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Despite the Time and Cost, Why Does a College Degree Matters?

HR Digest

As a college student you must have been told a zillion times by guidance counselors, teachers and parents that you need to attend college to earn a good living, but is a college degree worth it? Time to complete college The time it takes to earn your degree often means time away from the full time workforce.

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2023 Recapped: Our Top 5 HR Blogs for SMBs

Extensis

Quick look: 2023 is coming to a close, a time when many HR professionals review the year’s key trends and what aspects of them may remain relevant in 2024. a wellness room). Offering sufficient paid time off (PTO), and considering offering Eid-al-Fitr (the celebratory end of Ramadan) as a floating holiday.

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The Future of Business is Talent—and the Future of Talent is AI

Oracle HCM - Modern HR in the Cloud

The pace of business change is currently the fastest it has ever been; at the same time, it will never be this slow again. Business Disruption At current churn rate, 75% of the Fortune 500 will be replaced by 2027. This makes life easier for employees, and frees them up to spend more time on the high-value tasks they were hired to do.

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Training Management Processes: The “Training Trend” Least Talked About for 2024

Training Orchestra

Globally, software and technology usage is set to increase 300% by 2027, meaning customers and partners will need a lot more support. That’s why it’s time to look beyond the LMS when it comes to managing processes and operations for L&D goals. If you’re not sure, it could be time to consider adding a TMS to your tech stack.

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High School: The New Recruitment and Retention Battleground for the Best and the Brightest

Employee Communications Council

Once upon a time, the high school students most often recruited while they were still in high school were athletes. Again, once upon a time, the terms “geek” or “nerd” were used in pejorative ways. This is a generation that isn’t married to the idea of attending a college or university. Then and Now. Geeks Rule? Not anymore.

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Recruiting Interns: How to Make the Most of Young Talent

Recruiters Lineup

Today, not only do students use internships as a way to gain valuable experience for their resume and to jumpstart their career, but companies actually recruit interns as a way to pursue them for full-time employment in the future. As they don’t have any previous experience, this will be a good indicator of how well they fit the role.

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Social media in the workplace: How it can grow (or harm) your small business

Homebase

With Millennials being the largest generation in the workforce —and Gen Z set to take that title by 2027—these digitally savvy employees can either grow or harm your small business with social media. Apps like TikTok and LinkedIn are steadily rising as well. It really does have a time and place that can help you grow your business.