5 Emotionally Intelligent Ways to Help Your Employees Handle Stress
Posted on September 16, 2019
Let’s be honest, work is stressful. It’s up to you to create an environment where your employees can thrive and successfully navigate increasing workloads, distractions, negativity, and changes in the workplace. According to The American Institute of Stress, 75 percent of employees be …
Instagram Recruiting Is Here. 4 Ways to Ensure You’ll Get Noticed
Posted on August 5, 2019
You’ve heard it a million times: keep your social media presence professional. Facebook, Twitter and, of course, LinkedIn are now riddled with employers and recruiters searching and researching potential hires. But Instagram is a safe zone, right? You can post there freely and a poten …
Download This Career To-Do List for Your Recent Grads
Posted on June 10, 2019
Congratulations! Summer is here, the hectic days leading up to graduation are over, and now you and the students you’ve helped mold can relax. For a minute. OK, that minute is up! As your newly-graduated students move into active job seeker status, there are several tasks you can enco …
How to Offer a Better Severance Package for Displaced Workers
Posted on May 27, 2019
No employer wants to ever consider having to lay off a large portion of their workforce — but it happens. In 2019, alone, we’ve already seen major layoffs from large companies like General Motors, Buzzfeed and, most recently, the final white-collar cuts by Ford. Smaller organizations …
Rethinking Job Descriptions: The Secret to Reaching More Candidates
Posted on May 13, 2019
Right now, unemployment is the lowest it’s been in over a decade. In fact, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 3.9 percent of Americans were out of work at the end of 2018 and those record lows have maintained through the first quarter of 2019. While …
Gig Economy Jobs: Be Sure They’re Right for Your Students
Posted on April 29, 2019
When companies like Uber and Postmates started, they expanded the number of gig economy jobs available. In fact, a 2018 report from Upwork revealed, in the past five years, the number of American freelancers increased from 3.7 to 56.7 million. While many anticipated the increased amou …