How Businesses Can Help Reduce Recidivism
Our prisons are broken. The United States is home to 4.4 percent of the world's population but nearly 25 percent of the world's inmates. And while the goal of incarceration is to produce law-abiding...
View Article#Nextchat RECAP: Why Resumes Need to Retire
On March 21, @shrmnextchat chatted with Kathy Rapp (@KatRapp) CEO of hrQ about Why Resumes Need to Retire. If you missed this excellent exchange of ideas, you can read all the tweets here: [View the...
View ArticleHow You Reject a Job Candidate Defines Your Recruitment Strategy
An organization's HR team can create advocates out of any applicant—even the rejected ones—by ensuring each candidate has a positive experience. But too many organizations ignore, or blunder through...
View ArticleImpact Hiring: A Double Bottom-Line Solution to Today’s Entry-Level Talent Needs
With the nation's unemployment rate, which dropped to 4.3% over the summer, at the lowest levels in 16 years, competition for entry-level talent has stiffened considerably. Target's recent...
View ArticleTapping Talent Without Bias
People are the competitive edge in organizations. Winning companies are capturing the best talent, while others are falling behind because they can’t let go of their preconceived notions about hiring....
View Article7 Ways to Make Your Hiring Process More Inclusive and Accessible
We are operating in one of the hottest economies with some of the lowest unemployment levels in recorded history and yet, over 34 percent of people with disabilities are unemployed and looking for...
View ArticleTony Lee at #SHRMTalent- Content, SHRM’s TA Specialty Credential and SHRM’s...
In this Facebook live I sat down with Tony Lee, SHRM's VP of Editorial, at the SHRM Talent Conference and Exposition. Tony discusses SHRM's focus on creating talent acquisition content and...
View ArticleHelping Ex-Offenders Re-Enter The Workforce
I admit it. I have been one of those HR people reluctant to hire ex-offenders under the assumption that once trouble – always trouble.But my husband helped me realize the error of this stereotyping....
View ArticleIt’s Time for HR to Lead a Conversation on Hiring People with Criminal...
President Donald Trump said no one wins when people with criminal backgrounds are unable to adjust to life outside prison. It’s a waste of human capital, he said. With today’s near record-low...
View ArticleFour EEOC-Approved Ways That Your Company Can Prevent Age Discrimination At Work
Ayo, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission just released a report on “The State of Age Discrimination and Older Workers in the U.S. 50 Years After the Age Discrimination in Employment Act...
View Article#Nextchat: The Rise of ‘New-Collar’ Jobs and Nontraditional Talent
No degree? No experience? No problem.A high demand for skills combined with a low unemployment rate have made nontraditional pools of talent an attractive option for employers looking to boost...
View Article#Nextchat RECAP: The Rise of ‘New-Collar’ Jobs and Nontraditional Talent
On July 18, @shrmnextchat chatted with Talent Strategist Mary Faulkner (@mfaulkner43) about The Rise of "New Collar" Jobs and Nontraditional Talent. If you missed this excellent chat on how employers...
View ArticleGhosting
Ghosting can occur in many parts of the candidate/employee lifecycle. Three points in time specifically stand out to me - the applicant, the candidate, and the new hire – where HR partners,...
View Article#Nextchat RECAP: HR Ghost Stories
On August 15, @shrmnextchat chatted with HR and Talent Acquisiiton Manager Claire Petrie @_strclaire about HR Ghost Stories.If you missed this excellent chat about this new hiring phenomenon that’s...
View Article#Nextchat: Finding the Right Talent Around the Globe
As U.S. employers continue to expand globally, one of the biggest challenges they encounter is talent acquisition in other countries. Different cultures, laws and expectations can make finding the...
View Article#Nextchat: Motivation-Based Interviewing
The candidate seemed to have it all: a great resume, the perfect skills and confident responses to all of your interview questions. You had a good feeling about this one. Finally, a high performer,...
View Article#Nextchat RECAP: Motivation-Based Interviewing
On September 19, @shrmnextchat chatted with Carol Quinn @CQAttitude about Motivation-Based Interviewing. If you missed this excellent chat filled with information to help transform your talent...
View ArticleWhy I Look for Longevity on Resumes
More and more hiring managers no longer view longevity on a résumé as a positive attribute. Some believe it indicates the employee lacks diverse work experience; others that the employee is...
View ArticleIt’s Time for HR to Lead a Conversation on Hiring People with Criminal...
President Donald Trump said no one wins when people with criminal backgrounds are unable to adjust to life outside prison. It’s a waste of human capital, he said. With today’s near record-low...
View ArticleFour EEOC-Approved Ways That Your Company Can Prevent Age Discrimination At Work
Ayo, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission just released a report on “The State of Age Discrimination and Older Workers in the U.S. 50 Years After the Age Discrimination in Employment Act...
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