At LinkedIn’s (LI’s) annual Talent Connect Conference in Las Vegas last week, they announced the addition of a certification program for recruiters. … Read more
U.S. Manufacturers Ready To Hire, But Face Skills Shortage
With growing confidence in the future of the economy, more American manufacturers plan on hiring in the next year than at any time in the last five. The … Read more
3 New Battles in the Fight Over the Flexible Workplace
If 2013 has been a year of telework controversy, October is raising the bar. Its first two weeks have brought several strong – and conflicting – voices to … Read more
Late September Jobs Report Shows Weak Growth, Struggling Economy
As far as September’s jobs news is concerned, it might have been better if the government shutdown cancelled the report altogether. Instead, the U.S. … Read more
The Problem With Policies That Keep Workers From Doing the Right Thing
Every workplace has policies, but what do you do when you have workplace policies that keep your workers from doing the right thing? This is what Walmart … Read more
NLRB Issues Post-Shutdown Filing Deadlines
By Michael J. Lotito Now that the government shutdown has finally ended, federal agencies have been fielding questions about adjusted filing deadlines and … Read more
Weekly Wrap: How Work Rules Are Driving the Bay Area Transit Strike
Fridays are usually happy days in most organizations because the weekend is closing in. That’s true most places today, unless you happen to work in … Read more
Labor Department’s “Naughty or Nice” App Looks to Be Foundering
By John E. Thompson We reported last summer that the U.S. Department of Labor had launched a “Fair Labor Data Challenge” asking application … Read more
New .Career Among Hundreds of Internet Addresses Coming in 2014
A new work-focused Internet domain — .career — will join the eight-year-old .jobs address next year. The .career extension is among hundreds of new generic … Read more
Survey Shows 5 Somewhat Surprising Lessons For Recruiters
I always cringe when I get a survey or some research touting some hot new finding or a big “surprise,” because in my experience, the vast … Read more