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Should L&D Professionals Be Workplace Counselors?

Due to rising levels of stress, depression, and employee disengagement in the workplace, experts are recommending that the roles of the L&D professional and workplace counselor be combined.1 But is this sage advice? Continue reading to learn more. 

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Too Much Emoji? The Top 5 Mistakes to Avoid in the Workplace

Whichever language you speak, emoji is now one of them.  Whether you’re a full-blown text aficionado and have embraced the new hieroglyphics from the onset or have been a reluctant participant – emojis have arrived and are used in many social media and internet exchanges and have a growing presence in the workplace.

Looking Ahead: How to Attract the Next Generation of Talent

At our recent event, RecruitCon 2018, Susan Vitale, Chief Marketing Officer at iCIMS Inc., offer a series of best practices for recruiters at a well attended session. BLR’s RecruitCon 2018 was held recently in Nashville.

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It’s Time for Employers to Rethink the 9-5

Imagine you had two extra hours today to spend however you pleased. What would you do with that time? Play with your kids? Work out at the gym? Sleep? For many of the nurses in a recent Swedish study, the answer was all of the above. The 23-month experiment followed 68 nurses who were divided […]

Enticing Job Candidates to Relocate

A previous Recruiting Daily Advisor article looks at how U.S. states are getting into the recruiting business by promoting affordability and quality of life in an attempt to attract job candidates.