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by Rebecca Barnes-Hogg, SPHR, SHRM-SCP In a world where time is money, most of us lack the time and resources to wade through a sea of résumés to filter out résumé spammers and get a manageable number of highly-qualified candidates. One of the best ways to attract the best candidates and reduce the number of […]
In today’s Advisor, we share a brief excerpt on the history of apprenticeship from The Art of Work by Jeff Goins, which first appeared on HR.BLR.com.
“Ban the box.” It’s not just a catchy phrase, but represents a law that restricts employers from asking a job applicant about his or her criminal history during the initial employment application. The ban-the-box law — a state, county and city mandate that requires employers to remove the criminal record disclosure box from job applications […]
Yesterday’s post covered how to use the Myers Briggs Type Indicator® assessment for recruiting and developing leaders, and today’s post will highlight how you should use this tool for more general, successful recruiting practices.
Keeping morale high and learning commonplace and desirable across your organization as it’s downsizing and letting employees go is no simple task—and can, of course, only happen after you’ve already proved that your L&D department is essential to your organization and its already stretched budget.
Like most industries, the shortage of qualified candidates is the greatest hiring challenge, and this holds true for employers in the legal industry. According to a new survey, released by Robert Half Legal, litigation and data privacy concerns are accelerating the demand for legal professionals in these and other specialty areas.
You’ve probably encountered one sometime or another. The supervisor who resorts to name-calling when dealing with subordinates. The worker who’s quick to blame others for mistakes. The manager who penalizes employees by excluding them from important meetings, removing them from routing lists or saddling them with menial work assignments. Although these workplace bullies may not […]
By Megan Walker, Fisher Phillips The Federal Equal Pay Act was signed into law by President John F. Kennedy in 1963. Fifty-three years later, lawmakers across the United States are still searching for ways to narrow the pay gap between men and women. California is one of the states that is leading the way—so what […]
STEM graduates are creating new talent pools in unexpected U.S. markets. So finds research conducted by JLL, a professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management.
In yesterday’s Advisor, we went over basic tax information regarding payroll deductions and Form W-4. Today, we cover the W-2 form as well as basic tax filing information.