The COVID outbreak brought unemployment benefits into the spotlight. And when the worst happens, having that safety net provides important support. However, unemployment, at best, represents a short-term solution. To keep your career moving, you should seek out a steady job as quickly as possible.  For years, unemployment benefits existed for most people as a theoretical worst-case scenario. After all, with the jobless rate hovering below 4% at decades-low levels, not many people actually needed that help. That changed with the COVID outbreak.  The wave of layoffs that foll ..read more

You rely on your best employees. They aren’t just your top performers. They’re also the central pillars of your team and of your corporate culture. Losing these superstar workers creates a big hole.   There’s a catch, though. Top talent, by definition, is always in demand. Your best performers are the ones most likely to get poached by your competitors. As such, you need to remain vigilant. You have to constantly look for signs that your top talent may be leaving.  With that in mind, here are seven s ..read more

The COVID outbreak brought unemployment benefits into the spotlight. And when the worst happens, having that safety net provides important support. However, unemployment, at best, represents a short-term solution. To keep your career moving, you should seek out a steady job as quickly as possible.  For years, unemployment benefits existed for most people as a theoretical worst-case scenario. After all, with the jobless rate hovering below 4% at decades-low levels, not many people actually needed that help. That changed with the COVID outbreak.  The wave of layoffs that foll ..read more

You rely on your best employees. They aren’t just your top performers. They’re also the central pillars of your team and of your corporate culture. Losing these superstar workers creates a big hole.   There’s a catch, though. Top talent, by definition, is always in demand. Your best performers are the ones most likely to get poached by your competitors. As such, you need to remain vigilant. You have to constantly look for signs that your top talent may be leaving.  With that in mind, here are seven s ..read more

One person can make an enormous difference. A high-functioning employee puts your business on another level. They can speed production and spur innovation, creating an environment that fosters faster growth and better customer relations.   Of course, finding that perfect person is difficult. It’s like dating…everyone is trying to find The One. But, as with romance, discovering that perfect professional match takes work. You might have to swipe left a lot before getting to someone worthwhile.  In many ways, hiring is even harder than d ..read more

Safety requires two main components: training and compliance. You teach your workers how to minimize risks, and then you ensure that they follow the correct procedures on an everyday basis. But to provide the right instruction, you have to understand the risks in the first place. How do you know what types of safety training your team needs?  It’s an important topic. Research shows that new employees are three-times more prone to injury in their first month on the job. This could be reduced by an aggressive safety program soon after hiring.   At the same ..read more

Trying to build a diverse workforce is a valuable and noble mission. Setting the goal represents the first step. But then you have to figure out how to make it happen. It leads to a crucial question: what exactly do you need to do to attract a more diverse workforce?  Diversity provides significant concrete benefits for any company. At the basic level, you gain access to new sources of talent. At the same time, you foster a wider perspective, making your organization more flexible and better able to evolve over time.  Meanwhile, diversity boosts you ..read more

After a long job search, you finally received an offer. It should be the most exciting part of the process. But something is off. You’re not as ecstatic as you expected. Something about the position doesn’t feel right. What do you do?  It can be a complicated decision. This is especially true if you’ve been out of work for a long time or are staring down a tough financial situation. You might have to grab that paycheck just to stay solvent.  Turning down a job offer can feel wrong, even when the position seems fishy. After all, y ..read more

Hiring is an expensive proposition. Necessary, sure…but expensive nonetheless. Anything you can do to lower the cost offers an advantage. You conserve resources for other projects and you put yourself into a better competitive position.  DHR’s Staffing Partners Program offers the perfect method to achieve this goal. By expanding your recruiting capabilities and streamlining your hiring process, you lower the costs associated with filling open positions. The strategy provides you with a wide network of talent&n ..read more

Sometimes interview questions are more complicated than they seem. When this happens, your answer needs to cover many topics at once. That’s how you have to handle the situation when an interviewer asks “if you saw someone performing the job unsafely what would you do?”  At first, this question probably seems like a simple prompt about your commitment to safety. However, in reality, it covers a large number of other topics as well. Beyond safety matters, the query also touches on subjects like team dynami ..read more