Properly preparing clients before every interview provides you a timely opportunity to focus the process, maintain control, and help ensure a successful … Read more
Yes, This Is the Year You Need to Worry About Wage and Hour Lawsuits
By Eric B. Meyer Unfortunately, I did not win last night’s Powerball jackpot. Thus, today, you get a substantive post about employment law, rather than a … Read more
Workplace Self-Respect is Great, But What If It Turns Into Entitlement?
In the workplace and elsewhere, those in leadership a position should be thinking about self-respect — both their own and that of others. When everyone … Read more
It Will Take a Cultural Change to Really Deal With America’s Aging Workforce
The American labor force is getting older and will get smaller. Already, one in three American workers is over the age of 50. By 2019, every Baby Boomer — … Read more
Redefining Recruitment (Part 1 of a 5-part Series on Upping the Ante on Talent Acquisition)
CEOs aren’t sleeping. Consider this, from PwC: 63 percent of CEOs in the U.S. worry that the availability of key skills will undermine their … Read more
Should Handling Employee Benefits Be Handled by HR?
I have been having a debate with myself. It’s becoming both annoying and non-productive. So I thought I would invite you all into the dialogue. As I speak … Read more
Good Candidate Prep Is More Than Interview Tips
For most practitioners in our industry, the purpose of preparing a candidate for a meeting with a client is to improve their interviewing skills, provide … Read more
Here’s What It Will Take to Really Appreciate Your Employees in 2016
Is your company looking for simple ways to better appreciate your employees this year? From my research in working with employee groups across the country, … Read more
Demand For Temp Workers Is Forecast to Grow In Q1
After slowing for four consecutive quarters, demand for temporary workers is predicted to increase in this first quarter of the year. The Palmer Forecast … Read more
Must Employers Accommodate Employee Medical Marijuana Use?
By Eric B. Meyer I’ve blogged before about how grilling a medical marijuana user about her disability, just before firing the employee, could give rise to … Read more