Your Internal Job Postings May Need a Refresh
One of the things I’ve noticed lately is the number of articles about external recruitment but not much about internal. External recruitment strategies include mobile and social, advertising, job fairs,…
SHRM Symposium: Stay Competitive with Benefits or Risk Employee Flight
Does your company offer the benefits that most employees want? If not, you may be wasting money and finding it hard to hire and retain valued employees. "If you're there…
When Simulation Means Survival
Active shooter simulation exercises are undoubtedly the most effective way to prepare for a real-life scenario. These scenarios mimic the stress and chaos of an actual event and reinforce the…
Apprenticeships: How Earn-While-You-Learn Models Can Address Your Talent Shortage
Patrick J. Dempsey, president and CEO of Barnes Group, a global industrial and aerospace manufacturer and service company, knows the value of apprenticeships because he began his career with one
Your Career Q&A: What's the Best Career Advice You've Ever Gotten?
Our career advice columnist offers the best tips that he has accrued in his 30-plus years on the job. Best-selling author Martin Yate, a career coach and former HR professional,…
Employer Branding 2.0: Produce Better-Aligned Candidates
Employer brand goes beyond recruitment advertising—especially if connected with the organization’s consumer brand and overall HR strategy. Brand can be a powerful business tool that communicates the company’s values, sets…
Plaintiffs Can Now Receive Emotional Distress Damages in Wage and Hour Retaliation Claims
Jurors often feel empathy for plaintiffs in retaliation cases—which could get expensive for employers, now that emotional distress damages are available for retaliation claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Ugly Policy Alleged at NBC: Only Beautiful People Need Apply
A recent lawsuit suggests it is illegal to base hiring on good looks, but most management attorneys say it isn't technically prohibited by federal law
Breast-Feeding Moms Get Support from San Francisco Ordinance
Working women who are also nursing mothers will get some extra help from San Francisco starting Jan. 1, 2018, when an ordinance will require employers to provide a clean, comfortable…
Cover Letter Trends: Introducing the E-Note
Just as resume writing and the entire job search process have evolved remarkably over the past few years, so has the process of writing letters to potential employers. The "old-school"…