Training and Retaining Seasonal Worker Best Practices
Yesterday’s post covered some best practices for hiring seasonal workers. Today’s post will cover best practices for training and retaining seasonal workers. Keep reading to learn more.
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3 Things to Remember When Training Your Employees for the IoT Age
According to research highlighted in The Atlantic, the HR software market is now worth an estimated $15 billion (with learning management systems making up about $2.5 billion of that). But, up to 30% of the corporate training material that companies have developed with them is wasted. And these numbers might start to increase even more […]
Linking Your Employees to Your Organization’s Mission
Mission statements aren’t just for nonprofits anymore, especially in an age where developing an influential and palpable company culture is crucial to a company’s success.
More Tips for Developing Your Employees as Your Company Is Downsizing
Continuing from yesterday’s post, here are more tips and best practices for how you can continue developing your employees and programs as your company is downsizing.
Going Beyond the Interview: Testing and Work Samples
In part one, we noted that hiring decisions are imperfect. Despite our diligent efforts, it is quite difficult to consistently get the best candidates who stick around long term. We started to look at some ways to go beyond the standard interview process to further screen candidates in the hopes of making better hiring decisions. […]
How to Overcome the Tech Skills Shortage? Invest in Training Your Current Workforce
The U.S. job market is approaching full employment, and there is a shortage of talent specifically for technology-focused jobs. As demand for tech skills worldwide grows exponentially, the supply of qualified software developers, coders, and engineers cannot satisfy employers’ hiring needs.
Employee Communications and HR Requires Better, Smarter Data Intelligence—Here’s Why
In today’s modern and digital workplace, it’s becoming increasingly important for HR leaders to have concrete justification around how and why they form their strategies, particularly when it comes to employee communications and engagement. Much like MLB and NBA sports teams that have embraced the sabermetric revolution (think Moneyball), HR teams need to eliminate guesswork […]
More Ways to Attract Teen Candidates for Seasonal Work
Yesterday we began to explore how to attract, hire, and train seasonal teen workers. Today, we have a few more tips on that topic.
6 Ways to Introduce A Digital Detox to Your Employees (and Why it Could Boost Productivity)
Technology unquestionably makes our working lives easier, adding flexibility and convenience—but does it make us happier in the office?
Attracting, Hiring, and Training Minors for Seasonal Work
When we talk about the workforce, it’s easy to assume we mean adults. However, over 1.5 million teens are currently working in the United States. Many of those teens are minors (aged 13 to 18 years old) and they prefer seasonal work because it works well with their school schedules and other commitments.