It’s no secret that unhappy workers cost employers large operating losses each year. According to a report on the state of the American workplace, unhappy workers cost the U.S. between $450 and $550 in lost productivity each year. That is a truly staggering number. One way that employers could help to reduce these losses is…
Over a decade ago, after the company I was working for in New York City was sold, I experienced something many people experience in their careers – unemployment. After moving to a new city where the industry I had previously worked in clearly didn’t exist, I was forced to start over again from square one.…
To paraphrase the comedian Louis CK, there are two types of people in this world: people who say they waste time at work and dirty liars. According to Salary.com, 9 in 10 employees admit to goofing off during work hours, with over a quarter confessing they do so for more than two hours each day.…
Let’s face it, start-ups have 99 problems and surely employer branding ain’t one of them? I’ve spoken to Erin Wilson of Hirepool.io, who says au contraire; start-ups have to double down on employer brand, or talent community as he prefers to call it. Have a listen below or keep reading for a summary of our chat. And…
The hiring outlook for 2017 is the best the U.S. has seen in a decade with 2 in 5 employers (40 percent) planning to hire full-time, permanent employees over the next 12 months, according to CareerBuilder’s annual job forecast. 3 in 10 expect to hire part-time, permanent staff, while half of all employers anticipate adding…