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Expert’s Top Tips for Training a Retail Workforce for the Holiday Season

SumTotal

The National Retail Federation (NRF) President and CEO Matthew Shay estimates that retailers will hire 650,000 seasonal workers for the 2018 holiday period, up 10% from 2017. For employers, this volume of new workers presents significant hiring, onboarding and training challenges. I’ve worked in retail for almost 30 years.

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Four Employee Engagement Challenges Facing Modern Energy Companies

Bonfyre

In addition to unpredictable crisis situations, the utilities industry faces unique challenges from deregulation, advances in technology, and a shortage of qualified workers. With so much on the line, utilities companies are seeking new ways to engage employees and decrease financial repercussions associated with low engagement.

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People Analytics and HR-Tech Reading List

Littal Shemer

It offers readers an opportunity to learn and change while enjoying themselves, taking time to contemplate, absorb ideas, and, hopefully, overcome barriers. “The book helps professionals, researchers, employers, and everybody interested in the world of work to understand the past, present, and future of recruitment.

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2018 Trends to Watch: 6 Trends That Will Impact Employers

HR Daily Advisor

As 2017 comes to a close and the talent landscape continues to evolve, Randstad US released its expert analysis on hiring and workplace trends for the next year. This will also drive employers to more broadly offer nontraditional benefits, such as wellness perks and competitive maternity and paternity leave.

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Occupational Wellness Examples & Why it’s Critical for Boosting Employee Engagement

Terryberry

If you haven't heard of occupational wellness, you're not alone. It's a branch of wellness that doesn't always get the attention it deserves. But between the Great Resignation, quiet quitting, and the latest trend - lazy girl jobs - companies will need to start emphasizing occupational wellness to retain and engage their employees.

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Optimization is the Key to Innovation in Learning

Training Orchestra

Learning leaders I have spoken with have expressed the need to innovate learning in 2018. What lessons can we learn from business? Considered one of “the most inexcusable business failures of the last 25 years”[1], Kodak lost its dominance in the photography and film industry with the advent of digital photography.

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How to Effortlessly Use Texting to Hire Hourly Workers

ExactHire

In fact, according to research done by Hitwise , the average device split for searches was 72% for mobile and 28% for desktop in 2017. Today, the name of the hiring game is speed, and this is painfully realized in industries that employ a large number of hourly, non-exempt workers. Candidate shelf-life. Phone ghosting.