Have you heard of Airbnb? Hoteliers may well have a dartboard with their logo on it, since this relatively young Internet startup has cut into their business by acting...
Facebook. Twitter. Instagram. Pinterest. Tumblr. The time has come for companies to embrace them instead of push them away. I’m not talking about using them for business purposes, I’m...
When female tech developer Adria Richards heard a group of men sitting behind her at a conference make sexist comments, it grossed her out. She tweeted their picture to...
Social recruiting is the new frontier of the job market. Social networks like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn have long been used by recruiters and by employers to find the...
“I’m good at multitasking” is a phrase we hear often, but what does it really mean? Multitasking is not only the ability to juggle different things at once, but...
It is said that the greatest asset of a company is its employees. Finding new, quality, productive employees is time consuming and expensive. Retaining the employees you already have...
When “Jim” accepted a job with an oil services company, he didn’t realize he was putting his career at risk. He’d heard stories that his new boss “Bill” was...
One of the decisions that a HR department has to make is the office mentality. Traditionally, offices have been filled with cubicles and silence. However, as businesses are evolving...
Do you know what one thing all the companies out there have in common? They all have employees and they all have problems caused by poor organization. It’s understandable,...
Protesting every claim for unemployment may be a costly mistake. For many, a strategic approach to handling unemployment appeals is an overlooked art. There are unnecessary battles within the...