College grads: 10 most lucrative (and not so hot) career choices
Human Resources managers usually interview a broad range of candidates for many positions — potential expertise and success aren’t necessarily restricted by someone’s choice of college major or...
View ArticleAre you hiring the true star staffers — or morale-sucking vampires?
Conventional wisdom for HR pros has always been: When given the opportunity, hire the best and the brightest — the elite among qualified applicants. Is this always the best way to do it? Surprisingly,...
View ArticleExtinguishing burnout — before morale goes down in flames
“Doing more with less” has become a phrase associated in one fashion or another with nearly all employment environments — and it’s led to another HR buzz word: “burnout.” How’s that happened? Due to...
View ArticleStudy: Working at home boosts productivity, ‘warm and fuzzy’ factor
Hold on to your hats, HR Managers — it’s a news flash: New Study Reveals Working from Home Bolsters Happiness & Productivity. As if there were any doubts … But perhaps the best way to handle this...
View ArticleTop 10 states where women take home smaller paychecks than men
Women make an average of $10,000 a year less on full-time jobs than men, and income inequality (and smaller paychecks) doesn’t appear to be going anywhere fast. Depending on the state where they’re...
View ArticleManaging older employees: 5 steps to success
For any number of reasons, more older Americans are remaining in the workforce beyond what used to be the traditional retirement age of 65. For some, it’s an economic necessity and there isn’t much...
View Article‘No vacation nation’? Workers are leaving more time on the table
Are we really the no-vacation nation? Unfortunately, the United States might deserve that reputation: Not only do we earn fewer days than most industrialized nations, we’re taking fewer of the ones we...
View ArticleIs it fair that parents always get a free pass on working holidays?
Another major holiday is creeping up on us, and a familiar debate is cropping up in many workplaces: Who should be required to work major holidays, and should parents always get a free pass? It’s a...
View ArticleWhy ‘shrinkage’ is a big problem — and what to do about it
Few businesses escape the problem of occasional “shrinkage.” But unchecked, “shrinkage” can drive a small company into the red or even into bankruptcy. It’s become a growing problem. Maybe it’s the...
View ArticleNapping on the job: It can be OK — depending on where and when
Napping on the job can actually make you more productive, as odd as that may sound. How’s that work? There’s plenty of research out there that validates the idea that taking “power naps” while you’re...
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