Hiring & Recruiting

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What Does Openly Gay NFL Player Mean for HR Pros Everywhere?

When Michael Sam was selected in the seventh round of the National Football League (NFL) draft, it was ground-breaking, but maybe a bit anti-climatic by now – which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

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Young Adults AWOL, Military Spouses MIA in This Job Market

While recent unemployment figures and jobless claims accounted for a sharp drop in the nation's unemployment rate, economists on both sides of the political aisle feel these statistics are somewhat deceptive.

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An 'Impoverished' View of Income Inequality

It seems to be a hot topic everywhere we look: in the news media, in economic forums and, increasingly, in corporate boardrooms. So reports Forbes.

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'Womenomics' Bringing Gender Parity to Japanese Workplace

Japan's economic headlines are typically about a nation struggling to emerge from two decades of "stagflation" after its stratospheric bubble burst at the end of the 1980s. So reports CNBC.

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HR Bigwigs Prefer to Promote from Within: Study

It's not great news for job-hunters, but encouraging for employees seeking a promotion at work. Nearly three-quarters of the 400 respondents indicated they prefer developing current employees' skills to help them move into more senior roles, rather than hiring from the outside, according to a just-released survey of business leaders responsible for HR conducted by the non-profit College for America (CFA). So reports SHRM.

 

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Retirement, Workforce Trends Continue to Surprise

The following are among the clichés we've all been hearing about the post-World War II generation for years now:

• Baby Boomers have been retiring from the workforce at a steady clip, since the oldest ones started turning 65 in 2011.
• More and more Boomers are discovering they can't afford to retire with the same security their parents had.
• The workforce is aging. Many senior citizens are facing the likelihood of having to work past the customary retirement age of 65.

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Making Sure Top Exec Hires Are a Good Fit

When a top executive in a high-profile company leaves abruptly or after a short tenure (think Enrique de Castro, Yahoo's former chief operating officer), the reasons for the individual's departure are generally left vague – as the employee's severance agreement often mandates. So reports the Wall Street Journal. Read more...

Workplaces: How Openly Gay Athletes Are Leveling the Playing Field

Professional basketball player Jason Collins and professional football hopeful Michael Sam have shown great courage by coming out of the closet in one of the last bastions of macho culture, male contact sports. So reports Fox Sports. Read more...

Can Employers Snub Smokers?

Having recently passed the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Surgeon General's first warning printed on cigarette packs about the dangers of smoking, the implementation of the Affordable Care Act has provided a punctuation mark of sorts on the issue. So reports HR Morning. Read more...

Have the 20th Century's 'Hero Leaders' Become the 21st Century's Corporate Partners?

In an era when fewer organizations are defined or even closely identified with the man or woman at the top of the ladder, corporate leadership is taking on a distinctly more collaborative nature. So reports HR Magazine. Read more...

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