What Workers Want from Bosses this Summer

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Summertime is often the time when HR departments are actively searching for new candidates to fill temporary and permanent assignments. Additionally, as current employees are more frequently dreaming about taking vacations at the beach, supervisors are trying to maintain staffing numbers by boosting employee morale. Knowing what workers want from their employer this summer can […]

Advice on Attracting and Retaining Generation Y Employees

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If your organization is striving to attract one of the most technology-savvy groups of candidates in the job market, then making a plan to recruit Generation Y employees should be a part of your strategy. Generation Y, also known as the “Millennials” is the group of mid-20 to 30-something candidates who were born around the […]

Happiness is the Ultimate Productivity Booster

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As an HR manager, it’s important to know what really motivates workers to be their most productive. In fact, managing productivity is one of the more important roles you play within your organization. You know it’s important to keep them happy. You understand that employees are generally more productive when they are happy. But, do […]

Tips for Ensuring Successful Performance Evaluations Part 2

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It’s that time of year again when human resources professionals everywhere begin the task of doing annual employee performance reviews. While this is a necessary aspect of planning the costs of staffing, annual reviews are also a time for employees to reflect on their performance to come up with goals for the upcoming year. It […]

The Benefits of Offering Educational Assistance to Employees

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Having a highly skilled workforce can be the mark of a great organization. Most employees enjoy learning new things and having the opportunity to apply what they learn in their employment.  Workers do not like to become stagnant doing the same thing each day without being challenged. Offering educational benefits can help enrich employees and […]

Keeping the Workplace Fresh: How to Reduce Turn-over in Young Employees

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Is your company noticing a higher than average rate of young employees leaving for other opportunities? The newest generation of workers, known as the “Millennials” is a challenging group of workers who have an entirely different set of work interests and abilities. It is true that this younger group of employees does require a different […]

Creative Incentive Ideas for Short-term Employees

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The benefits of incentive plans should not be limited to just full time workers. Short-term employees are also deserving of bonuses and incentives for work well done. Since the main goal of employee incentive plans is to encourage higher performance and motivation at work, it only makes sense that all levels of employees will respond […]