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Organizations are working hard to meet the challenge of sexual harassment in the workplace head-on. However, the efficacy of sexual harassment training leaves a lot to be desired. How do employers make this training stick? Part of it boils down to creating an emotional investment in trainees, a subject that our guest excels in. Morgan […]
In episode 81 of HR Works: The Podcast for Human Professionals, we explore the real problem of workplace bullying. A shocking number of employees have experienced bullying and even more have witnessed it. The problem has a powerful effect on employees and therefore on organizations, including everything from engagement and retention to damaging a company’s […]
Millennials have gotten a bad rap over the years—namely the “entitled” generation likes to job hop. As children, many Millennials looked to Barbie for career inspiration. Why? Well, she was a doctor, an astronaut, a chef … you name it, and Barbie probably held that role at some point in her “career.”
As the world continues to become more reliant on technology, more tech-related roles continue to be in high demand. Organizations are increasingly realizing that digital transformation is largely a talent issue. It’s not just tech roles that are in demand, though. Actualizing digital transformation across an enterprise requires the right culture to foster the transformation.
We focus a lot on private-employer hiring trends, but today we’re looking at public employer hiring trends for 2019. The International Professional Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA-HR)—which partners with The Center for State and Local Government Excellence (SLGE) and the National Association of State Personnel Executives on its annual workforce survey—has released a new […]
We’re heading into the second quarter (Q2) of 2019, and more hiring trends are coming to light. Direct-hire, contract, and consulting firm, Brilliant™, released its Q2 2019 Hiring Forecast, which indicates that businesses are reporting an elevated number of open positions in accounting, finance, and IT heading into Q2 2019 with plans to increase hiring over the […]
Whether you’re a climate change denier or not, one thing is certain: jobseekers are more likely to seek out employers who aren’t leaving a carbon footprint and are more likely to stay with that company in the long term.
We all know the high costs associated with employee turnover—roughly $450 to $550 billion a year, which is why it’s vital you offer new hires a good onboarding experience, as well as a great company culture to keep them sticking around.
Now that Millennials make up a majority of the workforce, it’s safe to say we’re all on board with how to attract and retain this generation of workers. Now it’s time to focus on the next generation: Generation Z (Gen Z).
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: Jobseekers want to work for a company with a great culture! Creating a positive corporate culture is top of mind for employers looking to recruit and retain talent, says global staffing firm Robert Half. In fact, Robert Half conducted research that examines why workplace culture is […]