3 Ways to Start Recruiting Military Veterans This Year
Our military go to incredible lengths to protect our country serving tours overseas and training in some of the most treacherous and dangerous environments in the world. Given the challenges they faced protecting our great nation, one would think that finding civilian employment would be a piece of cake in comparison. While job searching our […]
Attempts to Make the “Gig” Economy Work Fall Short
Attempts to Make the “Gig” Economy Work Fall Short The “new way to work” is in an all-out battle with government regulators. Uber and Lyft, among other like companies, have been hauled into court to challenge their assertions that the people providing services under their name are independent contractors. Others people are trying to make […]
Use the Force, Luke: Star Wars Meets Myers Briggs
On the heels of the new Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens I thought it would be appropriate to consider what Myers Briggs personality type of MBTI, you are if you were one of your favorite characters in Star Wars. As for the new Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens which came out in theatres December 18, […]
5 Powerful Recruiting & HR Tech Trends
The market is booming. I predict unemployment numbers will dip below 4% for the first time since well… forever. I remain optimistic about the market and about the advancements, improvements and evolution I’m seeing, not just in HR and recruiting technologies, but in the entire HR industry. 5 Powerful Recruiting & HR Tech Trends #1 – […]
*Updated – What’s the Deal with the Work Opportunity Tax Credit? (WOTC)
Update as of December 19, 2015: President Promptly Signs Government Funding and Tax Extenders Legislation – WOTC Survives through 2019. One of my favorite tax credit programs if there ever was a thing as favorite tax credits is the Work Opportunity Tax Credit or WOTC. Unfortunately, the DOL hasn’t updated their website to discuss some […]
Make it a Happy Holiday for Service Workers Too
Peak shopping season in America starts in November and ends in January. For most of us, this means a series of increasingly stressful holiday dinners, parties, and if you celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah, gift shopping. All this while we wrap up year-end work and worry about our wallets. For service workers, peak shopping season is a […]
