If you want to look more deeply into why hiring will continue to lag, just turn on the news and you’ll see the biggest reason in the headlines this … Read more
Are Cover Letters Passé? Some 91% of Execs Still Think They’re Valuable
If you’re like me, you probably hear a lot about how savvy job candidates in today’s world need to focus on their digital footprint — … Read more
No-Hire Tobacco Policies: Why They Are a Communication and Cultural Challenge
Should companies not hire tobacco users? I’ve been wrestling with this question as the media continues to spotlight this particular “stick” companies yield … Read more
Countdown to Transform: Tim Sackett’s Recruiting & HR Influences
As we count down the days to the inaugural TLNT Transform conference in Austin, Texas Feb. 27-28, it’s worth noting that a good number of the … Read more
Transparency Group Gets Another Meeting With SHRM Board March 4
More than four months after the long-awaited meeting between leaders of the SHRM Members for Transparency group and members of the SHRM Board of Directors, … Read more
Change Is a Dirty Job, But Somebody’s Got to Do It
They pushed the cleaning carts into the office hallway at the end of the day. They emptied trash cans, wiped down doorways and cleaned office windows, … Read more
The Wrong Way and the Right Way to Request FMLA Certification
By Eric B. Meyer The Family and Medical Leave Act allows an employer to require that a employee’s request for FMLA leave be supported by a … Read more
Office Romances: Millennials Feel They Have a Positive Impact on Performance
Here’s another reason why Millennials are so different from the other generations in the workplace: not only are they more open to office romances, … Read more
Weekly Wrap: How Would You Fare If the FBI Dug Into Your Life?
If there is a single story that intrigued and amused me this week, it had to be the one about the file the FBI kept on the late Steve Jobs. Yes, there was … Read more
Valentine’s Day Stat: 4 in 10 Workers Date Someone They Met on the Job
Walk into any workplace and what’s in the air? Besides the burnt popcorn. We mean that other thing. That sweet scent of romance. Yes dear reader, just in … Read more