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Looking to Hire Veterans? Knock Down Barriers Hiding in Recruiting Practices

With Memorial Day coming up at the end of May, thoughts turn to honoring those who sacrificed their lives in military service. But it’s also a time to recognize the value former military servicemembers can bring to the civilian workforce. That starts with making sure traditional recruiting practices don’t present barriers to jobseekers coming from […]

How to Use OKRs as a Method for Goal Setting and Driving Alignment

As a member of HR, you know that an important part of a strong company culture is ensuring there is clarity and alignment across the board. This is often one of the main challenges we see companies trying to address via the performance management process, and with reason: When people know how their work is […]

T. Rowe Price Reports 401(K) Plan Loan Usage Drops To 9-Year Low

The use of 401(k) plan loans in 2018 fell to a 9-year low of 22.5% of participants and continued a steady 6-year decline of nearly 10 percentage points, investment management firm T. Rowe Price said on May 1, drawing on data gathered from nearly 2 million participants for its annual benchmarking report.

Looking to Hire Veterans? Knock Down Barriers Hiding in Recruiting Practices

With Memorial Day coming up at the end of May, thoughts turn to honoring those who sacrificed their lives in military service. But it’s also a time to recognize the value former military servicemembers can bring to the civilian workforce. That starts with making sure traditional recruiting practices don’t present barriers to jobseekers coming from […]

RecruitCon 2019 Social Media Recap

RecruitCon 2019 was a blast, and if you weren’t able to attend, you can live vicariously through our Twitter recap.

Gender Bias: The Résumé Edition

One of the first steps during a job hunt is to submit a résumé—with your name at the top in big, bold letters. While your work experience and education are the qualities you hope will stand out, there is still a possibility that hiring managers hold on to some biases and mentally rate candidates based […]

skills

5 Tips for Training Successful Trainers

Even the best learning and development (L&D) strategies and programs can fail if they’re implemented by ill-taught trainers or trainers who don’t have the resources and support that they need to be effective and successful at their jobs.

Comment Period Near End for Proposed OT Rule

As the comment period winds down on a new proposed rule affecting overtime pay, employers need to consider the implications of the proposal that go beyond the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) plan to set a new salary threshold for overtime eligibility.