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Express Employment Finds Over Three-Quarters of Grads Leave First Job in First Year

Franchised staffing company Express Employment Professionals has released survey findings that reveal how long recent college graduates stay in their first job after graduation. More than three-quarters, 77 percent of franchises surveyed, said they expect a recent graduate to stay less than a year in his or her first job. Only 23 percent think the average graduate stays for more than a...

5 Tips to Get the Most from Overqualified Staff

Many employers hesitate to hire overqualified candidates. They flinch at the sight of overqualified applicants, and their instincts tell them that these overly gifted new hires may become dissatisfied with their roles quickly and leave prematurely or become disengaged. There is some truth to this fear, as shown by this study from Luksyte, but we shouldn't throw the baby out with the...

CareerBuilder Shares Most Absurd Excuses for Calling in Sick for 2014

In a new survey on absenteeism, Careerbuilder has shares the most ridiculous excuses employees have given for calling in sick. Participant employers reported hearing the following real-life examples: Employee just put a casserole in the oven. Employee's plastic surgery for enhancement purposes needed some "tweaking" to get it just right. Employee was sitting in the bathroom and her feet...

iPhones Shouldn't Bend, but Employees Should

Recently, the iPhone 6 was released, and reviews and feedback on the newest mobile device came pouring in. Generally, some system bug or software issue is to blame for negative feedback, but when Apple released their newest phone, a hardware problem presented itself. Introducing #Bendgate: the hashtag given to the multiple instances of iPhone 6s warping in the pockets of their owners. While...

The Bulk: the Superhero of Big Data

"Without big data analytics, companies are blind and deaf, wandering out onto the Web like deer on a freeway." – Geoffrey Moore Moore is right: without access to the information the business world has become so accustomed to, there is simply no way employers would be able to effectively hire employees. It is easier for employers to hire candidates with this data, but it's crucial to...

How to Job Hunt on the DL with Discretion and Stealth

Even as the job market improves and more employees are jettisoning from their old jobs for greener pastures, some workers are stuck in awful jobs they would love to escape, but they aren't sure how to go about it. As they try to change jobs, they must do so on a hush-hush basis and try to remain honest and discreet. Here are some useful tips to help people in this sort of situation: 1....

Are Overqualified Candidates Value for Money?

There is a prevailing notion that overqualified staff are undesirable, and overqualification can be a reason for many hiring managers to reject candidates. This is counterintuitive: if you were betting on a horse race you would choose the best horse and you wouldn't refuse to back it just because it was overqualified! You'd be more likely to back it, surely? Of course, people aren't...

Kato.im Launches Corporate Chat Solution Integrated with Active Directory, Google Apps

Kato, a provider of communications solutions for businesses of all sizes, has launched Kato Enterprise, the first full-featured, scalable professional chat solution. Kato Enterprise builds on Kato's flagship chat solution Kato Teams and allows companies to incorporate chat throughout their organization. Also the program makes it possible to carry user identities and private conversations across...

CIPD/Halogen Survey Finds 1 in 3 Careers Do Not Reach Expectations

One in three employees (33%) report that their career progression to date has failed to meet their expectations, according to the latest CIPD/Halogen Employee Outlook survey. The survey also found that more than a quarter (28 percent) of employees are either dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with the level of career training and development offered by their current employer. However, the...

DiscoverOrg Announces Extension for Google Chrome

DiscoverOrg, a provider of sales and marketing intelligence to technology vendors, staffing companies, and IT consultants, has announced that it has released an extension for Google Chrome, enabling database subscribers to access its database of continuously refreshed sales intelligence from any site online. "We have introduced this free extension to make our users more efficient in their...

Why Not 'Treat or Trick!', Instead of 'Trick or Treat!'?— Workplace Implications of Halloween 'Stick-and-Carrot' Psychology

On Halloween, ghoulish and princessy kids perch at your door shrieking "trick or treat!" But, if you think about it, that makes no sense. That's because "trick or treat!" seemingly violates principles of psychology and logic by presenting the adverse consequence, i.e., punishment, of non-compliance before specifying what form of compliance is being requested. In effect, it amounts to...

Just Text Your Millennial Candidate Already!

Why You Should Just Text Your Millennial Candidate Instead It's not unprofessional. It's 2014, and it's the way of the millennial. In fact, millennials have been deemed "the texting generation," and for good reason: "A generation of emailing, followed by an explosion in texting, has pushed the telephone conversation into serious decline, creating new tensions between baby boomers...

3 Rules for Managing a Lengthy Recruitment Process

The recruiting process never moves in a straight line. Think of it as more of a maze: you are always running into unexpected barriers, and you need to find the opening to get to the finish line. The process also poses a "hurry up to slow down" conundrum. When the hiring manager is ready to get started, it usually means they need to hire as soon as possible, but they also want to see a full...

Globoforce, ADP Announce Strategic Alliance

Globoforce, a leading provider of social recognition solutions, has announced a strategic alliance with ADP, a leading provider of (HCM) solutions. The relationship includes sales referrals, the new ADP Marketplace, and solution integration. Under the terms of the new agreement, ADP will refer Globoforce's solutions to ADP's customers, comprised of companies across all industries. The...

Great Places to Work Names Top Global Workplaces

From a list of 6,200 companies across the globe, Google has been selected as 2014's best workplace in the world by Great Places to Work. For the third year in a row, the search giant topped the World's Best Multinational Workplaces List with other notable performers including Microsoft and Marriott, as well as eBay and Coca-Cola. While an employee survey regarding workplace culture...

What Your Hipster Mustache Says About Your Workstyle

That Norelco comes in handy when trimming your beard to match your working personality -- a beard to inspire leadership potential, a Fu Manchu to display confidence. What about recruiters? They, too, need tools to "trim up" their talent acquisition practices to find the best teams. Indeed, tools like the ATS, video interviewing, and onboarding programs (to name a few) have made...

Labor Market Improves as Payrolls Rise, Unemployment Falls in Most States

Payrolls rose in 39 states in September and the unemployment rate fell in 31, a sign the improvement in the labor market is broad-based. Texas led the nation with a 36,400 increase in employment, followed by Illinois with 19,300 more jobs, as reported by the Labor Department. Momentum in the labor market continues to improve, underpinning demand for its goods and workers. Further job gains...

Will the Long Commute Be a Bridge too Far?

Even as the number of telecommuters sharply rises, the long and onerous physical commute is still a reality for many workers. In the U.K., the average commuter spends around 41 minutes commuting. This is bearable, but around 2 million "super-commuters" in the U.K. spend more than 3 hours a day commuting, according to this Randstad report. America is doing a little better, with an average...

What's Wrong with Never Changing What You Wear to Work? The Psychology and Sociology of the Workplace Mono-Wardrobe

He wears the same pin-striped beige button-down shirt, solid blue tie with silver pin, pleated gray pants, silver-buckled brown belt and brown brogues day after day, week after week, month after month. Not one item is ever changed. It's a tasteful ensemble, obviously regularly washed or otherwise cleaned (perhaps as duplicate sets), yet somehow colleagues and management feel there's something...

More Than Recruitment: the Varied Facets of a Career in Human Resources

There is more to human resources than recruiting top talent. Contrary to that stereotype, the field offers many varied career paths, and the one you choose should depend on your interests. Before deciding on or discounting a career in human resources, get a firm handle on what is available in the field. HR Generalist HR generalists wear many different hats. You could find yourself...

Bersin Research Discovers Utility of Strategic Onboarding in Employee Success

According to new research from Bersin by Deloitte, onboarding can play an important role in engaging, retaining and helping employees succeed over the long-term. The findings are available in Bersin by Deloitte's industry study "Onboarding Software Solutions 2014: On-Ramp for Employee Success." "The business case is strong for software that can get an employee productive quickly while...

Virgin Pulse Survey: Distractions on the Job are Almost Non-Stop

A study by Virgin Pulse, Driven by Distractions: Why Employees' Focus Is Waning at Work What You Can Do about It, says that 95 percent of 1,000 respondents said they were distracted during the workday. More than half (52 percent) say they are distracted 1 to 20 percent of the time during a workday, while for 43 percent distractions occur in the range of 21 to 75 percent, or more, of...

New Study Finds Innovation Not a High Priority for Business Leaders

Zenger Folkman, an authority in strengths-based leadership development, has announced the results of a new study, "What Makes Leaders Innovate? Learn the 10 Distinctive Behaviors," on innovation which revealed that most leaders do not consider innovation a top priority. "It is in our nature to create, to discover and to invent the next best product or process," said Joe Folkman, president...

Your Career Site Is a Marketplace — Learn to Bring in Consumers

Earlier today, I bought an audiobook from Amazon subsidiary Audible. While waiting for the book to download, I logged on to Facebook. There, on the right side of my newsfeed: a picture of the very book I bought, above Audible's urgings that I "pick up next listen." I mention this because Amazon (and its subsidiaries, obviously) is a deft hunter when it comes to online marketing. It knows...

Are CEOs Too Big to Lie on Resumes?

After word came out that former Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson embellished his resume with a fake degree in computer science, companies should have stepped up their verification protocols for CEOs. Unfortunately, it seems that the industry hasn't learned its lesson in this regard, as recent research from HireRight.com shows that incoming CEOSs are given a fairly easy ride in the...

Sick of Working Weekends? You Need Video Interviewing

For most recruiters, there are never enough hours in the day to accomplish everything this high-pressure position requires. You put in extra time on the weekends and at night, but that only adds to the stress. If you need some good news, here is it: With the right technology, it is possible to work more effectively without throwing quality – and your professional reputation – under the...

4 Tips for Selecting a Potent CEO

We recently witnessed two high-profile senior management failings/oversights at Tesco and Co-op bank, the repercussions of which can be measured in millions and billions of pounds, respectively. These events shine a spotlight on the CEO and senior management selection processes, encouraging employers to up their game when assessing talent. However, many are not heeding this message: a recent...

3 Scariest Resume Mistakes — and How to Fix Them

Job hunting can be scarier than any horror movie. This Halloween, make sure your resume is a treat and not a trick for hiring managers by avoiding these three common mistakes. I (Don't) Know What You Did Last Summer Gaps on your resume are a red flag to many employers. When months or years go unaccounted for, employers will want to know why. While gaps are bad, trying to cover them can...

3 Signs of a Toxic Workplace — and How to Survive

Take a look around your office: are people negative? Frustrated? Anxious? Do they slack off, play the blame game, and constantly make it harder for you to do your job? What about you? How are you feeling? Depressed? Hurt? Are you eating well? Is your workplace affecting your relationships with friends and loved ones? I may sound like an over-concerned mother, but I simply want to make sure...

TalentObjects by Lumesse Joins Salesforce Analytics Cloud Ecosystem

Talent Objects by Lumesse has announced it has joined the Salesforce Analytics Cloud ecosystem to improve the way businesses plan, create, and optimize talent pipelines. Wave, the Salesforce Analytics Cloud, is the first cloud analytics platform designed to make it easy for anyone to explore data, uncover insights, and take action from any device. TalentObjects taps the power of the Analytics...

FinancialForce.com Introduces "Everyday HCM" to Drive Business through Employee Engagement

FinancialForce.com, a leading cloud ERP provider, has introduced Everyday HCM, embedding HR capabilities throughout CRM and ERP processes, activities and objects. Built on the Salesforce1 Platform, FinancialForce HCM allows alignment between employee performance and business performance. FinancialForce HCM allows organizations to make HR activities part the company's culture and leverages...

DiscoverOrg for Salesforce Version 3.3 Launches on Salesforce AppExchange

DiscoverOrg, a provider of sales and marketing intelligence, has announced the launch of DiscoverOrg for Salesforce Version 3.3, a native app available on the Salesforce AppExchange. The app empowers sales and marketing teams to leverage highly accurate sales intelligence on targeted prospects accounts, including detailed organizational charts, updated directly within their Salesforce...

So, If Businesses and Corporations Don't Create Jobs, Who or What Does?

Hillary Clinton probably raised more eyebrows than Fortune 500 campaign donations when she recently said at a Massachusetts rally, "Don't let anybody tell you that it's corporations and businesses that create jobs." On any number of interpretations, that's a remarkably counter-intuitive claim to make. Assuming she didn't mean that Henry Ford, rather than the Ford Motor Company,...

5 Essential Tips for Background Checking Your Incoming CEO

As a board member, HR professional, or other senior executive, you may find yourself in the position of hiring a CEO. Because the CEO occupies such a supremely elevated position, the effects of a poor hiring decision can be devastating. For example, we have seen recent high-profile senior management oversights at a co-op bank -- which lost a record £2.5 billion last year after "fundamental...

The Scientific Method of Chemistry in the Workplace

Among the crazier, little-known holidays sits a jewel of a week that just about every company could stand to remember. The week of October 18 – 24 was National Chemistry Week, and though the American Chemical Society is referring to the science of chemistry with this week, HR pros, hiring managers, and recruiters should maybe consider a little celebration of their own next year. Turn the HR...

ASA Skills Gap Index Track Trends of Difficult-to-Fill Jobs

The American Staffing Association has announced the premiere of the ASA Skills Gap Index, a new trends tracker that follows the number of hardest-to-fill occupations in the U.S. The index has identified 207 occupations in the employment market that are hardest to fill throughout the country. The list of Top 10 hardest to fill jobs include: Occupational therapists Physical therapists ...

SAP/Birst Collaboration Delivers Instant Cloud Analytics on SAP HANA Platform

SAP has announced a partnership with Birst, a global leader in cloud business intelligence (BI) and analytics, intended to provide customers with instant analytics in the cloud on the SAP HANA Cloud Platform. The SAP HANA Cloud Platform is based on in-memory technology from SAP and is an open platform for customers and developers to build, extend, and run applications in the cloud. The intention...

Employment Law Firm Launches e-Law Service Area for Employers

National labor and employment law firm Constangy, Brooks Smith, LLP, has announced that it has formed a new service area to help employers better manage law and technology in the workplace: the e-Law Service Area. With a host of nationwide offices, the attorneys who comprise the new e-Law team are experienced litigators and labor attorneys looking to help clients work proactively to...

How to Use Twitter to Find a Job

Twitter is the bane of many politicians, actors, and corporations, thanks to its ability to bring trouble with the push of a single button. However, it can be an effective way to help you find work. According to Social-Hire.com, there are seven ways to use Twitter to find work. But first, you have to make sure you don't mix personal and professional, because that can be a recipe for career...

5 Myths that Can Hold You Back as a Job Seeker

When you've been looking for a job for some time and not getting the results you'd like, it's tempting to simply give up. But no matter how discouraged you get, giving up on finding a job isn't an option. Finding a job is a crucial part of survival. When you're feeling overwhelmed, you have to get creative and try something new. Here is a list of the most common job myths and how they could be...

Employee Confidence up in September after August Slump

The latest U.S. Employee Confidence Index report from Randstad found that, while employees are still somewhat cautious about their economic futures, confidence has risen slightly since August. After a 19-month index high of 59 in July, the index fell to 55.9 in August. It ticked up half a percentage point in September to 56.4. Macro confidence and personal confidence levels as measured by the...

BambooHR and Maxwell Health to Help SMBs Streamline Back Office Functions

BambooHR, a leading online HR software provider for small and medium businesses, has announced a partnership with Maxwell Health that will provide customers the ability to sync employee census data from BambooHR's SaaS with Maxwell Health's online platform for employee benefits. This new integration will help business owners and HR managers increase back-office efficiencies by allowing...

Trust Your Employees: Don't Spy on Them

I'd like to say that it reminds me of being a teenager, but even my parents – a conservative Catholic blue-collar couple from the exurbs of New Jersey – weren't this strict. In a recent post for TLNT, Eric B. Meyer of the law firm Dilworth Paxson suggests that employers who suspect an employee is faking sick for a day off should try to catch them on social media. Meyer points out that...

Working on a Remote Recruiting Team is Better for Your ______

Fill in the Blank It's estimated that telecommuting has risen 79 percent since 2005, and 2.6 percent of the American workforce is now composed of remote workers. The percentage would be even larger if it took into account the workforce that telecommutes part-time. In fact, 24 percent of the U.S. workforce reported teleworking at least part of their workweek in 2012, and the percentage has...

Tandem Solutions Launches App to Help Orgs Align Performance with Business Goals

Tandem Solutions, an organizational development consulting company, has launched TandemPerform, aimed at helping companies build an employee performance process that facilitates the alignment of employee performance and goals with the company's overall business intent. "TandemPerform enables you to quickly and easily define an employee performance improvement process and establish a...

Giving Panhandlers a New 'Plan A': a Pro Bono Assignment for HR Professionals?

Imagine the public relations coup, the community good will, the personal and professional satisfaction, and the gratitude of those helped, if a recruiting firm (or individual recruiter) were to take to the streets to provide job assistance to able-bodied, drug-free, sane and sober panhandlers. That description is not an oxymoron; the next panhandler who reaches out to you may be all four of...

The 'Human-Voiced Resume': a New Approach to an Old Requirement

For as long as I've been writing about HR, I've been interested in the work of Liz Ryan and Human Workplace, which describes itself as both a "publishing firm, a think tank, and a coaching and consulting business," and "an idea, a mindset, and a set of practices for employers, educators, entrepreneurs, career coaches and developers, HR folks, students, and other leaders." By embracing the...

Fingertip Offers Social Decision-Making Cloud Platform

Fingertip, the first social decision-making cloud solution, has been released to improve an organization's productivity, profitability, customer experience, and employee satisfaction. In order to enable better decision making, Fingertip helps improve collaboration and the use of available information, knowledge, and expertise. Fingertip captures the entire lifecycle of a decision from the...