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Podcast | Millennials, Gen Z, and Technology Are Changing Normal

Whether you believe that change is going to impact your business 2 years, 5 years, or 10 years from now, I’ve got breaking news. Millennials, Gen Z, and technology…

13 Interesting Facts about Why Small Business Hiring Is Critical to Our Recovery

Here’s a small business fact: collectively they produce $6 trillion worth of annual products and services and employ nearly half of the American private sector work force.  For the…

Small Business Knows Best When It Comes to Job Creation

And small business is the center of the jobs universe when it comes to creating new customers. Of the 7 billion people on Earth in 2012, 5 billion are over…

Shouldn’t job applicants be treated as valued assets too?

Based on a quick survey of career pages on company websites, management and HR apparently haven’t gotten the message that qualified workers and quality hires are difficult to find…

Why Every Employer Should Purchase a Jobs Domain Extension

Why are so many companies making it so hard for candidates to apply for jobs when finding qualified workers is one of the top issues keeping CEOs and HR awake…

SPS Introduces Free Webinar Series on Faster, Affordable Applicant Screening

A combination of technology, social media, high unemployment, and low employee engagement has converged to overwhelm recruiters and hiring managers nearly every time a job is posted. To help recruiters…

Speaking of jobs: The Coming Jobs War

And speaking of jobs… on the same day that Jobs died, I received an invitation to preview a new book, The Coming Jobs War.  This isn’t a book…

What’s more troubling: The loss of jobs or the loss of Jobs?

Depending on your frame of reference, asking the question “can the U.S. survive without Jobs?” will elicit a variety of responses.  Responses will inevitably be influenced by political affiliation…

Hiring Recruiters in Higher Numbers Signals Job Recovery

Executives are expecting a wave of retirements of key staff over the next few years. In response to those retirements and company growth, company are ramping up by hiring more…

Should Employers Care That Gen Y Can’t Write?

The demise of cursive writing has given rise to a generational conflict between older workers and Generation Y. For many it’s just one more sign how unprepared the next…