3 Ways to Waste Time at Work On Halloween

“But Megan, this is an HR blog. Shouldn’t you be giving me 5 ways to keep my distracted employees on track on Halloween?” Ughhhhhhhh, don’t be boring. It may be Monday but it’s also the high holiday of fun people everywhere. If you’re spending precious work time reading this article, you can’t blame your colleagues or […]

The e-NV200 WORKSPACe Could Put the “Mobile” In Your Office

This is a bit different from my usual future-oriented posts, but today I want to talk about a different kind of telecommuting, a version that seemed unique and recently caught my eye. The idea is this: what if your telecommuters commute with their office? An All-ElectricTraveling Office As reported in The Economic Times, “Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan has […]

How to Use AI in Recruiting and HR

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What Does Artificial Intelligence Mean in Human Resources and Recruiting? One of the most talked about trends in HR and recruiting has been AI and artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence is defined as “an ideal ‘intelligent’ machine [that] is a flexible rational agent that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its chance of success at some goal.” […]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Filing Fees Set to Increase

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that starting on December 23, 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) filing fees for temporary visa petitions, family and employment-based visa petitions for lawful permanent residence (“Green Cards”), and applications for adjustment of status, naturalization, and waivers will increase. U.S Citizenship & Immigration Fees Set To Increase […]

Technology Is Essential to Employee Retention

Employee engagement and retention continue to be top challenges for business. In dealing with these issues, organizations need to recognize that the two issues are related. Organizations can’t engage employees who don’t stay and employees won’t stay if they’re not engaged. As HR professionals, we have to look for tools and solutions that will help […]

8 Presidential Election Issues That Impact Your Workplace

I’m certain that over the last few weeks you probably have heard, either from the media, workplace watercooler discussion or social media, that on November 8th, 2016, we are voting for our next President of the United States. Hopefully, you are registered to vote. A reported 47% of your employees are discussing the election at the […]