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Transformation in the Very Nature of Employment

By Bruce Tulgan, founder and CEO of RainmakerThinking The worldwide business environment has become one of fierce competition, high risk, erratic markets, constrained resources, and unpredictable resource needs. Organizations and individuals are forced to adjust to the new normal of constant change and uncertainty. Employers of all shapes and sizes are constantly trying to become […]

Hiring New College Grads? Prepare To Disappoint

iCIMS, Inc., a provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition solutions, has just released a new report revealing that newly minted college grads’ job expectations differ wildly from what the working world actually has in store for them.

The Results Are In

Health and Wellness Survey Check out the results from our recent health and wellness program survey.

How Professional Women Can Command the Room

HRDA is reporting from the SHRM conference in Washington, D.C. Jennifer Lee, of JB Training Solutions says that learning how to command the room might come natural to some professional women, but for others, it takes a little bit of work. In today’s Advisor, we’ll hear from Lee with tips for how women executives can […]

More Tips on Executive Presence

Today’s article represents an expansion of content from two HRDA articles. In those articles, we heard from Jennifer Lee, an expert on executive presence for women. You can check out those articles here and here.

Understanding the Resistant Learner

“Oh yeah? Make me!” Sound familiar? Resistant learners are a constant potential challenge during training, but they can be effectively handled with the right tools. First, you need to understand what’s going on in their brains, says Ancestry.com’s Laura Arellano, CPLP.

Reconsidering random drug and alcohol testing in Canada

by Hannah Roskey Random workplace drug and alcohol testing is generally prohibited by Canadian employers in Canada. However, there are limited circumstances in which it may be permitted. A recent decision of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, Suncor Energy Inc. v. Unifor Local 707A, provides some further guidance for employers operating in Canada. And […]

Looking for employees? Digital profiles make window shopping convenient

Expensive, important investments typically send people to the internet. House hunters turn to websites and social media platforms to help them find the right home in the right neighborhood at the right price. Car buyers, too, take to the internet to find just the right vehicle. So if digital tools are vital for consumers making […]

Good Managers Listen More Than They Speak

A well-known cellular network’s ad once asked, “Can you hear me now?” The famous line is one we all seem to ask. We wonder if anyone is listening. We’re talking, but does anyone hear us?