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4 Quick Fixes to Jump Start Recruiting in 2018

What should businesses expect when it comes to recruiting in 2018? The answer is pretty simple—it’s going to be a humdinger! If there was any doubt that…

Never Too Old to Break Into the Video Game Industry

The days when video games were for kids are over. According to the ESA, 27% of gamers in the US are over 50!  Older adults are embracing games because they…

Best Practices for Creating a Multi-Generation Workforce

Today’s multigeneration workforce poses unique challenges to employers. If your organization lacks an understanding of what individuals in each generation need and want, you risk lower productivity, increased…

Baby Boomers Still Got Game; Where Does That Leave Gen X, Gen Y?

Boomers still “got some game” in their life and work and, unfortunately for Gen X and Gen Y who were poised to take the field, they have hit what I…

Workers Get “F” for Effort

The debate rages on whether a lack of skilled workers is the reason millions of jobs are going unfilled. I’d like to suggest that it’s not…

Recommended Reading List – HR and Hiring Tips of the Week

The Pros and Cons of Hiring a Virtual Assistant When you hear the media and experts talk about outsourcing, layoffs by big business and more lost jobs is likely the…

Monday Morning Huddle – Workforce Trends You Might Have Missed

Each week I receive and read dozens of articles, posts, and newsletters about workforce trends, recruiting, talent management, and pre-employment testing and screening.  I bookmark the ones I find…

Personal Assistants: No Longer Just Go-fers

Gone are the days when brewing coffee, picking up laundry, and typing memos defined the perfect personal assistant. In order to get ahead in the field of personal assistance today…

10 Stats and Facts – Telecommuting and Virtual Work

56% of senior leaders and hiring manager of Fortune 500 companies believe virtual work will increase at their company 61% believe their companies will let more people telecommute over the…

Generational Gaps Aren’t Just for Baby Boomers and Millennials

I’m amazed each  August when the Beloit College Mindset List is released. And this year’s list for the Class of 2015 is no exception.   Originally intended to remind…