Trend alert: Social media policies designed outside of the HR office
Social media has fast become one of the primary ways people are spending time online.
Four trends impacting SEO content writing
SEO content writers have seen a lot of changes comes through the figurative door in the last year.
Top issues human resource professionals will experience in 2013
The next twelve months promise to bring a number of changes to the way professionals navigate the job market and eventually find steady employment.
How to Excel as a New Manager
There is a tremendous opportunity for personal and professional fulfillment when stepping into a managerial role. We’ve all had great managers and poor managers. What makes a manager strong or poor is rather subjective, but is founded in a healthy, trustful work relationship that lends to an equal balance of accountability and respect. My first…
The Newly-Emerging BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) Workplace
I attended the Digital East conference on social and mobile innovations last month in Reston, VA, and couldn’t help but notice the amount of chatter focused around the BYOD movement in the workplace. For those who might be acronym-challenged, BYOD (bring your own device) refers to the business practice of allowing employees to use their…
Business and Hiring Lessons from a Family Camping Trip
My favorite season by far is autumn. I love the smell of the air that first day when the weather breaks, and the undercurrent of anticipation as people prepare for fall festivities and the winter holiday season. So when my husband suggested a family camping trip to Harper’s Ferry with our 2.5 year old son,…
Elevate the Partnership with Your Marketing and Creative Staffing Agency
As a busy digital marketing or creative professional, do you find that hiring, managing and developing a team is a bit of a balancing act with your current work load and future project planning? When you can finally add full-time or contract resources, the time spent in ramping up a recruitment agency relationship can be…
Comparing Key HR Software Features
With so many vendors to choose from, finding the right software for your HR team can seem like a daunting task. However, by doing a simple HR software comparison you can find the one that will be the best fit for your business. From cloud options to reporting, once you know what you need, you…
To Hire or Not to Hire? That is the Question
For many organizations, the fourth quarter is when managers forecast their budget for hiring based on end-of-year project deadlines and sales projections for the New Year. The decision to add new staff is often one of the most difficult challenges a manger will undertake, especially in a slow-growth economy barely out of recession. The costs…
The Secret to Hiring a Fantastic Mobile Developer
Want to know the secret to hiring a fantastic mobile developer? Here it is: Be prepared to search for a long time and spend a lot of money. I know that’s not want you want to hear, but it is the reality of our current industry. Case in Point I recently went to a MoDev…
