When Does Work Become Unproductive and Unhealthy?
How much work is too much work? Do workers reach a point when an excessive amount of work so fatigues them mentally and physically that their productivity takes a hit and their health declines? The...
View ArticleShould You Hire A Superstar Who is Toxic?
Every organization wants superstar employees and some will even delay the hiring process weeks or even months until that perfect candidate blips on the radar. What happens though if once you find your...
View Article5 Ways Fatherhood Brings Professional Success.
Men often enjoy higher wages than women for doing the same work but research shows that fathers make more than non-fathers and, no surprise, more than mothers. Here are five reasons why dads are more...
View ArticleInternapalooza: What Type of Millennial Do We Really Want?
Internapalooza, an event I had not heard of until recently, is as its name suggests, a gathering of interns. More specifically the event hosts interns interested in working for Silicon Valley...
View ArticleAre the Millennials Really the Laziest Generation?
In my colleague’s March blog post, “Productivity is on life support: Blame the Millennials and the Baby Boomers,” he pointed out that the annual growth rate of productivity from year to year between...
View ArticleInterview4 Video Interviewing Reduces Customer Turnover Six Percentage Points
Calling Interview4 video interviewing “a life changer”, a large retailer finds the service not only reduces turnover, but also saves time and money by allowing the screening of more candidates in the...
View ArticleEconomy Great! Americans Angry! What Gives?
The U.S. is one of the richest countries in the world per capita, ranking 5th out of 133, yet according to the 2016 Social Progress Index, America ranks only 19th in terms of converting that economic...
View ArticleEmployee Turnover: It’s Not Always As Bad As You Think
In business most professionals understand that employee turnover is bad while employee retention is good. Perhaps because in the corporate world success is measured in dollars gained vs. dollars lost...
View ArticleThe Dark Side Of Positive Candidate Attributes
What, if anything, could a hiring manager say negatively about a job candidate that was exceptionally achieving? How about a candidate exhibiting high levels of conscientiousness or sociability?...
View ArticleWould You Bench One of Your Employees for Unbecoming Conduct?
Many companies have employee code of conduct and work rule policies in place to ensure not only that operations go smoothly but also to ensure the interests and safety of its employees and the...
View ArticleVideo Interviewing: What To Expect As a User.
You have heard all about video interviewing and its potential benefits to your hiring process. You may have read blog posts and reviewed the websites of several vendors trying to get a better sense of...
View ArticleMillennials: Statistics About Them You Need to Know For Retention
Millennials, those born between 1980 and 1996, make up a majority of the workforce and by 2020 will comprise nearly half of all workers. Millennials, as with previous generations before them, have...
View ArticleWhat is A.I. and How Will It Affect Your Job?
Earlier this year I wrote about the coming robot storm and the studies that suggest many jobs now held by humans will soon be executed by robots. Yesterday the Guardian published an article by Stephen...
View ArticleAmerica’s Unemployed Youth Are Not Healthy. Here’s Why!
A Startling Statistic About the Health of Unemployed Youth in the U.S.“Thriving” well-being is defined by Gallup and Healthways as possessing consistently good health and enough energy to get things...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Hirings Veterans!
Each year as many as 360,000 military men and women join the civilian workforce. Programs such as the Veteran Jobs Mission and the White House Joining Forces have helped reduce high unemployment...
View ArticleFour 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....
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