Four Fears of Video Interviewing.
As the client relationship manager for a video interviewing provider, I have spoken with many candidates over the years prior to their interviews. Most candidates are un-fazed they have been asked by...
View ArticleWhy Are Women Leaving the Workforce?
The labor force participation rate for women grew greatly between 1975 and 2000 to a point where 59.9% of women 16 and older were participating. During the ten years that followed, the rate fell by...
View ArticleWhy Empathy Needs to Make a Comeback!
A recent study of 15,000 leaders from 300+ organizations across eighteen countries by Development Dimensions International revealed that the conversational skill that has the highest impact on overall...
View ArticleVideo Interviewing…An Abomination or Enabler?
I read recently an article on Forbes.com entitled, “A New Recruiting Abomination: One-Way Video Interviews” by Liz Ryan, founder of Human Workplace. Obviously as the title suggests, she is not...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day: How Far Do Women Have to Go In the Workplace?
The world celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8th. In addition to celebrating all the various achievements of women, this day serves to raise awareness regarding the lack of gender equality....
View ArticleAre There “Men’s” Jobs and “Women’s Jobs”?
The US Department of Labor recently criticized Google suggesting that the tech giant was routinely underpaying its female employees. Eileen Naughton, Google’s VP of people operations, refuted this...
View ArticleWorkplace Incivility Is At An All Time High
According to Christine Porath, Associate Professor at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, 25% of employees surveyed in 1998 reported being treated rudely at work at least once a week. That...
View Article7 Deadly Sins of Video Interviewing
Are you ready for your video interview? If you have not been invited to take one, chances are you soon will be. More and more companies are integrating the technology into their hiring process at a...
View ArticleOpioids Are Ravaging the Workplace!
Opioids such as Fentanyl, Percocet and Hydrocodone, are prescription pain relievers presently prescribed at an alarming rate. These drugs aren’t injected through a dirty syringe or snorted from a...
View ArticleCan We Not Discriminate Against Bad Habits?
A recent Gallup poll of Americans showed that 56% of smokers believe they are at least occasionally discriminated against in public or employment life with 13% of them claiming that they are...
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