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Benefit Mix Can Help Financially Stressed Generation X
An often-overlooked Generation X feels less financially secure than either Millennials or Baby Boomers. Providing the right set of benefits can help
Text Recruiting Is the Future
Jared Bazzell, CDW's talent acquisition manager, told attendees at the 2019 Society for Human Resource Management Talent Conference & Exposition that recruiters get better and faster responses by texting candidates…
6 Tips for Effective Employee Referral Programs
Employee referral programs can be an effective way to hire talented people, and they can also be invaluable in the current talent acquisition environment, in which open jobs outnumber qualified…
No Thank-You Note? No Job
After a media executive tweeted that she would never hire someone who failed to send a thank-you note after an interview, Twitter exploded with outraged comments and a heated debate…
Companies Turn to Apprenticeships to Fill White-Collar Jobs
In recent years the
AI Successes and Epic Technology Fails: Panel Swaps Stories at SHRM Talent Conference
A panel of talent acquisition leaders from companies large and small gathered at the 2019 Society for Human Resource Management Talent Conference & Exposition to share their experiences dealing with…
False Rumor That Worker Slept with Manager Leads to Harassment Claim
A lawsuit by a female assistant manager of a warehouse who was fired after complaining of a false rumor that she had a sexual relationship with a higher-ranking manager arguably…
AI from IBM Knows—Better than Humans—If You Plan to Quit
IBM is using artificial intelligence (AI) to predict when employees might leave and ping managers to intervene. Using the same technology, it also has cut nearly a third of its…
What to Do When a Union Contract and California Overtime Law Conflict
A federal appeals court decision provides guidance to California employers when a labor agreement's terms are inconsistent with definitions in the state’s overtime law
EEOC Challenges Medical Exam That Led to Travel Restriction
An employee who was required to undergo a work-related medical examination may proceed with her claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act