Gillian Seely Boston job-seekers: this is huge. We are now witnessing the beginning of a trend that is indicative of economic upswing- more workers are voluntarily quitting their jobs. The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that February saw a higher number of voluntary departures than forced layoffs- a phenomenon not seen in this country since October [...]
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by Gillian Seely On Monday I attended an Ad Club event at Microsoft and had the opportunity to listen to some candid Q&A with Dennis Crowley, co-founder of Foursquare. If you have no idea what this is, don’t panic. It’s really just taken off…like a rocket ship. If you missed out on the Twitter surge [...]
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By Karen Choucrallah Cloud technology has exploded and in just three years has had an incredible impact on the IT world, moving rapidly from an emerging theory to a widely accepted technology. The very first Cloud Expo was attended by 450 people. In 2010, Cloud Expo will return to New York City with more than [...]
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By Gillian Seely My last blog post explored the benefits of the increasingly popular four day workweek, but subsequent responses from readers helped me to realize that this topic was perhaps a bit narrow. The changing workweek structure is only one part of an emerging phenomenon that warrants further exploration. What deserves a closer look [...]
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By Gillian Seely In the beginning, the boss created the workweek. It was five days long. There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth, and a great darkness covered the earth. After much conferring, the State of Utah said, “Let there be Friday (off)!”, and the state employees celebrated and gave thanks…and people around the [...]
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By Nick Holt A recent Newsweek article touched on the impact “March Madness” can have on a company’s profitability. As an ardent college basketball fan (and of course someone who takes his work seriously), I wanted to share the finding and some ways you can make the office a little more fun around this time of year. [...]
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Earlier, we spotlighted HubSpot as an organization with a stellar corporate culture. Joe Sharron, HubSpot’s Director of Talent Acquisition is back with some advice for your company on keepin’ it real… As a Talent Acquisition Consultant to many of New England’s fastest growing tech startup companies and a few Fortune 500 behemoths, I’ve seen firsthand [...]
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By Josh Weichhand In previous posts, we’ve discussed how companies that mistreated their employees during the recession may soon see them depart for greener pastures, and we’ve gone over the practical steps employers should take to be sure they retain their best talent during the recovery. As the job market continues to stabilize in the wake of [...]
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By Gillian Seely Hiring managers sometimes overlook top-notch candidates by focusing only on professional accolades and top-notch degrees. If you ever find yourself going “YES! I want THAT ONE!” because a candidate looks great on paper and passed your interview questions like Marion Jones passed her competition at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, bite your tongue! [...]
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By Josh Weichhand In the discussion of how companies will include social media into their business strategy, there is always the struggle of finding practical uses for the medium. Thankfully for HR professionals, one trending topic is the increasing use of social media as part of the hiring process, or recruiting 2.0. In an age [...]
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