Let’s enter the world of lean and mean small and medium-sized businesses for a few minutes.
Whether you’re a staffing company, a corporation, or a privately-held business, reaching the top talent before the big firms and large corporations swipe them up can be extremely difficult. Not to mention, exhausting. You don’t have the resources they do, the budget, the talent, the headcount, or even the diversity. So, how do you stay in the ring without getting knocked out?
The candidate experience is now more important and personalized than ever before, making it a prerequisite to landing the best talent. But, to be honest, you just don’t have the time on your calendar or the resources at your fingertips to do your research on each candidate and provide them the experience they desire. You’re sick of taking piles of resumes (or files) home with you to study and find that perfect match that the hiring manager won’t get off your back about.
4 Ways Small Businesses Can Recruit Smarter with A.I.
Mar 14, 2018 1:05:28 PM / by Abby Desmonds, Arya by Leoforce posted in Trends, employees, workforce, artificial intelligence, a.i., recruiting, hr, sourcing
A Total Rewards lens can bring the new U.S. tax law into focus
Feb 27, 2018 1:17:00 PM / by John Bremen posted in News, Trends, Regulatory, taxes, employees, benefits, compensation, workforce
This blog was originally published on the Willis Towers Watson Wire, February 15, 2018.
5 considerations when building (or improving) your training programs
Oct 26, 2017 3:58:19 PM / by The HR Trove by Willis Towers Watson posted in Trends, Training
Informal training, mentoring, technical training, skills, leadership development, modules, e-learning, burst sessions...INFORMATION OVERLOAD!
When you are reviewing your organization's training programs, your list can seem like a never ending road to nowhere. How do you set a clear path forward for building or improving your training program in your organization?
New York family leave: Is it a game changer?
Oct 19, 2017 11:20:44 AM / by The HR Trove by Willis Towers Watson posted in Trends, Regulatory, Family leave, Paid time off, Time off
The leave landscape continues to shift for employers and employees alike. While the landmark 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provided job security for up to 12 weeks for leave, it has always been unpaid. Recent trends, however, have seen many states upping the ante with paid leave arrangements supporting a broader range of need.
Cracking the code: Using performance management to better retain and engage millennials
Oct 5, 2017 9:35:07 AM / by Daniel Mason posted in Trends, Products, Performance reviews
Keeping employees is critical for the success of any organization. Retaining millennial employees, a group who has almost become synonymous with turnover, has become a hot topic for many of our customers and clients as our recent research shows that cost of turnover equates to about 60% of an employee’s yearly salary.
Rover at work: How to become a pet-friendly workplace
Sep 22, 2017 3:24:09 PM / by The HR Trove by Willis Towers Watson posted in Trends, Tools
Organizations of all types and sizes use employee perks to promote well-being, increase employee engagement, and improve productivity. Perks also help foster a workplace culture that can differentiate your organization from local and industry peers to help with hiring and retention.
Many employers are capitalizing on the positive impact that pet-friendly workplace policies often have on hiring and retention, and are taking Rover into consideration when developing workplace policies and benefits.