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How Employers View Counteroffers

Date: 12.24.2018 | Posted by: Natalie Houstman

You’ve just accepted a great new job offer. The only problem is now your current employer is offering an enticing counteroffer to make you stay. As many industries struggle to find the qualified candidates they seek, businesses are increasingly fighting to retain key staff members by making counteroffers. However, just because...

3 Tips for Taking Advantage of Company Incentives

Date: 12.11.2018 | Posted by: Natalie Houstman

Top workforce challenges that employers will be prioritizing in 2019 include attracting and retaining top talent, training and employee engagement, according to the 2018 MRINetwork Performance Management Study. With increased focus on these areas, the MRINetwork poll revealed that many of the best programs employers have to offer are the same ones that workers...

Employment Summary for November 2018

Date: 12.10.2018 | Posted by: Natalie Houstman

The spirited pace of job growth that the U.S. reached in October turned out to be unsustainable for November: In its latest edition of the Employment Situation Summary, the Bureau of Labor Statistics confirmed a total of 155,000 nonfarm payroll jobs created for the month, a decline of almost 100,000 from...

How to Assess Candidates with Transferable Skills, but No Industry Experience

Date: 11.19.2018 | Posted by: Natalie Houstman

Employers by and large concur: When it comes to hiring, an ideal candidate is one with experience. However, there’s something else business owners also agree upon – experience isn’t everything, especially when job candidates bring other desirable qualities to the table. According to findings from the 2018 MRINetwork Performance Management Study, close to...

Have You Modernized Your Employee Review Practices?

Date: 12.03.2018 | Posted by: Natalie Houstman

In today’s lean, fast-changing world, traditional business practices are being shaken up. Many companies are reviewing their long-held traditions in favor of more agile, responsive ways of improving the employee experience. They are giving more consideration to the physical environment employees work in as well as the practices, technologies and tools...