The Millennial Effect: Changes to Workplaces and Talent Management
Everyone is talking about the war for talent. That war is being influenced by the single largest talent pool: Millennials.
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How to Take Action: Strategies for Creating a More Diverse and Inclusive Workplace in 2018
The volatility of 2017 further surfaced a number of longstanding and important issues, like racial and gender equality and diversity of thought in the workplace. While these issues aren’t new, the political climate created an environment where we all proactively address diversity and inclusion more frequently, bringing it to the forefront of workplace conversations, values […]
New Year Brings New Job Applicants, More Exposure to Equal Pay Act Claims
With hiring about to pick up, this is a great time for a refresher on employers’ obligations under the Equal Pay Act (EPA), brought to you by the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
Hiring Could Be Even More Difficult in 2018 as Employers Compete for a Shrinking Talent Pool
Employers have high expectations for business and headcount growth in 2018, but a severe skills shortage in the fastest growing sectors could hinder plans, according to the 2018 U.S. Salary Guide from Hays, a specialist recruitment agency.
Men Think Women Leaders Are Represented Equally, But Only 10% of Women Actually Hold Leadership Positions
2018 is shaping up to be the year of gender equality, with Iceland leading the transformation by requiring all companies to enforce equal pay for all workers. However, a recent study shows that these strides are being hindered in the United States because employees have gotten used to the status quo and don’t feel there […]
E-Learning Trends You Need to Know About in 2018 (Part 2)
Yesterday we looked at a few E-learning trends like micro-learning, content curation, and virtual and augmented reality. Today we’ll look at a few more like gamification, open and customization learning platforms, and xAPI.
3 Ways to Get Employees to Adopt a New Learning Technology
Even if a new learning technology has the potential to save your company millions of dollars every year and has the potential to teach your employees everything under the sun, it won’t matter if that potential isn’t actualized. In other words, everyone in your organization will have to actually want to use a new learning […]
3 Elements Every Onboarding Training Session Needs
One study, published in the Academy of Management Journal, found that the first 90 days of employment are critical for retaining new hires. Those first days are pivotal to ensuring that new hires build rapport with the company, management teams, and fellow coworkers. Another study revealed that new employees who went through a structured onboarding […]
6 Talent Acquisition Practices of High Performing Organizations
The acquisition and development of talent at all levels of high performing organizations is no accident – it’s the result of specific and surprisingly consistent characteristics that can be learned and implemented.
Spotting Top Talent During an Interview
How many top performing candidates have you interviewed? How many have you hired? More importantly, how many slipped through your fingers because you didn’t know they would be top performers? Today we’ll look at an article by Rick Crossland on exactly this topic.