What Is a Work Perk Worth?
One of the trends B4J is keeping an eye on in 2016 is the growing popularity of unique perk and benefit packages as a way for employers to differentiate themselves in a competitive marketplace. These packages can come bundled with a generous salary, but increasingly, as trends in tech HR spread to other industries, they supplement […]
5 Powerful Talent Acquisition & Recruiting Trends for 2016
This blog is part of a 2016 Trends Series. Click here for my HR Tech 2016 Trends. I mentioned in my HR Tech Trends piece the market is booming. It’s crazy the number of conversations I’ve had with HR and recruiting practitioners I’ve spoken to in Q4 are telling me their staffing goals and headcount numbers are […]
Mental Health Is More Than a Work Perk
A growing number of companies, startups and venerable giants alike, are addressing mental health at work in a big way. Google offers stress management classes. Appster has regular and anonymous venting sessions where employees can let it all hang out. Apps like Joyable claim to aid in self-help. Services like PeopleSpark aim to improve communication between […]
Arizona Intern Fired for Racist Tweet: Social Media Matters
Earlier this week Arizona intern Erika Escalante was fired after publishing a racist tweet. After visiting a cotton farm with a friend, she posted pictures of them picking cotton with the caption “Our inner n****r came out today.” Twitter users quickly connected Escalante with her employer — thanks to her bio, which included her position […]
HP to Layoff 30,000 More — What’s an HR Practitioner to Do?
Big corporate layoffs commonly happen before or after the holiday season; while retailers are frantically increasing and then decreasing their workforce to cope with holiday shopping, other organizations are shedding personnel before the start of the new fiscal year. And if you’re in corporate HR, you’re probably gearing up, if not for layoffs, then another […]
Manner Monday: Expectations and Electronic Etiquette
How many times have you said to yourself, “I just don’t get those millennials and/or baby boomers” when it comes to their use or misuse of electronic etiquette? Manner Monday: Expectations and Electronic Etiquette Just as business, social and dining etiquette all have many layers, so does electronic etiquette, including email etiquette, typing in […]
