Category: Management

Working Parents: Unlocking Resilience and Adaptability in Your Team

In the relentless race for innovation and success, the unsung heroes often are right under a company’s nose—working parents, a demographic brimming with untapped potential, and an arsenal of skills honed in the crucible of multitasking, adaptability, and leadership. From a refined sense of time management to unparalleled problem-solving abilities, working parents are a force to be reckoned with, capable of elevating a company’s culture, creativity, and bottom line.

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Thinking Outside the Box to Improve Time to Productivity

Voluntary job separations are at an all-time high, creating two big problems for employers. First, there is fierce competition for talent, so replacing the people who leave isn’t easy. Second, losing talent means your team’s productivity will take a hit while you search for replacements. Even after onboarding new employees, your team won’t be at full strength because it takes time to train new employees and help them find their stride.

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Modern Leadership for the Modern Workforce

The 2020s have quickly brought about a sea change for the world of work: hybrid workplaces, increased use of contingent and freelance workers, a frequently shifting job market, and a rapidly changing workforce. One area of focus that seems under-highlighted is how leadership responded to these changes – in particular, the shift in employment dynamics. While some organizations and leaders have adapted proactively to changes in workplace dynamics, others have been slow to adapt to the new work landscape. So, what solutions should leaders implement to target new workers effectively while increasing the morale and retention of current workers?

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Reinventing People Analytics

People analytics – a form of data and analysis that has revolutionized the workforce and staffing industries over the past two decades. As the digitization of the workplace and our understanding of data increases, the viability of people analytics becomes more apparent. We’re at a crucial point in the development of people analytics where employers have the chance to update and optimize their data processes with cutting-edge, innovative technology.

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Are You Prepared to Hire in Just 10 Days?

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AppleOne Employment Services released its annual hiring and salary guide, the SCALE, today. This year, 31% of employers told AppleOne that unfilled positions cost them more than $500 per day. On top of that, employers find that top candidates are off the market within 10 days. This puts tremendous pressure on employers to speed up their hiring processes, and now more than ever, speed wins the hiring game.

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Hire Heroes to Combat Talent Shortage

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Candidate scarcity is becoming an increasingly common challenge due to record unemployment lows. In addition to making changes in how they hire, many smart Hiring Managers are realizing the value of transferable skills – and that veterans, an often-overlooked group when it comes to stellar employees, have them in spades. In addition to possessing great technical skills, veterans also have many sought-after competencies that we look for in job candidates. Thanks to their prior military training and career, they have polished their skills in leadership, teamwork, critical thinking and problem-solving to a fine shine – not to mention their training on how to work under pressure was a bit more rigorous than many of their civilian counterparts. And that’s just a few of their many marketable strengths. Here are a few more:

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Tiebreaker: How to Decide When You Have Selected Your Top Potential Hires

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You’ve done all the right things: wrote a comprehensive job description, reviewed countless resumes, met and interviewed several hopefuls. Now your hard work has paid off and you are down to two (or three) top candidate picks. When faced with several viable candidates, how do you decide? Here are some desirable employee traits you can use to determine who would not just be a good hire, but a great addition to your team:

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