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According to a recent Robert Half survey, 57% of respondents say the most frustrating part of the job search is the long wait after an interview to hear if they got the job. What are other perceptions candidates have regarding the job search process? A new report, Perceptions of Employment Opportunities—released by Job Application Center, […]
The pesky skills gap continues to be a challenge for many recruiters and hiring managers in the creative and financial industries. Add in the tight labor market, because of low unemployment, and you’ve got a recipe for disaster … well, not really “disaster,” but it’s definitely not helping your hiring teams. In fact, these challenges may be […]
Yesterday’s Advisor featured tricky PTO policy questions from Attorney Katherine Marques. Today, we present her key success factors for PTO, plus we introduce the best way to find compliance violations—before the feds do. Marques, an associate in the New York office of Holland & Knight LLP, offered her PTO tips at a recent webinar sponsored […]
Enough of Gen X and Gen Y—now we’ve got FlexGenerationSM. This new category includes mid-career execs who want more flexibility or more varied experiences, and those at retirement age who want fulfilling work. They wan to fill emerging gaps in your workforce—but only on their terms. How do you match up those eager flexers with […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a plan to change the way that small businesses enroll in insurance coverage through the federal exchanges.
Happy New Year, readers! Before you celebrate, take a moment to reflect on your accomplishments of 2014.
The Employee Value Proposition (EVP) is the value that applicants and employees perceive the employment deal to offer, says consultant Stephanie Tarant, PhD. She calls it “the foundation of an organization’s reputation as a place to work.”
by Norm Keith and Shane D. Todd As another reminder of the importance of health and safety in all workplaces all across Canada, we report on the continuing legal saga involving the December 2009 fatalities at Metron Construction. On June 26, 2015, Vadim Kazenelson, the project manager overseeing a construction project for Metron, was found […]
Imagine you are reading a résumé and the applicant calls himself out as a genius and proceeds to invite you to his apartment to interview him. Would you take him up on the offer? That is just one of the many responses to CareerBuilder’s recent survey about hiring managers’ real-life outrageous résumé experiences. While the […]
With job openings often getting hundreds, if not thousands of applications, interviewing has become a pivotal skill for hiring managers and HR professionals to hone. But how can you sift through and find the best candidate for the position, avoiding things like recency bias and latching on to “vibe” based hiring? We sat down with […]