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A Hybrid Work System Built to Last
by the Staff at Great Place to Work For many companies, work will never look the same. And we believe that is a good thing. —DJ Casto, Synchrony As a return to in-person work faces continued scrutiny, workers’ relationships to the corporate office and the future of...
5 Ways to Improve Employee Retention Before Their First Day on the Job—and Beyond
By Brian Anderson Because a business’s most valuable asset is its workforce, employee retention is likely one of its top priorities. In the current job market, though, retention is becoming increasingly difficult. Although many organizations take proactive steps to...
Using Pay Transparency to Increase Diversity in Hiring
By Rachel Morgan When it comes to pay transparency, there’s a disconnect between vision and reality. Although one recent study found that two-thirds of organizations surveyed “view pay transparency as increasingly important,”1 only a little over 23 percent of workers...
Quiet Quitting: The Phenomenon That’s Making a Lot of Noise in the Workplace
By Pete Hinojosa The latest buzzword in the business world is “quiet quitting”—which, contrary to what its name seems to imply, isn’t actually about leaving a job. An outgrowth of the Great Resignation, quiet quitting is a trend (one that’s getting a lot of attention...
6 Strategies for Upskilling Tomorrow’s Workers Today
By Valerie M. Grubb As the business world continues to rebound from the pandemic, many companies are taking to heart the lessons they learned during nearly three years of staffing challenges. While putting a renewed focus on their current employees, they’re also...
The 5 Stages of Working With an Executive Search Firm
You know what you're looking for in a C-suite leader, so why use an executive search firm? Because hiring a new executive to help guide your company is no easy task. The process of finding a new C-suite leader - CEO, COO, CFO, CHRO, etc. - involves many people, a lot...
How to Win Over Generation Z Employees
By Ted Kitterman The latest generation of employees to mystify well-meaning managers, Generation Z (born between 1997 and 2012) is steadily increasing its influence in the workplace as more and more young people join the labor force. These outspoken newcomers are at...
How to Manage Rewards and Compensation
By FutureSense A business is only as strong as its employees. When they grow dissatisfied and aren’t delivering their best work (or are leaving to join other companies), the organization starts to falter and will soon find itself running on borrowed time. By...
Going Beyond the Employee Engagement Survey
By Juan Betancourt Every day, companies roll out employee engagement surveys and find themselves with some interesting insights. And every day, most of them don’t know how to use those insights to truly improve performance and the employee experience. Clearly, change...
Vacation Policy Guide for HR
By Jessica Miller-Merrell Every employee needs a vacation now and then, whether it’s a two-week trip to the Bahamas or a single day off for mental health. It’s incredibly important for organizations to have a consistent vacation policy spelled out in their handbooks...
Is It Time to Improve Your Job Postings?
By Linda Brenner Whether a candidate applies for a role because they are actively drawn to a particular organization, because they stumble upon an open positive via a general search on Indeed, or because a sourcer found and wooed them, the job posting is almost always...
7 Ways to Support Employees During Economic Inflation
By Kelly Yeates More than just a headline, economic inflation is a painful market condition. Its wide-ranging negative impacts can take many forms and affect different populations in different ways. Inflation can be especially worrying for employers, because of the...