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Nobody washes a rental car.
People will go the extra mile only if they feel they have ownership. It’s much the same in the workplace.

Earlier this month, the Seattle City Council voted to approve a gradual increase in the minimum wage, ultimately requiring city employees to be paid $15 per hour by 2017, or 2018 if the employer has more than 500 employees.

I am seeing a revolution happening in recruitment. (more…)

What do wearables and job-hopping have in common? Like it or not, both are becoming increasingly normal today.
According to a recent CareerBuilder survey, 1 in 4 workers have had 5-plus jobs by the age of 35.

Editor’s Note: This was first published on TLNT on Veterans Day 2011, but it seems equally appropriate to bring it back today.

Anxiety about career paths and "professional insecurity" major blockers on way to boardroom, report finds #HR http://t.co/pk0UfQcGmB

American business is failing when it comes to helping prepare our workforce of the future.

A new poll conducted by SHRM claims that the average HR professional spends less than five (5) minutes reviewing each applicant resume.

You would be hard pressed to find a candidate today who isn’t familiar with and prepared for a behavioral interview. A behavioral interview is based on the premise that past performance predicts future behavior.

Fast Company has a very cute article titled “Person With the Twitter Password,” and Other Brutally Honest Versions of Your Job Title.” I smiled through “Brand Ambassador = Professional Conference Attendee,” and “Social Media Strategist = Person...

In case you were thinking, “The French are so lucky — they have the most charming pâtisseries and outdoor cafés, not to mention world-renowned attractions like the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre — be prepared to turn as green with envy as one of...

Zappos made a big splash last week, announcing they were no longer going to post their jobs!
From this point forward, or as soon as they can get out of their legacy system, they’ll stop posting their open jobs.

Move over, Justin Timberlake — we’re bringing sexy back … to recruiting, that is.

Second of two parts
Yesterday, I wrote about the many benefits of going to video job descriptions.
If you’re willing to try video interviews out, here are some of my recommendations to consider.
1. Who should make the video?

So, how important and meaningful IS one of those HR certifications?

Can you fire someone for testing positive for marijuana in the workplace?
With pot dispensaries outnumbering Starbucks in cities like Denver, and websites like weed maps popping up on the web, it’s a legitimate question.

Silicon Valley’s vast wealth and a warped sense of entitlement led to an audacious conspiracy to suppress salaries

The cost of turnover is estimated at 150 percent of an employee’s annual salary. But what if you could spend just $5,000 to find out which of your employees are engaged, and which ones are thinking of leaving?