By Jennifer Prosek I rarely read a resume from the top down. Of course, I’ll look at the candidate’s most recent employment line and scan his … Read more
Retirement Readiness: What Workers Should Know About Investing
There is information that is nice to know and information that you need to know but what you really need to know is — the difference. For example, my … Read more
Rewards and Engagement: It’s All About the Consequences of Behavior
By Bob Kelleher In business, as in parenting, you’ll find that you get the behavior that you measure and then reinforce. If you claim that training and … Read more
Is Employee Loyalty and Longevity Really All It’s Cracked Up to Be?
Loyalty is a virtue until it stings you. If anything has changed more drastically in the last several decades, it’s the disappearance of employee and … Read more
Workplace Financial Stress: A Major Cause of Health Problems
With the economy still on shaky ground, many employees are understandably worried about their jobs and their finances. Unfortunately, stressing over work … Read more
This Year’s Trends in the World of Pre-Employment Testing
As a technology lover and futurist, I spend time at each new year thinking about the trends shaping the future. It’s cool to look across my experiences in … Read more
Personal Branding: It’s All About Creating Great Footprints in Our Life
This winter has created a terrible snow situation here in the New York City metro area. There is snow everywhere. I looked outside this morning and could … Read more
Weekly Wrap: 75,000 Applicants at Google, Sick Pay Abuse, Speaking “Literally”
Sometimes, I find that the questions are far more interesting than the answers. Here’s one, for example: How does Google (or any other company for that … Read more
Paper Routes, Teenagers, and Training the Next Generation of Workers
A couple nights ago, dinner was interrupted with a knock on our door. We don’t get many knocks on the door (at least without some warning from … Read more
New Cost Per Hire Standard: Time to Weigh In With Your Opinion
Cost of hire is one of the most elementary of recruiting metrics. Yet if you’ve ever tried to do the math, you’ve discovered just how … Read more