Having a well-designed website plays a big role in increasing traffic, building authority, and earning customer loyalty. The design of your website can attract or frustrate the people who visit the website which determines how much of your product or service you sell, how much viewership you earn (or lose), and which sponsors or advertisers…
How could you get better at your job? What does your manager think about your performance this month? And what are your ideas about how your organization could do things differently? For as much money as companies spend on performance management, most employees still couldn’t quickly answer those simple questions. When you only hear feedback…
2018 has been a year of improving and building off of 2017’s social media trends. So far, we’ve seen a continued uptick in augmented reality, video content, and influencer marketing. But now that 2018 is one-third of the way over, you may find yourself wondering: “what does 2019 have in store for us?” We can’t be…
Amazon worked on building an artificial-intelligence tool to help with hiring, but the plans backfired when the company discovered the system discriminated against women, Reuters reports. Citing five sources, Reuters said Amazon set up an engineering team in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2014 to find a way to automate its recruitment. The company created 500 computer…
The HR technology industry has experienced a renaissance over the past few years as vendors have introduced a bevy of modern, user-friendly features designed to meet client’s new needs. Yet arguably, one of the most important platforms has often been left behind in that movement: payroll systems. In many organizations, payroll systems are outdated…
Security researchers from Trend Micro have stumbled upon a new malware strain that mines cryptocurrency on Linux computers, but which is also different from previously seen cryptominers because it downloads a rootkit to alter the operating system’s behavior and hide the unwanted high CPU usage that usually comes with cryptocurrency mining. Currently, Trend Micro has…
If you’re a recruiter looking to boost your productivity, here are top 4 tools you have to know about! Most HR professionals and recruiters I know are always looking for better ways to find the right job candidates and improve their productivity. If you are one of them, you’ve come to the right place! In…
The Assignment: Find a site director for a 250+ employee pharmaceutical contract manufacturing site in the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, area. The Players: The Candidate, let’s call him Charlie: 25 years of progressive experience in the pharmaceutical industry with strong leadership and technical skills. Candidate is also a local candidate which makes him even more appealing.…
On this episode of #WorkTrends we’re thinking through a very common challenge these days: successfully managing the modern workforce. How do you stay connected with your team and give people the tools they need to be successful? We hear from Sean Jackson, a former Marine who’s on a mission to make work better by empowering…
[Digital Strategist], Digital Director and key senior advisor to [Candidate]. (Startup Stock Photos) A behind-the-scenes look behind the “best digital operation in history” By: [Gullible Reporter] Since President Obama’s re-election campaign set the standard for technology in politics in 2012, campaigns have been struggling to match their groundbreaking success online. [Campaign] has been no exception, using cutting…