Study: Millennials Seek Employer-Sponsored Learning Opportunities
Are you offering Millennials opportunities to grow and learn in your organization? If not, perhaps you should be, according to the results of a recent survey.
Category: Learning & Development
Employees are valuing career development more than ever—it’s a sign that the company is willing to invest in their future. How are businesses approaching training today? What are their pain points, and what topics are being addressed in training?
Are You Recruiting for One of the Most Dangerous Jobs in America?
The recent death of New York City Police Officer Miosotis Familia, shot while on duty, serves as a grim reminder that certain jobs come with inherent risks.
How Can Social Media Support E-Learning?
Today we are going to ask the simple question: how can we use social media tools effectively to support learning? Jane Bozarth, a speaker, author, and e-learning coordinator for the state of North Carlonia has a few answers.
Onboarding for the Win
Yesterday we looked at some generation-specific considerations for onboarding. Today we’ll look at general considerations.
How to Engage Gen Y and Z During Onboarding
What types of challenges are employers facing when it comes to engaging Millennial and Generation Z new hires in the onboarding process? These younger generations of new hires have grown up in a digital world, and that is presenting new challenges for employers in terms of engaging new hires in the onboarding process and retaining […]
How Employers Can Use Technology in Mentoring Programs
Do you have a mentoring program in your organization? Have you found that employees naturally integrate technology into their interactions?
A Company’s Success Comes from the Team, Not Individual Players
As a manager, would you rather hire a person who wants to do great work for a company or a person who wants to work for a great company? Think about it for a minute. There’s a difference.
Internship Best Practices
With college intern hiring on the increase, it’s a good time to review internship best practices.
‘I Taught Them, But They Didn’t Learn’
There’s a lot of wisdom in this old teacher’s saw that puts the blame for failure squarely on the student’s shoulders, unfortunately, it’s a pretty common scenario—an instructor has gone through the motions of training, and the participants were present, but lasting effects were nil.
How to Recruit and Maintain More Women in Your Workplace
What do women want in the workplace? Of course, the answer depends on the individual. However, more companies are focusing on attracting and maintaining women with significant payoffs. Here’s a run-down of strategies that seem to resonate: