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Maximize Retention: Data-Driven HR Strategies

Replacing employees is expensive. For skilled salaried workers, the candidate search can take months, and the impact on productivity alone can be ruinous. The best solution is, of course, high retention. If nobody leaves, then you won’t have to replace them. One approach for medium-large organizations is investing in HR…

Career Trends to Look Out For in 2023

As we head toward the end of the year, there's a lot to celebrate and plenty to look forward to. Even as we wrap things up on the recruitment side of the house, we're leaving the door wide open for job explorers to land a new role in 2023. New…

Why You Need to Take Time (Truly) Off from Work

How often do you take time off work? While Americans are notorious for working as hard as can be, recent studies have shown that we are finally prioritizing a better work-life balance. In fact, more and more people are seeing the importance of taking time off work to facilitate better…

Why is it So Hard to Ask for Time Off?

Americans are not good at taking time off from work. Compared to the rest of the industrialized world, we’re downright bad at it. One issue is that American employers aren’t great at letting employees take stress-free time off work. A Washington Post story in August summarized workers' stories of “the…

Updating Employee Handbooks: Tips & Pitfalls

Employee handbooks take a lot of effort to develop. But you can’t just write one and be done with it. This reference guide for your organization should be reviewed and updated regularly. Ready for a refresh? Here's a helpful list of tips and pitfalls to avoid when next updating your…

Understanding Candidate Experience, Sogo Style

Whether you're a recruiter hiring or a candidate seeking a job, you know that qualifications matter. While I'm not here to say that qualifications aren't important, today's hiring process includes a new priority for both sides: CX. For many, CX refers to customer experience, but today, we're taking a look…

Why You Need an Employee Handbook

The days of dense binders residing within HR filing cabinets stuffed with paper copies of all the office policies are gone... at least at most businesses. Yet that doesn’t mean we’ve moved away from laying out procedures and expectations in an employee handbook. You may wonder why you still need…

Continuing Development: Experience Learning Live!

One thing we know to be true: Employees are more likely to stick around when they feel valued. Yes, the same is true of customers -- but we hear about CX all the time! Whether you call it customer experience, member experience, or simply paying the bills, business just doesn't…

Avoiding Mixed Messages in the Workplace: It’s a Culture Thing

Poor communication is a fast-track method for resentment, low motivation, mistakes and tension in the workplace. It’s important to understand that miscommunication is not easily contained; in reality, it cascades exponentially. We’ve all seen it happen: Boss miscommunicates to employee, who then spreads it to customers or colleagues, and then it spreads…

How to Find a Work Mentor Who is Right for You

You know that partnering with a mentor at work can give you access to a valuable sounding board. You’ll be treated to professional advice from someone more, or differently, experienced than you. That probably sounds appealing. But first, you need practical advice about how to find the work mentor that…

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