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For more than a year and a half, no topic has been more pervasive in the HR realm than employee turnover. Whether you call it the Great Resignation, the Great Reshuffle, or the Big Quit, the ongoing mass exodus of workers has spared few organizations. iHire’s 2022 Talent Retention Report confirmed that notion: An overwhelming […]
HR professionals have never been more stressed out. Over the past 3 years, the HR department has had to lead through uncertain times with little to no break in the ever-changing work environment. Before 2020, HR pros were expected to mediate conflict between employees and employers and spearhead all hiring efforts, all while handling miscellaneous […]
Some industries are always prone to more turnover than others. For an extreme example, consider a seasonal business catering to tourists and employing minimum wage-earning high-school or college students compared with a tenured professor. But within these relatively monolithic categories and notwithstanding general rules that stand the test of time, there are always variations brought […]
By now, we are all familiar with the Great Resignation. Even as the labor market shows signs of continuing improvement, as many as 40% of employees are thinking about leaving their job. Remote work; compensation; and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives are among the leading factors that can make or break your company’s retention […]
Employers, given their preference, would love to keep most employees around indefinitely—to have their top performers spend their entire careers with the company. Not only would that tenure demonstrate dedication and commitment to the company, but it would also reduce the time, effort, and cost of recruiting and onboarding new staff and help retain institutional […]
Research indicates that 85% of job applicants lie on their résumés and job applications because employer application tracking systems expect exact matches from their applicant pools. So, applicants are getting smarter and tweaking their résumés to make it through these technological hurdles and to the first round of interviews.
Research indicates that 85% of job applicants lie on their résumés and job applications because employer application tracking systems expect exact matches from their applicant pools. So, applicants are getting smarter and tweaking their résumés to make it through these technological hurdles and to the first round of interviews.