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  • Show Them What You Have, a Holistic Approach to Workplace Culture

    by Jessica Palm | Apr 13, 2017
    Creating a holistic approach to developing company culture is the first step in recruiting and retaining key candidates. Gerald Wagner, president of Academy of Culture Ambassadors, an organization that supports professionals interested in creating cultural change within their company, talks about how putting human kindness and compassion is the key to a companies overall cultural strategy.
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  • Understanding a New Generation

    by Danielle Tallman | Mar 13, 2017
    While millennials are on track to make up 75 percent of the global workforce by 2025, for an organization to stay competitive as an “employer of choice” with the next generation of talent, it’s critical to understand the Gen Z mindset.
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  • Why Do So Many Employee Referral Programs Fail?

    by Jessica Palm | Feb 27, 2017
    Sourcing new talent through an employee referral program can be one of a recruiter’s best assets, but only if the program actually works. Kevin Fryer, president and CEO of JobShakers, a mobile application referral company talks about why some referral programs don’t work, and how to develop key strategies to develop a successful program.
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