Introduction: An Unexpected Journey into Tech Taisha Fabricius didn’t set out to build a career in technology. A decade ago, the Australian native was studying criminology when she realized the emotional toll of the field would be too much to bear. Flipping through her university handbook, she stumbled upon geomatic engineering – a field that … Read full-story
In today’s competitive talent landscape, forward-thinking companies understand that the candidate experience isn’t just a recruitment checkbox—it’s a strategic advantage. The organizations featured in this article have developed thoughtful approaches to engage candidates throughout their hiring journey, from initial contact to final decision. Their innovative practices not only attract top talent but also build lasting … Read full-story
In today’s evolving workplace landscape, supporting employees’ diverse needs and experiences is more important than ever. Beacon Hill prioritizes its Employee Resource Networks (ERNs), creating inclusive communities that support employees in meaningful ways. Among these, the Raise program is an initiative dedicated to assisting working parents and caregivers. This commitment reflects the company’s dedication to … Read full-story
AI and the Future of Human-Centered Hiring at Baylor Scott & White Health One of Texas’s largest healthcare systems, Baylor Scott & White Health, is leading the way in implementing innovative AI solutions while maintaining a human-centered approach to hiring. With 52 hospitals, more than 1,300 care sites, and over 57,000 employees, the organization is … Read full-story
In today’s business landscape, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives have evolved from aspirational goals to strategic imperatives. While many organizations tout their commitment to DEI, understanding the concrete approaches and measurable impacts of these efforts provides valuable insights for the broader business community. We asked business leaders to share their companies’ specific approaches to … Read full-story
Transforming Benefits Administration: How Zenith American Solutions is Revolutionizing an Industry In the world of benefits administration, where tradition often meets modern expectations, Zenith American Solutions (Zenith) stands as a beacon of innovation under the leadership of President and CEO, Kimberly Fiori. With an 80-year legacy and a workforce of over 1,750 across 42 offices … Read full-story
From leadership skills forged in service to crisis management abilities, military veterans bring unique strengths to the corporate world. Leading companies across America have made veteran hiring a priority, recognizing the exceptional value of military experience in driving business success. Here’s what a few of them had to say about the impact veterans have on … Read full-story
A recent study showed that seventy-two percent of Gen Z high school students plan to start their own business one day. It seems the entrepreneurial spirit lives in most of us when we’re young, but as time rolls on, many of us lose our ambition to strike out on our own and settle for being … Read full-story
Getting laid off can be like taking a sledgehammer to the chest. You rarely see it coming – even in times like these – and if there are hints of company-wide layoffs on the horizon, you don’t figure you will among the unlucky to lose their job. But it happens to most of us, and … Read full-story
Most workers who replied to a query don’t report having a mentor at work. While the data suggests that entry-level employees are still often getting the guidance one might expect, it seems that workers of other experience levels either don’t seek or aren’t provided with any help to continue their professional development. This information comes … Read full-story
Increasingly, being a good culture fit is key to landing a job, especially a position at a desirable company. It’s not a World War 2 “guys on a mission” movie: you can’t just bring the technical acumen and a bad attitude with you and expect to fit in because you get the job done without … Read full-story
We all know how nerve-wracking a job interview can be. It can be so important for the interviewee, and yet can seem so off-hand to the interviewer (who has to do ten of them today.) You’ll go home after the interview and replay every little moment and secondary hesitation and twitcn in your head. You’ll … Read full-story
They say the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. The implication of the old saying is that we idealize what we don’t have, and tend to undervalue what we do. If your current dissatisfaction has to do with something inside you, you’ll take it with you right over the fence … Read full-story
We all lead multiple lives, and every once in a while we get the feeling that its time to start another new one. Unhappiness and dissatisfaction can start as just at tickle, a feeling that you’ve been sold a bad bill of goods. But if the ambiguous feelings are rooted in a real problem, they’re … Read full-story
We all know about the fate of the best laid plans, but what is to explain the fact that the more years of work experience we accrue, the less we feel like we have a clear vision for the rest of our career? Stats below show that workers who had been on the job for … Read full-story
Maintaining a healthy work-life balance is the most important work-related benefit to those who responded to a question about how important that sense of personal equilibrium was when compared to similar benefits of a working life such as compensation, advancement, and stability. 34% of respondents said that a sense of work-life balance was the most important … Read full-story
How strongly do employees feel that the companies they work for are totally open and honest with them about their financial standings and overall well being? Few would expect to be let in on all their company’s corporate secrets, but financial stamina is directly connected to each worker’s livelihood, so it’s a fair question to … Read full-story
Career satisfaction is a funny thing. Most of us have suspicions about how things might have gone differently for us so far. Most of us also passed up job opportunities at various points in our lives that we sometimes wonder if we should have taken. Until we’ve made it to the very top – if … Read full-story
We don’t just work to make money or have something to do or to fill up our days. We also work to get ahead. Workers tend to feel stagnant when they don’t see the possibility of real advancement up the road. Companies would do well to stoke their employees with that kind of hopeful encouragement, … Read full-story
Being fired is a trauma that only the most hardened slacker could ever get used to. In your work life, being fired takes the place of that boogeyman who you were sure was hiding under your bed when you were a kid. It’s also a black mark on your record that you will have to … Read full-story
Feeling seen and appreciated is a fundamental morale booster for any employee. Too often, apparently, workers go about their jobs feeling that their contributions are unrecognized and their value to their company is fleeting. We asked employees to answer the question, “Are you typically recognized for the impact and a accomplishments you make for your … Read full-story
Becoming a parent and having a career should never be mutually exclusive ideas, but the reality is that we as humans only have a finite amount of time and concentration to give to anything, and some jobs demand such much attention and focus that it would seem to me an impossibility to also go through … Read full-story
Helping one billion people or bust – that’s the goal at Phenom People, an HR and talent acquisition technology company that helps giant organizations such as Hershey’s, Southwest, and Microsoft hire more effectively. While it sounds like a tall order, it’s a mission that CEO and co-founder Mahe Bayireddi takes very seriously. “It’s the only … Read full-story
Promotions are a clear marker of career progress used by everyone. Just getting a raise, no matter how substantial, never sounds quite as impressive as when we can say we’ve got a new title with more responsibilities. But more employees responded to the question “How many times in the last five years have you been … Read full-story
It’s a phrase we use a lot in our lives and in our professional career. Maybe we use it most honestly when we’re a few libations to the wind on a Saturday night, our toes hitting the beach. Maybe that’s when we feel best about saying, “What I’d REALLY love to do with my life … Read full-story
Companies conduct phone interviews for a number of reasons, generally: They’re a cheaper and more practical way to interview out-of-town candidates or remote workers, and they serve as an initial screening to weed out potential interviewees who aren’t a good enough potential fit to bring in for an in-person interview. That doesn’t mean you can … Read full-story
Despite the strong sense that networking with people in your industry is the best way to land a new job, most people seem to be have gotten their first interview for their current job via online applications. This should ease the worries of those lacking networking skills, and also alert veteran job seekers that a … Read full-story
Most careers, like most lives, do not proceed in a linear fashion. We imagine a progression of school to job to promotion to finally being the big boss of them all, but very few of our stories eventually read that way. Instead, it’s all fits and false starts, back to square one, life lessons, and … Read full-story
Every new employee is a stranger in a strange land for their first few weeks on a new job. They’re likely commuting to a new part of the city, they’re working in a new building, they’ve got a whole lot of new lunch places to try out – and they’re surrounded by a group of … Read full-story
With so many companies and so much competition, the American marketplace demands innovation and new ideas both in terms of public products as well as company culture practices. Nobody wants to work for a company that’s still acting like It’s 1956 or 1985 outside its doors, or that has a bad record for losing employees … Read full-story
