Out Now: Episode 415: Registered Apprenticeship Programs in the Clean Energy Sector With Dr. Janell Hills

Working and Living in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The theme for this year’s World Economic Forum gathering in Davos was the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The idea goes that we are in midst of, or depending on who you ask, on the cusp of another revolution in industrial production and design, this one driven by ever-deeper levels of automation, machine learning, new materials and 3D […]

STEM Education Is Good for Women & the Economy

The importance of educating women and girls in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math) was made apparent by a study just published by The World Economic Forum (WEF). The study talked about the impact of technology on jobs in the next 5 years. It is not good news for women. Job Losses It […]

What Is a Work Perk Worth?

One of the trends B4J is keeping an eye on in 2016 is the growing popularity of unique perk and benefit packages as a way for employers to differentiate themselves in a competitive marketplace. These packages can come bundled with a generous salary, but increasingly, as trends in tech HR spread to other industries, they supplement […]

How Can Your Company Recruit Individuals with Disabilities in 2016?

Hiring individuals with disabilities is more popular than ever before. Companies around the county are willing to speak about the success they’ve had with employees and the public is starting to notice the amazing retention rates and other benefits of hiring people with disabilities. It’s hard to believe that even 10-15 years ago people with […]

5 Mobile Recruiting Myths Everyone Ignores

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Three of my are keynote speeches next week in Tulsa, OK; Hickory, NC and Denver, CO are about mobile. As I’m working on updating and re-polishing this popular presentation, I thought I would share with you 15 mobile statistics that help recruiters, human resource leaders and CEO’s understand how critical mobile is in recruitment and […]

The Magic of Perspective

Misunderstandings, differences of opinion and botched communication happen every day in the workplace. Working in HR comes with all sorts of interesting predicaments due to that fact. Some situations are more challenging than others. There are very few, in my opinion, that can’t be helped by gaining a little more perspective. *note I didn’t say […]