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Part of being an HR professional is sifting through the piles of résumés and job applications trying to find the right fit for the role. However, as an HR professional, you may also encounter some very cringe-worthy typos, poor grammar, or misinformation within these résumés and applications. Recently, CareerBuilder reached out to the HR community […]
A new survey from business professionals, released by Express Employment Professionals, reveals the hurdles that stop applicants from accepting jobs, as well as the top reasons employees leave their current jobs.
Companies that focus on creating a human-focused workplace can reap significant rewards in terms of employee well-being, engagement, and retention, according to a recent survey, “The ROI of Recognition in Building a More Human Workplace,” by Globoforce’s new WorkHuman® Research Institute.
Make sure your coffeepot station is fully stocked because September 29 is National Coffee Day, and according to a recent survey, your employees are willing to do just about anything to make sure they don’t have to give up their favorite beverage!
According to a survey we covered yesterday, only 15% of workers feel like they have room to move up the chain or in pay grade at their jobs. When there is no room to grow for employees, especially high-performing ones, they are much more likely to leave the company. Today we’ll look at some of […]
It may not be a huge surprise for California HR professionals, but recent research from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) shows that employers in California are ahead of the national average when it comes to paid family leave policies. Much of this trend is driven by state and local laws.
Last week HRSBT covered helicopter parents and the crazy ways they’ve tried to get their children into careers. Is it ironic that CareerBuilder has now released survey results highlighting unusual things jobseekers have done to get noticed? Probably not, but it still makes for good HRSBT fodder! Surprisingly, helicopter parents did not make this list!
No, that’s not the title of a new reality TV show, that’s the subject of a new survey recently released by management software company Better Buys! The survey was made up of responses from 2,000 people across the United States who worked in various industries. The survey’s goal was to see which bad employee behaviors […]
Not sure what a helicopter parent is? According to Wikipedia, “A helicopter parent (also called a cosseting parent or simply a cosseter) is a parent who pays extremely close attention to a child’s or children’s experiences and problems, particularly at educational institutions. Helicopter parents are so named because, like helicopters, they hover overhead, overseeing their […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we discussed results of a study by Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) Corporate Learning that showed that very few organizations consider their leadership development programs “best in class.” Today we present more findings from the survey.