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For some companies, celebrating the college basketball playoffs with coworkers is a slam dunk. Nearly one in four senior managers (23%) interviewed by staffing firm OfficeTeam said their employer organizes activities tied to sporting events like March Madness. Among those whose firms do get into the games, the top benefit is showing the company supports […]
Recruiting is one of the hottest issues for HR professionals largely thanks to an improving economy and low unemployment rates. So our HR Daily Advisor research team decided to conduct a survey on the recruiting landscape for 2017. Among other practices, we wondered how employers were approaching their conversations with job candidates in the areas […]
Does EQ outweigh IQ when it comes to success in the workplace? Nearly all human resources (HR) managers (95%) and workers (99%) surveyed by staffing firm OfficeTeam said it’s important for employees to have a high emotional quotient, or EQ, because it helps them manage their own emotions and understand and react to the emotions […]
As demand for engineering talent grows, employers will increasingly struggle to hang on to their best and brightest: 67% of engineers say they are likely to explore other job opportunities this year and 81% are confident they will land that new role. In this highly competitive talent landscape, employers need to rethink talent retention; this […]
Suddenly, with the improving economy, recruiting is on the front burner again. Organizations from all types of industries are experiencing difficulty hiring workers at all levels. For some guidance on how to kick start your recruiting, we’ve asked Arte Nathan to join us. Arte is the Principal of Strategic Development Worldwide and also serves as […]
New research from Waggl, a technology platform that enables organizations to quickly and easily crowdsource feedback from their employees, shows that over one-third of respondents in a new survey don’t trust their immediate supervisors. In a pulse survey conducted with hundreds of U.S. businesses and HR representatives from November 2016 through January 2017, 37% of […]
According to Patrick Jess Dimayga, Recruitment Experience Manager for Manila Recruitment, “Everyone is unique and has their own leadership style that can open new opportunities for the business. However, when searching for executives, it’s not just a matter of style or temperament. Rather, there is a list of criteria that makes an executive effective in […]
EPISODE 27 How should employers practically and realistically address the sensitive topic of romance in the workplace, which can have potentially serious workplace implications if left unchecked? In this encore presentation of our inaugural episode, BLR Senior Legal Editor Jennifer Carsen, JD, joins us to discuss how employers should address romance in the workplace. HR […]
Tech trends are constantly shifting. To accommodate this change, IT hiring managers need to keep an eye on current trends and the employment landscape. To assist with this need, Modis—a global IT and Engineering staffing agency—surveyed 500 IT decision makers responsible for hiring within their organization. The survey focused on important key topics, such as: […]
Test your knowledge of Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) compliance by choosing the right response to six real-world, leave management situations. BONUS: Take the challenge and you’ll receive the free “Interplay Law Chart: ADA, FMLA, and Workers’ Compensation.” Need an FMLA refresher? Learn everything you need to know when you attend an FMLA Master Class in […]