Good Work Perks Are Free Advertising
Last Thursday, Kraft Heinz announced that instead of buying another pricy Superbowl ad, they would instead turn the event into a holiday for their entire salaried US workforce. They’re also launching a petition to make the day after the Superbowl a national holiday and they’ll be sending it to Congress if they can muster enough signatures […]
Starbucks Shows That Employer Brand Is About Action
Employer Brand Is All About Action Starbucks Chairman and CEO, Howard Schultz, announced yesterday that the company would move to hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years, across all of the countries they operate in. Additionally, Schultz reaffirmed their support for DACA, through Starbucks’ fee reimbursement program, their commitment to Mexican customers and growers, […]
Do Hiring Managers Discriminate Against Asian Candidates?
According to a new study, candidates with names of Asian origin are less likely to book interviews. The joint Ryerson Munk School of Business and University of Toronto study found that even when Asian candidates had higher degrees and better resumes than other applicants, they still landed fewer interviews — and obviously, were therefore less likely to […]
Will Obama’s Job Search Be Harder Than Yours?
Have you ever felt like your work experience was so specialized or your job title so high level that they were holding you back from exploring new opportunities? It’s not an illusion. Highly specialized work experience (like military service) can be hard to spin for hiring managers in different fields. Education has the same boon/bane […]
Corporate Giving: Lessons From Bell “Let’s Talk”
Bell Let’s Talk is a mental health initiative by Canadian telecom giant Bell Canada. On January 25 Bell will donate $0.05 to mental health programs for: Every text message, mobile call and long distance call made by Bell Canada and Bell Aliant customers Every tweet using #BellLetsTalk Every view of the Bell Let’s Talk Day video on Facebook.com/BellLetsTalk […]
Our Favorite List of Must Read HR, Business and Leadership Books
We at Workology have already begun compiling our 2017 reading lists, just like many of you. However, we felt it would be a good idea to reflect on some of the books that affected us in the previous year. These books assisted us in improving our performance both this year and as we advance in […]
