Tag: employees

October 31, 2022

In our series on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) leaders, we’ve tended to focus primarily on the private sector. The private sector has a lot of interesting and exciting developments that are emerging in this space. However, DEI is also […]

October 13, 2022

One of the reasons many training efforts fail to have a lasting impact is that they are often isolated, one-off efforts. For example, a warehouse that has a forklift accident might do a one-off training on forklift safety, or a […]

September 28, 2022

Running a forward-thinking company isn’t possible if you leverage only old-school recruitment methods. Yet that’s exactly what far too many hiring managers do when trying to fill new positions. Too many companies hold the antiquated belief that solely relying on […]

September 28, 2022

A new generation of workers is renouncing hustle culture—going above and beyond workplace expectations—and embracing the philosophy of “quiet quitting” in its place. Any sort of alleged “quitting” can easily have upper management feeling unsettled. But is this trending phenomenon […]

August 11, 2022

Brian Anders got his start in the HR industry as a recruiter and personnel representative at FedEx. According to Anders, this role was his foundation in high-volume recruitment and placement, labor law, regulatory, compliance and employee relations. As his career […]

June 27, 2022

We often find that the CDOs we speak to are driven by a passion for helping and working with people. That passion doesn’t necessarily focus on DEI specifically or exclusively, but DEI work tends to be a great outlet for […]

June 23, 2022

After all the disruption and uncertainty of 2020, one thing is certain: remote work isn’t going away anytime soon. According to a survey, 55% of CEOs plan to expand remote work options for at least one day per week. For […]

June 17, 2022

There is a stereotype about life in the broader workforce that suggests work is monotonous, boring, and routine drudgery—being paid to do the same thing over and over and over again. While that may be relatively accurate for some gigs, […]

June 17, 2022

Are your interview questions starting to feel stale? The way the recruitment landscape is going, there’s a heavy burden on the employer to ace the interview process. You don’t want to waste much time; if you have an open position […]

June 15, 2022

As the war on talent continues to put pressure on employers of all sizes, many are contemplating how and when a return to the workplace might unfold. In the past two years, employees have experienced more flexibility and integration of […]

June 9, 2022

This has been a year of extremes in the labor market. To start 2021, Sales Talent Agency reported there were 47,000 more sales jobs posted at start-ups than there were people to fill them. Now, there are 12,000 more candidates […]

June 7, 2022

While the initial blame for the Great Resignation was placed on younger workers who were happy to sit at home with a government stimulus check instead of a job, data suggests that the driving force behind the current labor shortage […]

May 31, 2022

Employees have been working remotely (i.e., any place with an Internet connection) since at least the mid-2000s. The COVID-19 outbreak, which started in 2020, forced employers to permit employees with certain types of jobs (usually white-collar) to work remotely on […]

February 24, 2022

The last two years have been particularly hard for people around the world, and HR managers and employees are no exception. With many businesses switching to remote or hybrid work, talent recruitment and retention processes were seriously disrupted. While the […]

February 22, 2022

Remote, hybrid, distributed—no matter what you call your work model, one thing is for sure: Managing the new workplace is the #1 priority for people operations experts worldwide. When discussing their workplace-related challenges, people ops professionals say they want to […]

February 4, 2022

Pay equity, or the desire to achieve it, has been a hot topic for employers in the U.S. over the past several years. Due to a recent increase in legislation in many states and local jurisdictions, pay equity no longer […]

January 7, 2022

Great companies find opportunities in chaos, and while the COVID-19 pandemic has created nearly 2 years of chaos in the United States and around the world, there are some notable silver linings. One of the most impactful—in terms of the […]

November 12, 2021

Amazon is a massive organization. The online retailer is the largest internet company in the world, by revenue, and one of the world’s most valuable companies. With nearly one million U.S. workers, it’s also the second largest private employer in […]

November 8, 2021

The return to now hybrid workspaces comes with a new reality that could undermine employee morale. For some, the ubiquity of Zoom windows introduced a desirable new flatness to workplace hierarchies. But the reopening of three-dimensional workspaces is making some […]

October 28, 2021

As the labor market gradually recovers from the COVID winter, the number of job openings finally surpassed the unemployed, reaching 10.9 million in Q3 2021. The separation rate has also floated up 3.9% to 5.8 million, which indicates more employees […]