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When trying to source the best candidates for a role, recruiters sometimes forget that a well-planned content strategy can make their job a lot easier for them. Engaging and informative content attracts top talent through ranking your site higher in Google, drawing people who are looking for information, and helping you build a reputation in […]
Violence in the workplace isn’t pleasant to think about, but it’s important for employers to plan for it. We have advice for building an effective “active threat” plan from security expert Jay Hart. Hart, director of Force Training Institute, leads a team of first responders, antiterrorism, cybersecurity, defensive tactics, and crisis management specialists with vast […]
Does your company use gamification as part of its training and development processes? If not, it may be losing out because gamification applies the elements and mechanics as used in gaming but in a nongaming manner.
Do subcontractors have to comply with Executive Order 13658, which increased the minimum wage for federal contractors?
The global e-learning market is thriving and is expected to be worth $275.10 Billion by 2022 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.5%. And there’s good reason why it’s expanding so quickly. E-learning offers many benefits to employees and organizations alike:
In today’s Advisor, Dan Oswald suggests that managers shouldn’t try to have all the answers; the real key to great management is asking the right questions. Oswald writes on Business and Leadership at the Oswald Letter blog. Before I headed to the airport today, Bob Brady handed me a book and said something like, “This […]
BLR’s HR editors recently shared their insights about challenges in 2013. In today’s Advisor, why compliance is going to get tougher in 2013, plus an introduction to the guide especially geared to smaller or one-person HR departments. For 2013, it’s likely that the risks of noncompliance with employment-related laws are just going to get higher, […]
A new IRS bulletin allows employees to receive W-2 forms electronically via an e-mail attachment or a secure website. We’ll go over the key rules you need to know.
In a previous post, we discussed the fear of many workers of losing their jobs to automation, and we suggested that rather than focusing on specific jobs, we should look at underlying skills that are relatively immune to these impacts—like the ability to empathize, an emotional competence, required by psychotherapists.
Learning and development (L&D) departments are currently anticipated to be among the most innovative departments inside most organizations over the next decade and beyond—and for very good reasons.