Turn Your Human Resources Department into a Profit Center with Plum
The role of Human Resources (HR) goes beyond scouting and onboarding talent, or at least it should to increase the department’s value. In today’s competitive job market, it is essential…
Getting An Internship Is More Competitive Than Ever—But The Experience Has ‘Really Eroded’
After three years of a pandemic, 2023 might have marked the internship’s big return. Instead, internship postings are down, applications are up and camaraderie is still being held back by…
An Ultra Simple Executive Onboarding Checklist For New Leaders
Think through 1) stakeholders and approach, 2) positioning and message, 3) first steps
How BLOND:ISH Translated Happy Music To Passionate Change
Her ultimate goal is to guide her entire community towards a "Happy Happy world" - in an interview by Gustaf Lundberg Toresson
4 Ways Freelance Writing Has Changed Me, And Why I’m Grateful To Be Self-Employed
Something about gaining and losing work constantly has helped me learn not to take any win or loss too seriously—and I’ve found the perspective relaxing
Are White-Collar Jobs Disappearing? Not Really
Recent reporting has pushed the idea that we are experiencing the extinction of some white-collar jobs due to a conflation of economic factors and the emergence of
Employers Eye Benefits to Support LGBTQ+ Employees
From equitable health care and mental health offerings to fertility and adoption coverage, organizations are taking a critical look at the benefits they offer to support
Don’t Skip Reference Checking, Even if It Seems Pro Forma
Employers should verify the past employment of those they’re interested in hiring, particularly since organizations might be liable if they hire someone who later harms
Time to Display Revised Workplace Posters
Due to new rights granted under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act), employers must
UPS Workers Vote for Potential Strike
More than 325,000 Teamsters union members at United Parcel Service (UPS) voted to strike if no agreement is reached with the company by the time the current contract