Archive for July, 2008
Employees Rave – and Rant – About their Employers’ Definition of “Fun” | Part 1
July 22, 2008
I’ve been working on an article about ways that companies are having fun at work. When I started this project, I knew that I wanted to give it a personal feel, so I decided to turn to those who would be brutally honest and candid about their own work experiences: my friends.
With that in mind, I wrote a little email one morning to a group of about 30 of them, asking what their companies were currently doing to add an element of fun to the workplace. To my surprise, quite an outpouring of opinions and ideas came flooding back.
- Categories: Employee Engagement, Employee Retention, Employer Advice
What’s the REAL story? Are Women Leaving the Workforce?
July 22, 2008
It seems as though every day I read an article about Women in the workforce (a topic near and dear to my heart, since I am a woman and partly in the workforce) Today is no exception. An article in today’s New York Times argues that Women are leaving the workforce, but this time it is because of the economy. A recently completed study by Joint Economic Committee of Congress indicates that women are leaving the workforce, either temporarily or permanently, citing downturns, layoffs, outsourcing, stagnant wages or the discouraging prospect of an outright pay cut. And they are responding as men have, by dropping out or disappearing for a while.
- Categories: Economy, Employee Retention, Survey Results
Some job candidates handle rejection better than others
July 21, 2008
Nearly everyone who’s ever been in the position to interview a job candidate has an embarrassing, awkward or outrageous interview story to tell. And some hiring managers’ stories even extend past the interview process. Yesterday, Ask A Manager blogged about such experiences, using real-life anecdotes of job applicants’ responses to rejection notices that run the obnoxious gamut from telling interviewers they’re mistaken to simply telling them off.
I think one of the great ironies that these former candidates fail to realize is that this type of response usually only confirms that the manager was probably right in not hiring him or her in the first place. These people also, as Ask A Manager points out, unwittingly burn bridges in this manner, effectively taking themselves out of the running for future positions with the same company.
- Categories: Employee Attraction
Creating a Successful Corporate Culture
July 21, 2008
Our mission CareerBuilder.com is to connect job seekers with employers. But don’t forget that we also have to put significant effort into recruiting and retaining our own employees as well.
Hear Matt Ferguson, CEO of CareerBuilder.com, explain how a strong set of company values can guide your firm through staff turnover and mergers.
- Categories: Employee Attraction, Employee Engagement, Employee Retention
CareerBuilder Survey Reveals that Majority of Workers Are Burned Out
July 18, 2008
This week, CareerBuilder released the results of its “worker burnout” survey. It appears that downsized staffs, paired with increased workloads, are creating a rise in workplace stress levels. The survey, which polled over 7,600 workers nationwide, found that a whopping 78 percent of workers report feeling burned out at work.
Current worker burnout seems largely attributed to three interrelated factors: work overload, lack of a work/life balance, and lack of a flexible work schedule.
- Categories: Employee Engagement, Employee Retention, Employer Advice, Going Green, Survey Results
A whole new meaning to being “fit” for your job
July 16, 2008
On Monday, Workforce Management reported the results of a recently released Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association study on companies with programs that encourage weight loss, a healthy diet and exercise. Results from the study indicated that when it comes to promoting wellness in the workplace, education alone is not enough. Employee participation in wellness initiatives increases significantly when companies used more interactive tools – such as registration and tracking, competition and cash incentives – in addition to handing out educational materials to motivate employees.
This article caught my attention because it made me think about the never-ending debate of whether companies should – and have the prerogative to – implement programs meant to improve the health of their employees (particularly when it comes to weight loss as highlighted a few weeks ago in a New York Times article).
- Categories: Employee Retention
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