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HR Consumerization: Just a Trend, or Cutting-Edge Talent Retention Approach?

Astron Solutions

In a 2014 report, Cisco found that “66% of American Millennials felt an organization that adopts a flexible, mobile and remote work model has a competitive advantage over one that requires employees to be in the office from 9 am to 5pm.” Sodexho’s USA talent acquisition team works mostly from home.

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Appreciation Shouldn’t Need a Day…But Sometimes It Does

Women of HR

And most recently, Wednesday, March 11 th was Randon Tweets of Kindness day, an online event created in 2014 by Lars Schmidt , the founder of Amplify Talent , as a way to call out and recognize and thank publically individuals who have impacted or influenced you in some way using the hashtag #RTOK. Photo Credit.

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The Workplace of the Future: What We Need To Know #EWS2015

Women of HR

39% offer sabbaticals (a new trend that has increased significantly from 17% in 2014). About the Author: Jennifer Payne, SPHR, SHRM-SCP has over 16 years of HR experience in employee relations, talent acquisition, and learning & development, and currently works in talent acquisition and development in the retail grocery industry.

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The No. 1 Cause of Voluntary Turnover

Cielo HR Leader

The research is in—professionals, employees and job seekers are unhappy. of employees hope to leave their jobs in 2014. Quantum Workplace’s 2013 Employee Engagement Trends Report emphasizes this trend. Without further ado, this week’s Talent Acquisition Fast Facts : Of the more than 100 million people in the U.S.

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Happiness vs. Engagement…What Should We REALLY Care About? #WorkHuman

Women of HR

I was part of a live, call-in episode of my favorite HR podcast, Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane’s HR Happy Hour a while back, in December 2014, where we addressed just this issue. Titled “Celebrating the Final Conversation on Employee Engagement?”