Predictive analytics is one of the hottest topics in business today. Unfortunately, it is often misunderstood and misrepresented. Predictive analytics is … Read more
Find Out the Country Where You’re Most Likely to Lie About Your Salary
An international survey asked 64,000 respondents from 45 different countries about their honesty during a job interview. Specifically, they were asked to … Read more
New OFCCP Pay Transparency Rules In Effect
The nascent trend toward pay transparency has a friend in the U.S. government, which now prohibits its contractors from discriminating against or punishing … Read more
2016 Forecasts and Predictions: More Hiring, Higher Wages, Longer Fill Times
Death and taxes may be the only certainties in life, though new year forecasts and predictions have to be close seconds. 2016 is no exception. Here’s … Read more
Instantly Improve Diversity Recruiting Results With a Bonus for Diversity Referrals
As a result of providing corporate diversity and STEM recruiting solutions, we receive lots of questions in this area. By far, the most frequently asked … Read more
What’s Driving the Pay Increases, and What It Means to Recruiters
In mid-February, the CEO of Walmart announced that the company, long pilloried for its low wages, would be raising its starting pay to at least $9 per hour … Read more
Bad News For Men: If You Aren’t Rich By 45 You Won’t Be
Life may begin at 40, but the question is can you afford it? The bad news is that if you aren’t rich by 45 you have almost no chance of making it. In … Read more
The Truth About What Passive Candidates Really Want
Expect to see a surge in the recruiting of passive candidates. While only 25 percent of global respondents from LinkedIn’s research are actively looking … Read more
2 Percent Raises Not Making Tech Workers Happy
Paralleling the national average wage growth, tech workers saw their pay rise 1.9 percent last year to an average of $89,450 annually, more than twice what … Read more
U.S. Employers Feeling Pressure to Raise Wages for Some Types of Workers
Across the U.S., employers and the agencies that help them fill jobs are feeling increasing pressure to raise pay for workers with special skills. Although … Read more
Year Ends With Strong Jobs Growth But Economists Worry About Pay
Capping the end of the strongest 12 months of U.S. job growth since well before the recession, employers added 252,000 jobs in December as the unemployment … Read more
Companies Focus On Worker Stress as Talent Gets Harder to Keep
After years of asking workers to do more with less, companies in 2015 will focus on employee burnout. “Developing policies and procedures that … Read more
The Power Has Shifted to the Candidate, So Current Recruiting Practices Will Stop Working
Areas where recruiting must change during 2015 If you are frustrated because your recruiting approaches are no longer producing great results, you will be … Read more
Are Firms ‘Kicking the Can Down The Road’ So They Can Pay STEM Women Less?
Consider the possibility that thousands of STEM women are literally missing out on billions of dollars in higher salaries as a result of the recent actions … Read more
Stop Talking About Cost of Living and Start Talking About Standard of Living
Trying to sell a relocating candidate on a lower compensation than what they make today, based on a lower cost of living, is a common closing technique in … Read more
How to Hire Visionaries for High-growth Companies
If you’re a funded startup, in a turnaround, experiencing an uptick in growth, going through an acquisition, or on the cusp of something new that will … Read more
November’s 208K New Jobs to Put Pressure on Wages
Private sector employers added 208,000 jobs in November, the seventh time this year that job growth has topped 200,000. The report from HR services and … Read more
More than Money: Simple Perks Can Point to Great Employers
It can be tempting to dismiss the glowing praise of those who work at great employers in technology and other fields flush with cash. After all, … Read more
Fed Bank Says Worker Shortages Putting Pressure On Pay
Reports from the Federal Reserve say shortages of skilled workers in a variety of trades are showing up here and there across the U.S., putting upward … Read more
Making an Offer: It’s Not All About the Money
Sometimes recruiters think that if they get the most money for the candidate, then the candidate will accept. But it’s not all about money, but more about … Read more