One of the key factors associated with employee retention and business success is employee growth and development, both professionally and personally. A recent study done by business management consultants Willis Towers Watson found that “More than 70% of high-retention-risk employees Read More
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How to Recruit Talent for a Startup: 4 Effective Strategies
With the ever-changing and growing nature of startup companies, along with the unique company cultures many of them have, hiring the right people can be a challenge. You want to hire someone that has the skills you need, is trustworthy, Read More
Recruiting and Retaining Baby Boomers: A Business Essential
When recruiting employees for your organization, it’s important to keep in mind the benefits of having a diverse age range in your staff. People are living longer today than decades ago, and due to the need for more financial Read More
Age Discrimination in Recruitment: Hiring Practices to Avoid
It’s very likely that much of your talent pool consists of older workers. According to a recent study from Pew Research, close to 20% of Americans age 65 or older (that’s a total of nearly 9 million people) are Read More
Retail Recruiting Tips and Best Practices to Capture Talent
With online shopping becoming a growing trend, brick and mortar retail stores must put in extra effort to attract customers and build customer loyalty. And with back to school shopping season approaching, it’s important to make a good impression on Read More
5 LinkedIn Profile Red Flags to Help Screen Job Candidates
LinkedIn profiles have become an essential on the checklist for many employers when screening job candidates. When you are looking to fill a position at your company, you want to waste as little time as possible, and rule out Read More
5 Candidate Experience Best Practices Employers Can’t Forget
How you treat job seekers that apply to your company is very important to your brand and the quality of your talent pipeline. If a candidate has a bad experience applying to your brand or during an interview, you Read More
Hire Smart: Effective Small Business Recruiting Strategies
Hiring the right employees is no easy feat for a small business, yet it is so very important. At a large company a new employee might just be a small fish in a big pond, but a new employee at Read More
Recruiting and Retaining Valuable Generation X Employees
With so much buzz lately about millennials in the workplace, the value of Generation X in the workforce (those born between 1965 and 1981) tends to be forgotten. They are sandwiched between two larger and drastically different generations (Baby Read More
Fair Vacation Scheduling: 5 Secrets for Employers
Its summertime and your hard working employees are excited to plan their well-deserved vacations. As an employer, you want to encourage time off among your staff, since it’s been proven that vacations improve motivation, productivity and mental health. And Read More