Human Resources

One of the hardest decisions in life is choosing a career. We spend ages pouring over job sites and searching for the dream job. Sometimes, taking a look at industries or jobs that we may have never considered before can help us to make a choice. You never know where you might find that dream…

What we learned surveying 200 Canadian businesses about paid time off The concept of taking paid time off from work, whether due to illness, a personal emergency, or to go on vacation, seems simple. Employers understand that their employees’ have lives and needs outside of the office, and can offer time off policies to meet…

The image many of us have of the top companies in the tech industry is that of revealed-brick offices, filled with nap pods, beer fridges and ball pools. And in some cases this is absolutely right. Google offices are famously ‘fun’-filled and set up for optimal creativity and motivation, as are those of other top…

Do you have a career in mind to pursue but unsure about the industry culture? Before you solidify your college major, know the facts about your future job industry. Aside from finding a career that you are truly passionate and knowledgeable about, it is important to know the cultural stats of a job. This means,…

What are the best-fit careers for Introverts and Extroverts? Check out this MBTI & Strong Interest Inventory career based infographic & find out.

Two months ago I was walking in my hometown of Bristol, England. I passed a modern office with glass walls and my curiosity compelled me to look inside. I saw a conference room with about ten people in it. All of them were men. Is the Gender Gap Still Prevalent in the Workplace? When we…

Millennials have been the largest demographic in the workforce for two years now, and their needs are different than the generations before. They want things out of their benefits package that previous generations didn’t demand. And if you want to be able to attract and retain millennials, you’ll have to design a plan that fits…

From the 1980s into the 1990s, a pair of data scientists, Geoff Hinton and Yann LeCun laid the foundations of artificial intelligence. They came up with the idea of a neural net, a kind of statistical tool that could be trained, rather than programmed. Because of its similarities to the human mind, they borrowed the term “neural” and…

From Pope Francis to Mick Jagger -- these famous people took major turns in their careers.

At one point or another, all business owners deal with less than productive employees. It’s never really one person’s fault. Sometimes, the entire morale of your working group will plummet. What’s the wrong thing to do? Look for a scapegoat. Instead, prioritize progress by focusing on forward moving solutions. Don’t blame one individual for your lack of results.

Yikes. Here are a few ways to keep your employees focused and excited about the work they’re doing. Managers, we have a scary statistic for you. You might want to sit down. Here it goes: Seventy-one percent of America’s workforce is not engaged. Yikes! Let that one sink in for a minute. This alarming figure […]

This is made doubly hard by the fact that most CEOs start looking for new staff only when they really need them. This usually results in a mad rush to hire, which often means you employ anyone half decent because you must fill the position asap. Or you have to devote huge amounts of your month searching for and interviewing potential employees as the hiring is now urgent. Everything you need to know to find, hire and retain the best people out there take a look at the infographic below.

Many of us have had to deal with difficult colleagues and employees in the past. Not all of them pose the same issues. This infographic from Towergate Insurance covers how you can deal with difficult employees:Get your infographic featured: submit ➡️ here

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If you understand why talented people leave their organizations, you can make sure it doesn’t happen to yours. Here are five ways to retain your best talent.

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