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Telecommuting continues to grow year after year, despite some high-profile stories to the contrary (such as Yahoo!’s decision a couple of years ago to eliminate telecommuting options). In fact, some experts predict that a whopping 30 percent of workers in industrialized countries will be telecommuting by 2019!
When reviewing salary budgets, employers often must make some tough decisions. For example, should the company lead, lag, or lead/lag the market rate? What variables play a role in aging market data to suit the needs of the business? When is it time to retire your current market data? The best strategy depends on your […]
A law firm did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act by terminating an assistant who could no longer perform heavy lifting, a federal appeals court ruled. Heavy lifting was an essential function of the employee’s job and her inability to do so could not reasonably be accommodated, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we presented the first 3 of 6 facts that employers simply must not ignore when it comes to the candidate experience during hiring; today, the rest of the facts from CareerBuilder’s study.
Whether it’s keeping candidates guessing as to where they are in the application process or simply neglecting to acknowledge their application, some employers are unwittingly leaving candidates with a bad impression—and it’s taking a toll on their business. In today’s Advisor, we reveal the first 3 of 6 facts about the candidate experience that employers […]
Yesterday’s Advisor shared Jason Morris’s earned and not-so-earned (i.e., diploma mill) degrees. Today, Morris, who is president of EmployeeScreenIQ of Cleveland, Ohio, reveals his tips for social media screening.
Metrics are a simple way to define, measure, and track key performance indicators. Metrics are certainly not unique to compensation and HR—rather, they are used in almost every area of business, government, and education.
Recruiters beware! Expert Jason Morris explains that it can be difficult to tell a genuine degree from one straight out of a diploma mill.
In yesterday’s Advisor, expert Matt Adam busted three myths of mobile recruiting while speaking at the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) Talent Management Conference and Exhibition, recently held in San Diego. Today, Adams shares a good example of a mobile site, plus several ways to best approach recruiting via mobile.
Organizations need mobile-friendly career sites now more than ever—but not all such sites are adequately candidate-oriented. Expert Matt Adam, chief talent strategist at NAS Recruitment Innovation in Cincinnati, debunks three myths of mobile recruiting and offers six questions to help gauge mobile readiness.