Recruiting Veterans and Wounded Warrior Programs
Yesterday’s Advisor explored a number of resources and guidelines about hiring veterans. Today we’ll explore how official wounded warrior projects can help.
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Not all relapses are created equal
by Stephanie Gutierrez An addiction to drugs and/or alcohol is considered a disability in Canada. As such, employers in Canada often enter into last chance agreements with employees suffering from a drug or alcohol addiction. But does a last chance agreement always mean it’s the employee’s “last chance”? Not necessarily.
Younger Workers Not Afraid to Switch Jobs for Better Pay and Fit
Finding the right fit for a job opening is time-consuming and expensive. Companies invest a lot of money and effort into soliciting and interviewing applicants and onboarding new hires, but despite all this money and effort, there’s no guarantee a new employee will work out. This means it’s in an employer’s best interest to do […]
Quantity Is Out, Quality Is In: 5 Ways to Enhance the Quality of Hire
When it comes to recruiting metrics, most companies rely on “time to hire,” retention rates, and other numbers that don’t necessarily show the overall picture of your company’s talent needs. While it’s great to show executives that you were able to fill “X” number of roles in “X” amount of time, if those new hires […]
Recruiting Via Mobile: Myths Busted!
Organizations need mobile-friendly career sites now more than ever—but not all such sites are adequately candidate-oriented. Expert Matt Adam, chief talent strategist at NAS Recruitment Innovation in Cincinnati, debunks three myths of mobile recruiting and offers six questions to help gauge mobile readiness.
What Do Jobseekers Want? Culture Is Out, Transparency Is in
In a competitive market, companies must work twice as hard to entice new hires to accept a job offer and because of this, the relationship between recruiters and candidates has never been more important.
The Great Escape: Why America’s Workforce is Trading the Corporate Ladder for Career Ownership
The “gold watch” era of corporate loyalty is officially a thing of the past. A new study by The Harris Poll and The Entrepreneur’s Source has revealed a major shift in how Americans view their professional futures. Today, 83% of people see business ownership as a viable alternative to the traditional 9-to-5, with the majority believing that being your own boss […]
Use a Blended Learning Approach for Your Environmental Training
Though there are many benefits of using e-learning programs for your environmental, health, and safety (EHS) training, e-learning doesn’t work for every organization, or it may work only as part of a blended learning approach. Blended learning is a commonsense concept that results in great learning success. The blended learning approach is simply acknowledging that […]
FMLA Riddle: When is an FMLA Violation Not a Violation?
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) continues to baffle lawyers and HR professionals. But sometimes a riddle brings welcome news, as we see in a recent decision from the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal court of appeals covering Texas). Read on. Where’s the Beef? Virginia Adams worked for Columbia/HCA Hospital. She […]
The Positives and Negatives of Sign-on Bonuses
Guest Post by: Susan Prince Legal Editor Business & Legal Resources, Inc. Sometimes it’s hard to attract needed workers, especially rare- or hot-skills workers. Many employers pay sign-on bonuses to employees with hot skills, often looking upon them as a survival mechanism. In some industries and professions, employers are forced to pay bonuses to compete […]