College Recruiting Success in 2016 and Beyond
All recruiting has changed dramatically, but the specialized area of college recruiting—so important to building pipelines of talent for the future—has probably changed the most.
Month: May 2016
Asking Employees What They Really Think About Benefits
By Ruth Berkowitz, VP at Liazon Corporation
Leadership Development Trending
With leadership development a top talent management priority this year, recent studies are finding that many employers plan to increase their investment in this area and focus on key core competencies.
Health Spending Accounts Are Underutilized by Millennial Employees
Millennial employees—18 to 34 years old—selected high deductible healthcare plans more than any other age group. However, while approximately 44% of employees in this group chose HDHPs, a much smaller number of these employees took full advantage of health savings accounts (HSAs), according to Benefitfocus inaugural “State of Employee Benefits 2016” report.
Tweet for Success: Recruiting with Twitter
Do you routinely use Twitter as part of your recruiting program? Do you get quality candidates from such efforts? Today we’ll explore how to make the most of using Twitter for recruiting.
The Art of Brevity
Today we hear from BLR® CEO Dan Oswald regarding the effectiveness of brevity. With his message, consider this: Would your training have more of an impact if it was shorter and sweeter?
Addressing the Retirement Needs of Millennials
It won’t come as a surprise to anyone in employee benefits to hear that people in different generations listen and respond to messaging in different ways. Generational differences show themselves in many aspects of our lives, financial, social, or otherwise.
Controlling Costs Not Only Goal of Employee Health Benefits
Contrary to commonly-held beliefs, the focus for chief financial officers (CFOs) goes far beyond controlling costs when it comes to health benefits, according to a new survey that finds that as partners in making health benefits decisions, CFOs do not focus single-mindedly on financials.
Westeros might have benefited from recent trends in paid family leave
Game of Thrones, one of my favorite shows, most recently returned for its sixth season. Don’t worry, no spoilers here if you haven’t seen the first couple of episodes of this season. However, if you haven’t noticed, one of the recurring themes for characters in Game of Thrones appears to be daddy issues. In fact, […]
FMLA Training Scenario Video: Employee Leave Request for Pregnant Daughter
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), as you know if you’re an HR professional or employer, is one of the trickiest aspects of personnel management. In this video training series, we examine scenarios with FMLA implications similar to what your supervisors or managers could face. Then, we explain whether the supervisor handled the situation […]