Automation: A Potential Game Changer for Mining and Maritime Industry
The use of automation technology is rapidly changing the landscape of various industries, mostly in the labor-intensive sectors. Robotic loaders and remotely-controlled t...
Americans Don’t Have Access To Retirement Plans
We’re getting older. But that’s not the ugly, unspoken truth. For the first time, Americans as a whole aren’t saving nearly enough for retirement. According to data...
Re-engaging Five Generations in the Workplace
The incursion of AI and automation into the workplace is engineering a disruption that employers and employees are handling differently. While 73 % of executives are care...
12 Positive Affirmations for Anxiety Relief
Anxiety is an excessive uneasiness and apprehension of the mind, which in most cases reflect the most horrible side of a sad situation. Hence, controlling your state of m...
US Jobless Claims Fall; Single Mothers and Minorities Face Lower Barriers in Jobs Market
US Jobless claims dropped to 209,000 in the week ended July 6, which included the July 4 holiday, according to Labor Department data released Thursday. The closely watch...
135 Powerful Resume Action Verbs for Creative Positions
It’s easy to get resume action verbs wrong. That’s probably why they’ve gotten such a bad reputation – most people dump action words to get past automated scannin...
Key Stages and Symptoms of Job Burnout
Job Burnout was first described by American-German psychologist Herbert Freudenberger in 1974, and has since appeared in thousands of scientific publications (850,000 acc...
How to Design a Successful Employee Induction Program
Have you ever tried to think of why a new employee would suddenly develop mixed feeling over a dream job in just a few weeks? Poor or unimpressive “employee induction...
Asian Cities Most Expensive for Expats, New Mercer Survey Finds
Hong Kong ranks first in Mercer’s annual Cost of Living Survey for the second consecutive year. Eight out of the top ten costliest cities for expats are Asian cities. ...
Organizations Strengthening Sex-Partition in the Workplace
Survey: Men in workplace evading solo interactions with women Sixty percent of male managers are uncomfortable participating in common work activity with a woman, such as...
Flexible Jobs Can Make Work Life Balance Harder, Study Finds
Flextime is supposed to promote and facilitate work-life balance. A study from Germany suggests otherwise. Men and women with children reported that flexible working left...
Coming Out As Transgender At Work – I’m A Bucket of Nerves!
Hey Jane, I never really told my family that I’m transgender. One of my earliest memories, about six years old, was when I refused to have my hair cut. I didn’t have ...
July 4th Office Party Ideas That’ll Have Everyone Buzzing for Weeks!
With one of America’s most cherished holidays around the corner, you’re bound to need at least a couple of fun July 4th party ideas! Lucky for you, we’ve gone throu...
Using Social Media for Recruiting and Hiring
With US jobless claims having dipped to a historic low, it has become even more imperative for recruiters and hiring managers to find the right talent. Using the right ...
3 Tell-tale Signs of Employee Disengagement
It’s important to watch out for the signs of employee disengagement so that actions can be taken to reverse the situation. Mentioned in this post are the most common an...
How to Handle Employee Pay Rise Request
A content employee is the most valuable asset to a company. In a high performing organization, it is the manager’s responsibility to constantly track what matters most ...
