Corporate diversity may not seem like an important issue at the workplace – until things go wrong. Take Uber for example, after numerous female employees claimed that they were being harassed on the basis of gender and HR was ignoring their complaints, many top executives had to step down, including Jeff Jones, Uber’s president. This [...]
Informing Candidates they did not get the Job With many IT, manufacturing, and engineering jobs to staff in Philadelphia, the search for top talent is competitive. Even when candidates look like the perfect match on paper, after interviewing them you may find they may not be the best fit for the position. Turning down candidates [...]
Is getting an MBA still worth it? With declining enrollment rates in MBA programs, the question of how valuable a master’s degree in business seems to be surfacing more and more frequently. Despite the number of people entering graduate programs around the U.S. being on the decline for roughly half a decade, receiving a degree [...]
Developing a Winning Team at Work You're managing productivity and targets, but there’s quite a bit of office talk these days about culture and building a winning environment within organizations. For managers this can be a tricky tightrope to keep. On the one hand you need to ensure productivity is met, targets are achieved, and [...]
Skills, Experience, Culture Developing a culture for your team or organization is a process that is built over time. It’s a mindset created and followed by the leadership team which trickles down throughout the rest of the organization. Developing that culture is a process. It doesn’t happen overnight with a trendy statement or some flashy [...]
Happy Work Life, Happy Employee Every company recognizes that a happy employee is a productive one. But how many companies are really making an effort to keep their employees happy as well as engaged? According to a detailed report by the Engagement Institute, disengaged employees cost American companies nearly $550 billion a year. If this [...]
Hiring A+ Talent from your Recruitment Pool One of the most challenging tasks for a recruiter after posting a new position is reviewing the applicant pool and weeding out the applicants who don’t quite make the cut list. Depending on the position and the hiring demands, as a recruiter, it’s important to have an upfront [...]
Continued Increase in Healthcare Jobs The healthcare industry has shown consistent, robust growth, which is expected to continue in the foreseeable future. Growth in demand for healthcare services translates into expanding scope of jobs for medical workers, including physicians, nurses, medical technologists, allied health professionals, and support staff. Increased Healthcare Spending Projections show that healthcare [...]
Breaking Down Barriers In today's world, one would expect that women would fill just as many roles in the corporate world as men, particularly when it comes to top executives. But women are still outnumbered in corporate roles, with men far outranking them in these leadership positions. Women make up only 11% of the highest [...]
Women in STEM Related Fields Women have steadily been increasing in numbers in a number of professions that have been traditionally dominated by men, and STEM-related fields are no exception. But much work is still left to do, as women are still far outnumbered by their male counterparts in STEM careers. Areas of work that [...]
