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5 Ways HR Managers and Executives Can Drive Organizational Redesign
If there is one thing that HR and business executives can agree on, it's that the "traditional workplace" needs a major redesign. The Global Human Capital Trends 2016 report—which included a survey of more than 7,000 human resources and business leaders from 130 countries—found that 92 percent of respondents identified redesigning the organization as the number one HR priority in 2016.
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How Big Data Is Closing the Information Gap on Salary
Traditionally, employers have been on one end of the job search, with endless information about their prospects, and hopeful job seekers have been on the other, with limited knowledge of the companies, cultures and careers they're pursuing. But today, that norm is shifting.
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A Career Coach's Secrets to Recruiting Talent in the Age of the Job Hopper
Opportunities for advancement are the second most common reason job seekers look for a new position — following compensation — according to an October 2015 Manpower survey. That same survey showed four in ten U.S. employees are always looking for their next job. Due to the frequency of job hopping among today's job seekers, some professionals have even coined a new term to describe them: "continuous candidates." Others prefer less distinct terms: According to Patty McCord, job hoppers are simply "job havers."
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10 Companies Putting Empathy into Action
Today's top employers are doing much more than providing a good salary and basic benefits to recruit and retain employees. In fact, some employers are trying to empathize with employees' personal needs as much as they focus on their professional needs. You've heard of on-site fitness classes — but how about on-site health clinics? Unlimited vacation is nice — but wouldn't a flextime schedule better match your work-life balance goals?