5 Things You Should Know This Week

Cara Lucas Cara Lucas, The HR Profession, This Week in HR, Working With Recruiters

Happy 2016, FOT Nation! Ring in the year’s first new week with these 5 must-reads: 1.New Year, New Wages: On January 1st, laws raising the minimum wage in 12 states go into effect. 2. Outrageous Talent Practices – They Grab The Attention Of Top Talent: If you’re battling to recruit and retain top talent, you must have talent practices that go beyond the …

5 Things You Should Know This Week

Cara Lucas Cara Lucas, This Week in HR

Welcome back to a very festive holiday week with your favorite blogging team! Before you get your day started, check out these 5 must-reads: 1.Leadership In Recruiting: How To Create Happy Employees, Happy Experiences, And Happy Clients: As a leader, it’s your job to help recruiters create an exceptional experience for the customer. 2. The Fundamental Misalignment of Work and Life: School ends …

5 Things You Should Know This Week

Cara Lucas Cara Lucas, This Week in HR

Rise and grind, FOT Nation… it’s Monday, and you know what that means. Yep–5 things, right now. Let’s go: 1.EXCLUSIVE – U.S. investigates broadcasters in widening FIFA case: A sports marketing company that was described in a sweeping indictment this month as retaining contracts because of the “support” of corrupt soccer officials has longstanding ties to the U.S. entertainment company 21st …

5 Things You Should Know This Week

Cara Lucas This Week in HR

Welcome back to another great week with your favorite blogging team! Get your day started with these 5 articles below: 1.How Good Interviews Become Bad Hires: The common thread linking these relationship mishaps is our cultural obsession with assessment. 2. The Calm, Gentle Rise of Snugglers for Hire: Samantha Hess, a professional cuddler, used to wonder: “Why isn’t there a Starbucks for hugs?” …

5 Things You Need To Know This Week

Cara Lucas This Week in HR

Welcome back to another week with your favorite blogging team! Get back into the swing of things after your holiday with these 5 must-reads! 1.What Gets Made In LA Is Way More Than Movies: America is still making stuff. In terms of jobs, the Los Angeles area is the biggest manufacturing hub in the country. Here are a few reasons why. …

5 Things You Need To Know This Week

Cara Lucas This Week in HR

Welcome back to another great week with your favorite blogging team! It’s a short week for most of you, with Thanksgiving holidays just around the corner, so before you rush off to celebrate, check out these 5 must-reads below!Should Computers Decide Who Gets Hired? 1. Should Computers Decide Who Gets Hired?: When it comes to reviewing job applications, humans are relatively bad …

5 Things You Should Know This Week

Cara Lucas Uncategorized

Rise and grind, FOT Nation! Get your Monday going with these 5 must-read articles: 1.The Productivity Obsession: In today’s always-on workplace, employees crave any app that promises a chance at regaining control over their time. 2. One Tech Company Just Erased Its Gender Pay Gap: After a review of its 17,000 employees’ salaries, Salesforce revised its payroll to make sure men and …

5 Things You Should Know This Week

Cara Lucas This Week in HR

Welcome back to another week with your favorite blogging team! Get back on your grind with these 5 must-read articles: 1. The Unfair Truth About How Creative People Succeed: I discovered that success is born of luck — I don’t think any honest person can dispute that. But luck, in many ways, can be created, or at the very least, improved. 2. Why …