About 82 percent of U.S. hospitals say their annual RN attrition is between 1 and 20 percent, with an average rate of about 14 percent. Those numbers … Read more
Nurse Turnover in Hospitals
On Facebook, Home Depot Is an Open Book as it Expands its Recruitment Branding
Home Depot has quietly been expanding its use of Facebook in online games and recruitment advertising on people’s profiles, meanwhile operating with … Read more
San Francisco Company Wants to Hire People With Fire
A California gaming-industry company whose value is “fire” is holding a contest to find coders to work for six weeks in July and August, saying … Read more
Getting Engaged in Macedonia
Young employees are less “engaged” than older employees, and Macedonian, French, Turkish, Mexican, and American workers are far more engaged … Read more
Animal Hospital Testing Facebook Contest for Recruits
I’ve mentioned before that recruiting departments are testing the use of games and contests on Facebook as an alternative to their career sites. … Read more
What’s Being Done to Keep Good People
Buck Consultants asked 91 companies what they’re doing to retain top performers. In a nutshell: Read more
What Employers Look Up on Social Media Sites
Mostly what HR professionals are looking up online is pretty standard information about candidates, like LinkedIn recommendations. Fewer — but still … Read more
PwC/Disney Leadership Training Program a Sign of Better Times
It pained PwC when it axed its leadership training program held at Disney World for 11 years. The Big 4 accounting firm was doing what it could to save … Read more
The Wal-Mart Case Could Have a Far-reaching Impact on Recruiters
You may have read about the big case against Wal-Mart, where to sum it up, the Supreme Court will decide if a gender-discrimination lawsuit can be brought … Read more
Raleigh Recruiter Refuses Human Contact
A North Carolina recruiter has decided he will place future candidates and deal with all future clients solely through technology, without having to speak … Read more