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Common Gender Biases That Occur In Job Interviews

The internet has been abuzz during the past couple weeks over an anti-diversity email that was sent out at Google. The employee who wrote the email claimed that “gender gaps at Google are the results of biological differences between men and women” and the company should rethink its diversity hiring practices. That employee has been…
15 August 2017

What is the Human Resources (HR) role in 2017?

Not long ago, human resources was the department you would meet with on your first and last day on the job. They would walk you through new hire paperwork and show you around the office when you joined and conduct your exit interview when you were leaving. Between those two milestones, you might have brief…
25 July 2017

Employee Retention: 5 Ways Small Businesses Can Avoid Employee Turnover

If you are concerned about employee retention in your small business, you are not alone. You may be well aware of how frustrating and time-consuming it can be to find the right individual to complete specific tasks in your organization. You may have even gone through several employees before you found someone you are truly…
02 March 2017

17 Workplace Upgrades That Will Boost Employee Productivity

If your employees work the standard 40-hour week, each person spends almost a quarter of their time in the office. That’s not only a significant chunk of everyone’s life. The hours spent at work are always seem to be the most strenuous part of the day. Work by its very nature is taxing but creating…
09 February 2017

9 Tools You Need to Use to Better Manage Your Freelancers

As more companies move to a mobile workforce, it can be a challenge for managers to adapt to the dynamics of managing a team that includes workers scattered across different time zones and geographic locations. Luckily, as teams have become more location-independent, many companies have developed tools that make managing freelancers almost as simple as…
02 February 2017

5 Issues HR Deals with in Every Company

Every company faces problems in running various departments and consistently enforcing their policies. That is why they rely on specialists in their HR departments to keep staff aligned with organizational goals, whether it means addressing personal conflicts or putting together attractive benefits packages. HR specialists cover many different areas of a company’s operations. Here are…
21 November 2016

From “Yes” to Desk: How to Preboard a New Hire

Bringing on board a new employee is mostly a fast moving process. The hiring team quickly narrows in on the ideal candidate and makes them an offer before another company snatches them away. And once the new hire starts, their first few weeks are a whirlwind of meeting new people, completing paperwork and learning the…
15 September 2016

Breaking the Glass Ceiling: What Will it Take for Your Company?

The gender pay gap is one of the most talked about examples of inequality in American society today. Hillary Clinton has made the issue a focal point of her presidential campaign, calling for an increase to the minimum wage and federal legislation that protects workers from employment discrimination. During the recent Republican National Convention, Ivanka…
11 August 2016

Companies Can and Should Take on Employee Stress

We’ve all heard the scary facts about stress. It can take a toll on our day-to-day lives and trigger long-term health problems with serious consequences. The vast majority of us experience some stress on a regular basis. We can make an effort to minimize it but most career-focused individuals see stress as an unavoidable part…
04 August 2016

Dress Codes: Do They Matter? [Infographic]

Corporate dress codes can enhance the public image of a business, as well as improve employee attitudes and sense of buy-in with their employer. They can also negatively impact morale and get businesses in trouble with labor laws. That’s why organizations need to be smart about whether to establish a dress code and what to…
03 August 2016