“When I worked for American Airlines I was laid off due to budget cuts. So, with that being said, I had to work my back-up plan and drive for Uber/Lfyt. … Read more
Small Businesses Need Someone to Handle HR and It Shouldn’t Be You
Even if you have only one employee, you’re spending at least some time doing HR work. And the more employees you have, the more time you’ll … Read more
Dump Those Old Pay Practices
The year may already be well underway, but there’s no time like the present to revisit your compensation practices to determine which ones make sense to … Read more
What It Takes to Get a Valentine From Your Employees
Fortune’s 2019 100 Best Companies to Work For list was posted on Valentine’s Day. That’s highly appropriate, when you think about it, because to get on … Read more
As Your Company Evolves, So Should Your Values
There’s no way around it – change is a cornerstone of business. As your company evolves, so should its values. A 2005 survey of large employers found 90% … Read more
Tight Labor, Old Tech and M&A Are Challenges For Staffing Agencies This Year
Like most industries, the staffing industry is affected by a number of macro influences – the economy, the labor market, politics, technology advances and … Read more
The Most In-Demand HR Skills In Australia, UK and US
As the practice of human resources evolves with the advent of sophisticated SaaS tools, AI, distributed workers and more, are the core skills HR … Read more
To Really Know Your Culture, Become a Detective
As an HR leader, it’s often your responsibility to address cultural issues in your organization. Yet how do you fully understand — much less change — … Read more
How GDPR Affects Background Checking
Anyone who has visited a website since May 2018 will have undoubtedly noticed a pop-up window, asking you to accept cookies and a range of privacy … Read more
Recruitment Marketplace Sees Surge, Then Falloff In Recruiting Women Execs
In the last quarter of 2017, at my company, the recruiter marketplace Scout, we saw a significant uptick in the number of female executives hired by US … Read more