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How to Retain Employees

When a skilled, valued employee leaves an organization, everyone loses, including the bottom line. In fact, the average cost of turning over a skilled job is 213% the cost of one year’s salary. Translation, if an employee who earns $50,000 a year quits, the organization will spend $106,500 on replacing that salary. The bottom line …

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The Unmistakable Benefits of Job Shadowing

Ready for a change in your career? If you are, but are hesitant to take the necessary steps, consider “trying it on” for a period of time. This is called “job shadowing” and it’s not just for apprentices and school-aged children anymore. How Job Shadowing Works Traditionally done by middle school, high school or college-aged …

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What Employers Need to Know About Summer Intern Programs

It’s summer intern hiring season. The best intern programs provide real-world work experience to the intern, while benefiting the employer. However, before hiring begins, make sure your organization is compliant with the U.S. Department of Labor’s new guidelines. Specifically, the DOL is most concerned with the purpose of the internship and who ultimately benefits. Benefits …

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How Employee Experience Can Attract and Retain Talent

Is your organization struggling to find and keep quality employees? Historically the professional world has focused upon the customer/client experience. A happy customer means a happy company after all, right? Well, yes and no. With the talent pool shrinking for specific skill sets, organizations must pay attention to a growing differential called employee experience. We …

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Pros and Cons of Online Sexual Harassment Training

Today, 71% of organizations provide sexual harassment prevention training. But no one really knows how prevalent sexual harassment is in the workplace. Why? Because according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), only one quarter of victims report sexual harassment to superiors or file claims or file lawsuits. In a previous blog we discussed why …

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