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Quiz: What Type of Recruiter Are You?

Are you “Classy Old School”, “With It New School”, or “Cutting Edge”? Take this fun, short quiz to see what type of recruiting style you get. (Plus, there’s a free download at the end!)

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4 Contract Employment Trends for 2025

As technology continues to shape the way we work, the nature of employment is evolving. Contract employment—or contracting out certain tasks to people on a brief-contract basis instead of focusing on long-term employment—is becoming an increasingly prominent facet of today’s workforce. More and more people want to work from wherever and not be tied down […]

‘The New Normal’: Lessons Learned Working from Home

The pandemic fundamentally changed the way we work, how we work, and where we work. No one knows if the workplace will ever return to pre-pandemic standards, but we know we can now adapt. Remote-first companies should focus on lessons learned from the last 2 years and implement them into the next phase of their […]

The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Leadership Effectiveness

We’ve all been in a position where our technical skills helped us get a promotion. But you also need the emotional element if you want to hold a better leadership position, as it enables you to connect with others, offer feedback, deal with stress, and train teams effectively. You must be thinking: What is that […]

Temporary Staffing Agency's Mistake Causes Trouble for Employer

Employers are frequently using temporary staffing agencies to fill vacant, temporary, per diem, seasonal, and other positions. But what happens when the temporary agency isn’t complying with state law? Can the employer be liable? In a recent case, a superior court says yes.

Equality in Expectations of Personal Life Obligations

Workplace flexibility has become increasingly important in recent years. That trend has accelerated in the wake of a pandemic involving illness and a forced shift to remote work for many organizations. More than ever, employees expect some flexibility to leave work early or take a long lunch to run an errand, work remotely, and take […]

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Make Remote Training Stick with These Simple Tricks

Could you imagine 66% of the workforce being remote last year? At the start of 2020, having a vast majority of employees working remotely would have been laughable, but here we are. And how quickly we’ve all adapted to keep up in this short time frame.

Ask the Expert: How Should Employers Prepare for Worksite Enforcement Investigations?

Question: We’re worried there may be an increase in worksite enforcement investigations. What can we do to prepare? Answer: There was a surge in worksite enforcement investigations in fiscal year 2018 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and they’re expected to surge again. ICE uses the I-9 inspection program to […]