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South Korea – The benefit for employers of family-friendly workplace policies is unclear research finds
It’s no secret that a happy worker is a productive worker and a new analysis by scholars at The University of Texas at Dallas finds that family-friendly policies are beneficial for increasing productivity of employees. Yet the benefit for employers is unclear, since that may be offset by the same turnover rates. Family-friendly policies are … Continue reading
US – Nearly 60 percent of U.S. chief financial officers say their firms are not adapting to attract millennial workers
Nearly 60 percent of U.S. chief financial officers say their firms are not adapting to attract millennial workers – thoseunder age 35. While millennials offer technological and creative advantages, they tend to be less loyal to the company and require more management oversight, some CFOs say. CFOs in the U.S. also expect employment to increase … Continue reading
India – 46 percent are fully engaged finds survey
According to the Dale Carnegie India Employee Engagement Report 2014 released today, Indian employees are significantly more engaged than their global counterparts with 46 percent employees fully engaged compared to the global average of 34 percent. Large companies in India with more than 100,000 employees tend to have the lowest amount of disgruntled employees at … Continue reading
There is little difference in workplace preferences between millennials, Generation Xers and baby boomers study finds
Designing the office of the future? Don’t plan it around (what you think you know about) U.S. millennials. The study, based on aggregated CBRE Workplace Strategy surveys from more than 5,500 office workers across numerous industries, found that while current assumptions about millennials are driving the design of many workplaces today, there is actually little … Continue reading
How do you hire? An answer by Brian Chesky of Airbnb
How do you hire? What do you look for, and what questions do you ask? For every hire, you need a very specific thesis of what you’re looking for, and it has to be simple. It can’t be a bunch of responsibilities; it’s got to be a word, or a mantra, and it has to … Continue reading
Screening with LinkedIn – Certain information is a “consumer report” says a lawsuit
The popular social network was sued on Oct. 9, 2014, for alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The class action, Sweet v. LinkedIn Corporation, filed in the Northern District of California, claims that LinkedIn’s reference checking services are essentially background screening functions that should be regulated by the FCRA. The case against … Continue reading
Job Search and Recruiting – New speech technology matches service workers to jobs
Jobaline.com, the leading mobile and bilingual job marketplace that matches employers with hourly workers in the U.S., announced the release of its patent pending Jobaline Voice Analyzer™ at the “Talent Acquisition: The New Era” symposium hosted by TMP Worldwide. Voice Analyzer matches workers to jobs based on how listeners react emotionally to specific voices. Jobaline … Continue reading
Labor Shortages in Japan – 32.1% of compagnies had not been able to meet their April–June recruitment targets
In July 2014, Recruit Works Institute, the research division of the HR services giant Recruit Holdings, released a report on companies’ response to the tight labor market. The report was based on 1,000 responses to a June 20–24 nationwide Internet survey targeting people directly or indirectly involved in hiring at private businesses with 30 or … Continue reading
3 Reasons Employers Create Ridiculous Postings
[L]et me give you three reasons why some employers write these unrealistic job descriptions: 1. The employer is inexperienced at hiring (and/or incompetent, but I’m trying to be nice). Not every firm, agency or nonprofit has a crackerjack HR team. At many places, particularly smaller ones, the hiring is handed off to people with little … Continue reading
Microsoft’s Layoffs – A textbook flop
In Microsoft’s case, the initial communication about the layoffs back in July was a textbook flop. A wordy 1,100-word company email announced the layoffs all the way down in the eleventh paragraph, so far buried in management terminology as to be lost to the casual reader. The letter was authored not by Microsoft’s CEO, Satya … Continue reading
Meetings – A Peter Drucker Quote
“Meetings are by definition a concession to a deficient organization. For one either meets or one works.One cannot do both at the same time.” Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at These 10 Peter Drucker Quotes May Change Your World.
LinkedIn – The New Recruiting Firm’s Field Guide
We’re excited to introduce you to The Recruiting Firm’s LinkedIn Field Guide, a step-by-step playbook for putting these strategies into practice on LinkedIn. Download this free ebook for best practices to: Build your personal brand and your firm’s brand Engage key talent pools and potential clients Recruit candidates (external and internal) and new clients The … Continue reading
Credential Inflation – An increasing number of job seekers face being shut out of middle-skill, middle-class occupations by employers’ rising demand for a bachelor’s degree
An increasing number of job seekers face being shut out of middle-skill, middle-class occupations by employers’ rising demand for a bachelor’s degree. This credential inflation, or “upcredentialing” is affecting a wide range of jobs from executive assistants to construction supervisors and has serious implications both for workers not seeking a college degree and for employers … Continue reading
Employees – Less than half believe employers are open and upfront
More than half of us don’t believe our employers are open and upfront with us. This disturbing news comes to us from the American Psychological Association’s 2014 Work and Well-Being Survey, which finds nearly 1 in 4 workers don’t trust their employers, 1 in 3 reported their employers aren’t always honest or truthful, and less … Continue reading
Flexible Working in UK – After the June 30th new legislation
On 30 June, new legislation was enacted that allows all employees the right to request flexible working. This means a company has to ‘reasonably’ consider flexible working requests, whereas previously only employees with caring responsibilities were legally covered. While the laws have been cautiously welcomed by most corners of business, and certainly by this publication, … Continue reading
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