On Saturday, I ordered a new couch. The salesman had to enter the specifications for the couch into his computer. He seemed like a knowledgeable enough fellow–probably early 50s, knew a lot about furniture. But, he used two fingers to type all the information into his computer. That made me start
So you finally found the ideal candidate. The only wrinkle? That ideal candidate doesn’t live in the U.S. All is not lost. If you want to hire talented international candidates, you can sponsor them through something called an H-1B visa. Here’s a quick rundown of how it works
The State of New York is hiring a new intern for its summer internship program. Unfortunately, for a particular internship, they posted the job saying “Internship candidates must be underrepresented minorities (African American, Native American, Hispanic/Latino American) college seniors graduating SPRING 2018 OR currently enrolled graduate students.” Let’s unpack this,
Before you send out a newsletter to your entire organization, you should probably double-check that your attachment isn’t pornographic. The Utah State Bar Association is currently “investigating” an incident where they sent out a photo of a topless woman to the entire email list. Matt Page, communications director, said that
When you have a small business, every task counts. There are no jobs that can be cut, or teammates that can take extended vacations without being missed. Therefore, business owners tend to focus on the roles and tasks that bring in immediate money—sales, engineering, marketing—and tolerate the necessary
You want a diverse workforce, but discriminating against any single group is still illegal. A lawsuit filed by Arne Wilberg, who worked as a recruiter at YouTube for four years (and five years in other positions), claims that YouTube set quotas, and told recruiters to cancel interviews with
Janet contacted me and asked for some help. We had a bunch of back and forth and she asked me to post this to my blog so she can get the input of my brilliant readers. So, let’s help Janet get out of a job she hates and
A good job isn’t just about a good paycheck: benefits also matter. (And, of course, being a pleasant place to work is important.) Indeed took a look at their data and crunched the numbers and came up with the 15 top rated companies according to pay and benefits. They are:
A new report from Upwork, a freelancing website, found that while nearly two-thirds of companies have remote workers, less than half have a telecommuting policy. This actually makes sense, because a lot of the time telecommuting start informally. Someone asks if they can work from home for a period of time,
Having a baby changes everything. No, really it does. Even how employees use health insurance. Your organization can take steps to help new parents navigate insurance for newborns. Here are some considerations to keep in mind as employees recalibrate their health care plan. Maternity Care Newborns are certainly
