With the economy quickly amping back up to thriving conditions and the number of retirees leaving rapidly beginning to outpace the number of new employees coming onto the scene, employees have more job options now than they have in many [...]
Employee turnover is natural and some voluntary turnover should be expected now that the economy is beginning to move towards a more comfortable place. Some turnover can even be beneficial as employees that do not fit into the company culture [...]
Recruiting, onboarding, and training are costly endeavors that must be undertaken in order to craft a winning team. There is nothing worse than going through the whole process of hiring a new employee, only to find out that you made [...]
Ready, set, take everything you’ve learned about being an HR professional and see to the hiring, training, compensation, retention and inspiration of every employee in the company, all while protecting the interests of that company, all by yourself. Not many [...]
The HR world was taken on a wild ride this past spring when the Society of Human Resources announced a new HR certification program that is set to begin in January 2015. HR professionals dashed to their desks in hopes [...]
Tired of stressing out at work? Three studies that span more than a decade show findings that are very much the same. It looks like learning to control the environment may be the key. Or, at least, a really good [...]
I was inspired to write this post after attending a dinner party where the topic of my profession came up in get-to-know-you conversation. After some brief small-talk, here's how it went down. Me: So, what do you do for a [...]
America is coming out of a long period of recession and virtually no hiring. For companies, that means that there are many eager candidates as their hiring picks up this year. After years of trying to find jobs in the [...]
The current American workforce is comprised of four different generations: Veterans, Baby Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y. While the thought of managing four generations of workers may be terrifying to some, it is not an impossible feat. There is [...]
Human Resources deals with a company’s most important asset – the employees. There is a multitude of different tasks an HR department must complete, such as recruiting, creating policy manuals, benefits administration, drug screening and more. Some things, like talent [...]
