Out Now: Episode 415: Registered Apprenticeship Programs in the Clean Energy Sector With Dr. Janell Hills

Leaders: How to Recognize Overfunctioning In Your Workplace

Do you feel burdened at work, or like you’re doing more than your share? You may be over-functioning. Taking more responsibility than is reasonable or realistic is sign of over-functioning. If you’re a leader or a hard worker and your tendency is to jump in and do the job, even when it isn’t yours, and […]

Five Jobs for the Technologically Unemployed (Part 1)

Technological unemployment is the point at which technology is destroying more jobs than are being created. In a survey of readers of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) newsletter 51% of the 428 voters said that they think we have already reached that point of being technologically unemployed. Another 9% said we will […]

51% Of Your Employees Are Active Job Seekers

51% Of Your Employees Are Active Job Seekers This week’s infographic comes from our friends at Jobvite. I’ve talked several times about how the entire application to interview process is drawn out and seemingly a blackhole. This infographic shows how on-brand interviews can help decrease the chances of an applicant getting bored or frustrated with […]

Age vs. Youth – A True Story of Generation Differences

A Story Of Generational Differences The young man approached the lobby of the New York offices of a progressive technology company with a sense of confidence that was partly based on belief in himself coupled with the knowledge that he and others of his generation were capable of changing the world. This job interview was […]

Making a Career Transition for All the Right Reasons

Making a Career Transition for All the Right Reasons I experience it on a daily basis as an HR professional. I observe people accepting positions with higher pay. People do seem to take positions for the prestige. I observe folks who remain in their current positions for far too long only to have businesses exploit […]

An Update on Hiring Our Veterans for Armed Forces Week

In January I partnered with Staff Sergeant, Jeffrey Baldovin form WERC (Wisconsin Employment Resource Connection) to bring you 7 reasons why you should hire a veteran. I want to provide you with an update on what I have done to advance my initiative to hire more people as we approach Armed Forces Week. Consistently Attending […]