Summer Hiring: 40% of Employers to Recruit Seasonal Help
Summer is almost here, and that means a major uptick in hiring for seasonal help. Today we’ll look at a survey by Harris Poll® that explores what the summer of 2017 will look like.
Most Popular
Workaholics: Drug testing
The Comedy Central show Workaholics is currently in its fifth season of depicting a fresh (and hilarious) human resources nightmare week after week. The show is about three recent college dropouts (Blake, Adam, and Anders) who also happen to be roommates and coworkers at a fictional telemarketing company, TelAmeriCorp. To give you an idea of […]
HR Professionals Must Advocate for 21st Century Policies, SHRM Says
Human resources (HR) professionals must develop a cohesive voice to advocate for policies that work in the 21st-century workplace, the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) CEO told attendees during a March 13 presentation.
Happy Candidates, Better Business Outcomes: 4 Tips for Improving Your Candidate Experience
As companies struggle to attract and retain workers, many are forced to turn to new hiring and recruiting strategies to stand out among their competitors. And while some methods aren’t exactly “reinventing the wheel,” one strategy that ALL employers should be focusing on is the candidate experience.
Where eLearning Could Fall Short in Closing the AI Skills Gap
Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to have a major impact on global business—expected to drive $1.2 trillion in value by 2022. While there is plenty of discussion around the efficiencies and new capabilities that AI will bring, talent remains the Achilles heel of AI implementation.
Faces of HR: Robert Boersma on Trust, Listening Deeply and Living to Work
HR Daily Advisor’s 2023 Employee Benefits Week is well underway and it doesn’t stop with our latest Faces column. Despite high-profile layoffs and an increased unemployment rate, the current job market may be tight but still robust, as candidates continue to seek new opportunities. Benefits and compensation continue to be not only a hot topic but […]
Is the Generational Divide too Wide to Bridge?
“Stop acting like such a Karen.” “Maybe you should work harder, you lazy millennial.” “Okay boomer.” This conversation never happened. It’s a gross simplification of a growing generational divide in this country. It’s been simplified to a near meme status, it’s almost funny. That’s why terms like Karen live on the internet, populating twitter and […]
Attention HR Pros: Certification Exams are Getting a Makeover
U.S.-based Human Resource management practices are quickly transforming and growing more complex. Senior-level HR professionals play expanded roles in the strategic advancement of business outcomes. All HR professionals are also asked to help champion employee engagement and to support improved business decisions with data-driven analytics.
Mental Health in the Workplace: A DEI Issue
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) issues were once an afterthought for most companies. But as research and data have revealed the financial upsides of investing in DEI, more and more companies are doing just that. Yet many still view DEI through the primary lens of race and gender. And while these certainly are important aspects, […]
How Labor Friendly Will Trump Labor Pick Chavez-DeRemer Be?
As Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s nomination for Secretary of Labor approaches the confirmation process, questions abound about how labor-friendly she will be. While some of the Teamster-member’s daughter’s actions suggest a pro-labor tilt, skepticism remains about the consistency of her support for workers and unions. Pro-Labor Signals Chavez-DeRemer has drawn attention for her support of certain pro-labor […]