There you are — ready to pitch your rock star candidate to your hiring manager or client. You are excited about your ability to snag this great … Read more
Are You Really Paying More Than You Need To?
By John E. Thompson Employers sometimes pay workers more than the federal Fair Labor Standards Act requires. Of course, some do so as a matter of choice. … Read more
We’ve Got to Stop Over-promising and Under-delivering, or Retention Will Suffer
It’s natural to do everything you can to convert a potential candidate you’re interested in. However, mistakes made during recruiting process and in the … Read more
Even Lady Gaga Doesn’t Understand When You Have to Pay Overtime
By Eric B Meyer We’re talking a lot of money honey. (Yes, I know. I couldn’t even make it one line without a stupid Gaga pun.) It may not be so … Read more
Are You Ready For $43 Per Hour Fast Food Workers?
There is this new, hip burger joint in Detroit called Moo Cluck Moo (all right, it’s a SmashBurger knock-off) which is becoming famous for paying its … Read more
Fix the Top 5 Online Job Search Frustrations for Applicants
Brilliant people and companies simplify; others complicate. The evidence of this principle is all around us. Ebay simplified the garage sale; Google … Read more
Bonuses Are Nice, But Do You Really Know What Drives Your Top Talent?
Retention has become a big deal and a top concern for many organizations. This is acutely true around high performers and employees with very in-demand … Read more
Use the Old Recruiting Tools You Were Given
Recruitment is simple. Organizations should have one defined objective — to locate, attract, and hire top talent. However, we have made talent … Read more
7 Deadly Sins of Recruiting: Surefire Ways to Lose Applicants
The theory that recruiting great employees is highly difficult is true, but what if your firm was making the recruitment process more complex than it had … Read more
Living vs. Minimum Wage: Shouldn’t Rewards Pros Be Leading This Debate?
Should every worker receive a living wage? There are movements in many states to raise legislated minimum wages up to levels that will support American … Read more