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Fueled by heightened pressure to ensure that executives deliver immediate results, more organizations are throwing out old ideas about newcomer orientation— especially with manager-level hires.
Building a recruitment strategy that can meet the ups and downs of everyday business in a volatile economy is a tough challenge. Ironically, the high rate of unemployment does not mean that the skills, education, and experience that your company needs are readily available.
If you’ve ever donned a headset and been transported to a virtual world, you’ll likely agree that virtual reality (VR) has tremendous potential for various business functions, including recruiting, onboarding, and training.
Engagement is an issue for most employers as the economy comes back. How to make it happen? Six factors are required for true employee engagement, says consultant Keith Branham. Highly engaged workplaces score high on all six. Branham, who is founder and principal of Keeping the People, Inc., offered his expertise at WorldatWork’s 2013 Total […]
There are many compelling reasons to make workplace safety a priority, including federal and state laws requiring employers to provide a safe work environment and the negative effect that unsafe working conditions can have on morale, productivity, and retention. It is important to share those reasons during training.
In a previous article, we discussed the concept of After-Action Reviews (AARs), a military practice that involves extensive analysis of training events after the fact.
According to job site Glassdoor, the annual median base pay in the United States grew 1.1 percent year over year (YOY) in December 2017 to $51,210. Glassdoor Local Pay Reports show pay growth ticked up slightly from a revised 1.0 percent growth last month. Pay growth peaked in January 2017 at a revised 3.5 percent.
Here’s how the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) explained its recent name change, to the Association for Talent Development (ATD): This change recognizes the dynamic growth and influence the broader training and development profession has today and will in the future. The scope and global impact of the field has grown dramatically since […]
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Workplace flexibility is an increasingly important factor for employees when selecting an employer. Often, that flexibility comes in the form of the ability to work remotely.