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

Working from Home More Important than Showering & Spouses

Achieving a Work Life Balance Telecommuting

Eighty-three percent of Americans believe that telecommuting is increasing in popularity.  With the rise of smart phones, tablets and other mobile technologies working from home has never been easier.  And never before have we been willing to give up more to have jobs working from home. Achieving a Work Life Balance Telecommuting I, myself have […]

Employee Retention: The Secret According to Apple

employee retention, employee satisfaction, apple

One of the hottest industries right now is tech.  Engineers, coders, and developers in California’s Silicon Valley are in high demand with median annual salaries at $105,000.  Companies like Apple, Google, Adobe, Intuit, and Lucas Films are struggling to keep up as companies cherry pick from one another increasing competition and inflating salary and employee perks […]

The Funny Guy Gets the Job

Having a Great Sense of Humor in the Workplace

For job seekers or those looking to make their way up the corporate ladder, being qualified or having a degree is no longer enough. A sense of humor is a must.  Maybe job seekers and aspiring professionals should spend more time on their standup than that Powerpoint. Accountemps just released a survey with nearly 8 out of […]

HR Doesn’t Stand for Headcount Reduction

Human Resources Roles

Late last week I read an interesting comment on a fellow HR Blogger, Charlie Judy’s blog.  The comment was this: “HR simply stands for Headcount Reduction.”  The post titled “Deadbeat Employees” and the comment thread that has evolved as of late is quite interesting but that’s not the point of this blog post today.  In […]

Let’s Organize the HR Bloggers

Discussing Organizing the HR Blogger

The blogging industry is a fun, exciting, and fickle thing.  Technorati Tells us in their July 2011 State of the Blogosphere Report there are reported to be 164 million bloggers.  The Human Capital Management blogosphere is just a small drop in that 164 million blogger pan, but that doesn’t make us less important.  In fact, […]