisor featured the first seven tips from Attorney Jonathan Segal on improving gender equality. Today, the rest of the story.
Be Careful When Training Older Generations
Today’s Advisor contains answers from our “Ask the Expert” feature on HR.BLR.com.. The question is, “Is it permissible to exclude employees from training if they are expected to retire soon?” Here is how our expert responded: Especially in light of the economy, it is understandable that an employer would want to invest its training dollars […]
Stressed Over How to Develop Young Employees? Mentorship Called the Key
No matter how hard employers work to find qualified employees, they’re likely to come up short if those making up the candidate pool lack confidence in their abilities. And recent research shows that many young people aren’t secure in their ability to navigate the job market. What can help? Recent data shows mentorship can be […]