UrbanBound HR

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Corporate interest in internship programs is growing. In fact, internship hirings rose by more than 9% last year –and that number is expected to grow to more than 22% this year. As competition for up-and-coming talent intensifies, employers are reconsidering the way that they compensate interns.

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Compensation Talent Experience Hiring Company 208

UrbanBound HR

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

For medical students, getting matched to a residency program is a major accomplishment. Even more so for securing a fellowship. But once you’re done celebrating, it’s time to tackle your upcoming relocation—and that’s no small feat, either.

Company 118

Company 118

UrbanBound HR

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

If your company is like most employers, one of your top resolutions is improving employee retention. That undoubtedly means you’re seeking ways to enhance your employees’ work-life balance—an issue that will loom large in 2024.

Company 118

Company 118

UrbanBound HR

JANUARY 4, 2024

For global companies, international relocation is a fact of life—a proven way to grow their brand presence and build market share. But global relocation has never been easy, and that isn’t changing anytime soon.

Company 118

Company 118

UrbanBound HR

DECEMBER 14, 2023

When an employee accepts a long-distance job assignment, they’re taking a huge leap of faith—uprooting their lives and families for an organization and their career.

Resources 118

Resources Company 118

UrbanBound HR

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

When a business makes an investment, it’s banking on a positive return—aka, its ROI. And that applies to corporate relocation plans, too.

Company 104

Company 104

UrbanBound HR

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Often, when organizations share their reasons for investing in corporate relocation programs, they’re focused on the benefits they provide back to the employer, but the relocation experience can (and should) offer significant benefits to employees, too.

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118

UrbanBound HR

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In recent years, the healthcare industry has experienced rapid transformation fueled by technological advancement. From electronic health records (EHRs) and telemedicine to automation and artificial intelligence (AI), technology is already revolutionizing healthcare.

Recruiting Software 104

Recruiting Software Industry Recruitment 104

UrbanBound HR

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

No doubt about it: these are tough times for HR professionals in the healthcare industry. Chronic recruiting and retention challenges have many organizations wondering what lies ahead. Will things change for the better any time soon? What’s the long-term outlook?

Trends 104

Trends Recruitment Industry 104

UrbanBound HR

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

For healthcare employers, recruiting and retention remains a heavy lift. Recently, the President of the American Medical Association sounded an urgent alarm concerning the national physician shortage. It’s no longer down the road; the talent drought is already here. And it’s not limited to physicians, either. More than 200,000 RN positions go unfilled every year , ratcheting up the pressure on already overworked staff.

Recruitment 118

Recruitment 118

UrbanBound HR

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives—aka DEI—play an important role in every industry, but especially in healthcare. That’s because DEI programs do more than help hospitals burnish their brand (although they accomplish that, too). At the end of the day, DEI benefits patients, communities, and employees. As it happens, it’s an effective business strategy, too.

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Diversity Industry Strategy ATS 211

UrbanBound HR

OCTOBER 19, 2023

For most professionals, accepting a relocation offer is not a decision they make alone. Nor is relocation a solo adventure. Many candidates and employees live with a spouse or domestic partner, who often have careers of their own. For this reason, savvy employers offer relocation benefits designed with couples and families in mind.

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Onboarding 210

UrbanBound HR

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Your workforce is changing—and your relocation benefits should be, too. Baby Boomers are retiring. Gen X is advancing. Chances are, your recruiting efforts are increasingly focused on Millennials and Gen Z. And each generation has its own priorities and mindset.

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Retirement Recruitment Onboarding 211

UrbanBound HR

OCTOBER 4, 2023

We’ve all been through far too much in the last few years—employers and employees alike. Between the pandemic, chronic, financial uncertainty and the Forever Labor Shortage, it’s no wonder that anxiety and burnout remain rampant in the workplace —and that employee well-being is a top HR priority.

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Wellness Meeting Trends Onboarding 118

UrbanBound HR

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Undoubtedly, your healthcare organization has made a staunch commitment to DEI—Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. And that’s terrific. But as far as the healthcare industry goes, there’s still a long way to go.

Diversity 210

Diversity Industry Recruitment 210

UrbanBound HR

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

If you’re involved in recruiting, you know that the labor market has been tight for some time—dating back to before the pandemic. And while it’s rebounded slightly, U.S. employers remain short a whopping 4,000,000 workers. But the scariest part: it’s not likely to improve any time soon.

Recruitment 209

Recruitment 209

UrbanBound HR

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Right about now, employers are hammering out their 2024 budgets—and, thanks to inflation, things aren’t looking so good.

Onboarding 211

Onboarding 211

UrbanBound HR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

As an employer, you provide relocation benefits in order to give your employees the best possible relocation experience. But did you know that those intentions may be thwarted by one small but critical decision—namely, their choice of moving company?

Company 211

Company Onboarding 211

UrbanBound HR

AUGUST 31, 2023

Chances are, you’re already seeing a steady exodus of retirement-bound workers. After all, 10,000 Baby Boomers turn 65 every day—and after decades in the workplace, they’ve certainly earned it. But if you’re not careful, much of your company’s institutional knowledge may walk out the door with them.

Retirement 210

Retirement Succession Planning Company Onboarding 210

UrbanBound HR

AUGUST 24, 2023

The Big Quit. The Great Resignation. The Great Reshuffle. Whatever you call it, you undoubtedly had your share of it over the last few years. Now, thankfully, quit rates are falling. Chances are, your remaining employees are happy to be where they are—with you.

Recruitment 197

Recruitment 197

UrbanBound HR

AUGUST 17, 2023

Perhaps you’re creating your first corporate relocation policy. Perhaps you’re reevaluating your existing plan. Either way, you’re undoubtedly asking the same question: what types of relocation assistance should we include in our policy?

Company 192

Company Policies 192

UrbanBound HR

AUGUST 10, 2023

What’s your employee turnover rate right now? Whatever it is, we bet that it’s higher than you’d like.

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197

UrbanBound HR

AUGUST 3, 2023

The transport of household goods is a universal component of corporate relocation, but the benefit is not without risk. A botched move (i.e., broken furniture, missing valuables) can result in a nightmarish relocation experience—one that’s more common than you might think.

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UrbanBound HR

JULY 27, 2023

Whether you’re creating your first corporate relocation policy or reviewing an existing one, it’s essential to get it right. An effective relocation policy is both concise and comprehensive. It tells employees everything they’ll need to know about their relocation benefits, in clear, easy-to-understand language.

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Policies 195

UrbanBound HR

JULY 20, 2023

Today, business is all about providing great experiences. They even have names for it, like CX (customer experience), UX (user experience) and EX (employee experience). In that vein, we’d like to talk about another VIX (very important experience)—the RX (relocation experience).

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Talent Experience Recruitment 151

UrbanBound HR

JULY 13, 2023

Competitive compensation. Bountiful benefits. Prodigious PTO. When it comes to recruiting prime candidates, chances are, you offer these in abundance.

Talent Experience 197

Talent Experience Compensation Recruitment 197

UrbanBound HR

JULY 6, 2023

Technology changes everything. And that includes relocation management.

Software 197

Software 197

UrbanBound HR

JUNE 29, 2023

As an employer, you seek opportunities to optimize your inhouse talent—and sometimes, that means moving employees into different roles. Occasionally, you may face a choice: do you reskill an employee performing well at a given worksite, or relocate one who already has the needed skills?

Talent Experience 196

Talent Experience Wellness ATS 196

UrbanBound HR

JUNE 22, 2023

Ever have a candidate turn down a prime job offer because they didn’t want to relocate to your [too cold/hot/wet/dry/fill-in-the-blank] climate? Or have an employee decline a promotion because they wouldn’t move to, say, “Tornado Alley”?

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197

UrbanBound HR

APRIL 19, 2023

Recruiting out of area healthcare professionals and providing lump sum relocation benefits is now a core part of healthcare organizations’ hiring strategy; yet, this provides little to no support or resources to relocating staff.

Recruitment 104

Recruitment Strategy Resources Hiring 104

UrbanBound HR

APRIL 20, 2023

When the pandemic hit, virtual internships saved the day, allowing about 40% of long-planned internships to go forward. And because they appeared to have been at least somewhat successful, a number of employers have stuck with them—or are wondering if they should.

ATS 104

ATS 104

UrbanBound HR

APRIL 27, 2023

Corporate relocation is a massive adjustment for employees and their families—one of life’s most stressful events. Their first, most jarring experiences are often moving from an established, much-loved home into unfamiliar, impersonal short-term housing.

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104

UrbanBound HR

MAY 4, 2023

For many hospital administrators and HR leaders, the issue of physician recruitment and retention is a serious pain point.

Recruitment 104

Recruitment Industry 104

UrbanBound HR

MAY 11, 2023

If your company is struggling to hire the talent you need to grow your business, you are not alone. For many employers, recruiting remains a top challenge. That’s why more employers are making long-distance recruitment part of their talent acquisition strategy.

Recruitment 104

Recruitment Talent Acquisition Strategy Hiring 104

UrbanBound HR

MAY 18, 2023

As a healthcare employer, you’re undoubtedly using different recruiting strategies with young physicians than you did with their predecessors. After all, each generation is unique. Which is why that principle applies to relocation benefits, too.

Recruitment 104

Recruitment Strategy 104

UrbanBound HR

MAY 25, 2023

From robotic-assisted surgeries to AI-aided diagnostics, technology is transforming the way healthcare is delivered—but that’s not all. Technology is also helping industry HR professionals manage two of their greatest challenges: staffing shortages and widespread burnout.

Staffing Software 104

Staffing Software Staffing HR Software Recruiting Software 104

UrbanBound HR

JUNE 1, 2023

First, it was The Great Resignation. Now, it’s The Great Retention. The scales are tipping—and it’s a shift that’s long overdue. Since pandemic-inspired job switching began, employers have been focused on recruiting. As a result, their burning question has been: how can we attract the talent we need to replace exiting workers? What do candidates really want?

Recruitment 118

Recruitment 118