College students all over the country are turning the tassel on their graduation caps this month and entering the job search. This can mean great things for your company, as top-notch entry-level talent is flooding the job market.

According to a study from The National Association of...

As the weather grows warmer, the best and brightest are looking forward to putting their school books aside for summer vacation. These smart students, however, know summer isn't just about sitting on the beach and getting a tan -- it's also a great time to nab some industry experience in...

You've heard this story before, probably dozens of times. An employee, let's call him Grumbly Gus, takes to his social media channels and complains about his job. "This job is the worst! I hate my manager!" Gus tweets. Days later, Gus is pulled into his manager's office and fired for...

Forget for a second the troubled economy -- it looks like America might be having an innovation crisis. Many employees are more than happy to go into work, put in their hours, complete their assigned tasks and go home. What happened to the daydreamers?

According to survey results reported...

If you find yourself going a little "mad" in March, know you're not alone. March Madness, the NCAA Division I championship college basketball tournament, pits the best teams in the country against each other. It's an exciting competition -- one many of your workers will blow off assignments to follow...

New technology is changing the way we do business everyday, and that includes the way we isolate, recruit and hire the best people. In the past, it was all about paper resumes and traditional sit-down interviews. Now job seekers are applying for jobs from their phones, connecting with employers over...

While this winter hasn't dumped much snow on the ground, that could be changing very soon. Nemo isn't just a cartoon fish in Disney's Finding Nemo anymore, it's also the name of a huge winter storm bearing down on the East Coast. This could very well present an...

Four years ago on January 29th, President Barack Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law. This was the first bill signed into law during Obama's presidency, signed shortly after he took office in 2009. The Act amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964, allowing the previously held...

Hockey teams will soon be dropping the puck on a new, albeit shortened, season after a 113-day lockout. The fight between the National Hockey League and the Player's Association officially ended on Jan. 12 when the two signed a memorandum of understanding after nearly four months of back...

It's that time of year again -- the time to say goodbye to the holiday season. If you're bummed about packing away your twinkle lights or putting away your 2013 glasses and noisemaker, you're not alone. The post-holiday blues are very real, and experts even recognize it can...

Despite the fact nearly 10 percent of U.S. employees work from home in some capacity, many employers are still reticent to hire virtual workers. After all, when you go into the office and see your employees' smiling faces (or grumpy frowns) you know they're at work, ready to tackle projects....

When bad hires happen to good companies, it can often be an expensive mistake. This wisdom is backed up by a recent survey by CareerBuilder where a whopping 69 percent of employers admitted to being adversely affected by a bad hiring decision this year. This means more than...

'Tis the season... to start thinking about what to get your employees for the holidays.

Companies from small-scale startups to Fortune 500 giants know the winter season is the time to show employees how much you appreciate the hard work they put in all year long. But just what...

The holiday season brings not only holiday cheer and giving, but also upwards of 700,000 seasonal jobs. If you're one of the many employers hiring seasonal and temporary employees this year, you may receive more than a handful of applications.

With so many jobs available during the holiday...

Hurricane Sandy slammed the East Coast of the United States, knocking out power, destroying homes, and devastating coastal communities. Areas of New York and New Jersey were especially hard hit, including mass devastation along the Jersey shore line and Staten Island.

In Breezy Point, Queens,...

While unemployed job seekers probably hate this fact, it's true that many companies and recruiters prefer passive candidates. Passive candidates are those workers already doing the 9-to-5 shuffle elsewhere and not actively searching for a new job. Hiring managers like passive candidates because their current position displays their professional abilities....

If your candidate has a criminal record, does this automatically put them out of the running for the job? What if they're the right fit in every other respect, except their prior rap sheet? With unemployment remaining steady around 8 percent, it might seem harder than ever before for candidates...

If you've seen a line of shoppers recently wrapping around the side of your favorite tech store, the reason is probably Apple's newest iPhone. The iPhone 5 recently burst onto the scene with much fanfare (and some complaining) as the newest device from tech giant Apple. Some analysts...

Unemployment is tough, but for veterans the problem is especially pronounced. According to the Labor Department's August employment report the unemployment rate for post-9/11 veterans is a surprisingly high 10.9 percent. Companies are ignoring talented veteran candidates and they are doing so at their own peril.

In...

Companies need to look at ways to make their hiring processes more efficient to adapt to the changing economic reality. With more job seekers than ever before flooding the market, processes need to be streamlined to find the right people. One way to do this is to speed up overall...