Tag: younger workers

Understanding What Drives Younger Workers

Very few things remain static in the business world, and the character and personality of the collective workforce is not one of them. Different generations have different lived experiences, expectations, and values, all of which contribute to what drives them in the workplace. According to a recent survey from Qualtrics, two key ambitions are central […]

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The Aging American Workforce

Throughout human history, age patterns have followed a predicable trend: Parents would give birth to large numbers of children, not all of whom would reach adulthood; and as a generation moved from childhood to adolescence and through adulthood, more and more would succumb to death from illness, accidents, or conflict. The result was a pyramid-shaped […]

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Top Learning and Development (L&D) Trends for 2020

As we move further into a new year, many individuals and organizations alike are planning and implementing resolutions and annual plans for the coming 12 months. For many organizations, L&D efforts rank high on the priority list of 2020 goals and initiatives—and for good reason.

Attracting Talent with Job Title Buzzwords

Have you given any thought to how you create a buzz around your job titles? Today we’ll look at a brief article and an infographic created by Adler that shows how using buzz-wordy job titles might just bring you the talent that you need.

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Engagement Guru and HRDA 2018 Keynoter Predicts Top 10 Workplace Trends

2018 is here and with a new year, comes new workplace predictions. As luck or prescient knowledge would have it, seven of the 10 workplace predictions I made last year turned out to be correct.

Hiring new and young staff this summer? Think safety first!

By Deanah Shelly A few summers ago, Ontario employers were surprised by a monthlong young worker safety inspection blitz. During the blitz, Ontario Ministry of Labour inspectors visited 2,024 workplaces across Ontario and issued 5,862 orders. Of those, 105 were stop-work orders, forcing workplaces to stop production until they complied with the listed requirements. On […]