I’ve never been a fan of unpaid internships and I’ve never been with a company that has offered them (at least on my watch). People who work … Read more
Keeping Top Talent: How Leaders Can Manage Increasing Employee Turnover
A weak labor market associated with the economic downturn may have held down turnover rates in many organizations. But, it could be argued that we have … Read more
Are the Days of China’s Low Labor Costs Coming to a Close?
By Annie Lau With various reports touting China’s economic slowdown, China still experienced 7.6 percent growth in the second quarter of 2012. While … Read more
Staffing Agency Pitch: “We’re Different.” Employer: Yawn.
Over the last several years I’ve sat through no less than 100 staffing agency “pitches” in person or over the phone. At this point these … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Insights Into Hiring First-Time Employees
Earlier this year, the Houston Chronicle ran an interview with a teen-ager on the subject of her first “real job.” Here are the highlights (a link to the … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Why You Should Let Your Workers Watch the Olympics
Do you expect to have problems with your employees wanting to watch the London Olympics at work? If it seems like a silly question (that is, you wonder why … Read more
SHRM Background Check Findings: How Survey Results Can Get Twisted
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) recently released their 2012 survey results on employers’ use of criminal background checks and we wanted … Read more
What “Ted” Can Teach Managers and Entrepreneurs About Hiring & Firing
Anyone catch the movie Ted yet? If you’re a business leader or entrepreneur, you need to. First of all, it’s hilarious. But, it’s also uncanny how a young … Read more
Dice Sees Slowdown in Tech Hiring Through End of Year
A slowdown in tech hiring among the long tail — smaller firms outside the major markets — coupled with a falloff in financial services hiring … Read more
Three Reasons Good Recruiters are Good at Recruiting
I was reminded this past week that recruiting is very hard. No, it’s not hard to post a job on your careers page and wait for a resume that you won’t … Read more