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It’s what we’re all supposed to be striving for at work: the promotion. The holy grail of employment. However, according to ADP research, recently promoted people are more likely to quit their jobs. Why might frontline workers, specifically, quit when faced with new roles? They may encounter a gap between their skills and those required […]
The goal of HR technology is to make HR tasks easier for the employer. But what about the employee? Just because software can make things easier for an HR manager doesn’t mean it’s actually going to benefit your workers—and that could be a real problem.
With graduation season right around the corner, a new crop of Gen Z students are poised to join the workforce, and companies are fighting harder than ever to hire them. As this generation is quickly becoming one of the largest shares of the American workforce, it is forcing companies to reevaluate their accustomed ways of […]
The U.S. Department of Education recently updated its regulations to Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 for the first time in many years. The final regulations, which require covered institutions to significantly change the way they respond to sexual harassment and misconduct allegations, were subsequently challenged in court by attorneys general (AGs) […]
Yesterday’s Advisor helped employers understand some of the factors that might be making certain jobs harder to fill. Today, we present what employers can do about it.
During a recent webinar, BLR® asked Dr. John Sullivan, professor, author, corporate speaker, and advisor, a number of questions about employment branding. Today we present a portion of that interview.
It’s a fast-paced business environment out there. Companies of all sizes are seeking ways to remain agile, reduce costs, and still maintain high levels of efficiency. One emerging solution is fractional HR, a flexible approach to human resources management that allows businesses to access expert HR services on a part-time basis. This innovative model provides […]
For our latest Faces of HR profile, we connected with Marci Haabestad, Interim CHRO of HireVue – a talent experience platform designed to automate workflows and make scaling hiring easy – to discuss how she got her start in the industry, her biggest influences, best mistake, as well as the value of workplace flexibility. “While […]
Employers often cite their employees, team members, or people as their greatest asset. And while this may be true, it is sometimes an uncomfortable truth that they can also be an organization’s greatest weakness. Businesses, and by extension their brands, have become increasingly visible online through social media, online news channels, and even review websites, […]
Take a look at the results for BLR’s 2015 High Potential Employee (HiPo) survey. Check out how you compare against your competitors! Highlights of the HiPos and Succession Planning Survey: While 92.3% feel that identifying HiPos is important, only 44% of respondents say their company actively attempts to identify HiPos. More than half of respondents […]