employment (Page 2)

Mar 28, 2022-4 min read

Let’s not beat around the bush. Admit it; you can’t seem to get back your pre-pandemic mojo at work. The electricity you once felt tackling new projects is now just a sizzle and dwindling each day. As a result, even getting ready for work is stressful. While there is no magic wand to erase job dissatisfaction, there are strategies that […]

Mar 24, 2022-4 min read

Nearly everyone has worked with an agency to find a job at one time or another. But did you ever think about recruiting as a career? If you are an enthusiastic and motivated person and into helping others toward new and exciting opportunities, then recruitment might be the rewarding and fulfilling career for you! Committed recruiters change […]

Mar 2, 2022-4 min read

Were you one of the 467,000 who decided they were not going to miss out on a plum job in January? If so, congratulations on your workplace reentry! However, if you are one of the unemployed 6.5 million thinking about reentering the workforce, FOMO is here! But there is still time to beat the crowd, leverage your skills and […]

Dec 16, 2020-4 min read

Tempted to fill a labor gap with a contract worker? Here’s what you should know before you do: In 2019, California passed Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5 to) to reclassify freelance workers as employees rather than independent contractors. However, app companies, citizens, and many contract workers revolted, launching one of this year’s most expensive ballot […]

Sep 3, 2020-4 min read

It hasn’t been a good year for Goodyear. COVID concerns disrupted operations, second-quarter sales were down 41% from a year ago, and to add insult to injury, last week, company officials found themselves in crisis management mode. A slide from a Topeka diversity training session, labeled “Zero Tolerance,” itemized two columns of permitted and banned...

Jan 21, 2020-4 min read

Next to death and taxes, nothing is more certain than the spread of cold and flu in American workplaces. Guilt at leaving workloads with co-workers and fear of job loss, keep many sneezing and coughing people at their desks. Lasting from days to weeks, airborne and surface-spread illnesses sweep through companies like wildfire, infecting immune-vulnerable,...

Aug 5, 2019-4 min read

In the dating world, ghosting seems a handy way to facilitate a lucky escape after a cringe-worthy, worst-date ever. You know you’ve been ghosted when texts go unanswered, and you’ve been unfriended on Facebook. But in this record-setting job market, business ghosting, e.g., crickets when a finalist asks if she got the job or the sudden disappearance of […]

May 24, 2018-5 min read

Tips for Hiring and Engaging Gen Z Workers In last month’s blog, Generation Y and Z. What’s Different? we explored some generalized contrasts between Gen Y workers and the rising Post-Millennials, or Gen Z. [Click Chart] Most of today’s managers are Boomers and Gen Xers, responsible for hiring, retaining, and most importantly, positioning the organization...

May 17, 2018-3 min read

Generation Y and Z. What’s Different? Just as you were getting the hang of managing Millennials (Gen Y), now you are faced with the complexities of hiring and training the new Gen Z! Partnership Employment is here to help with a two-part series that will help you: The Next Workforce As we know, the experienced […]

Apr 4, 2018-3 min read

If you are a Massachusetts small business with at least six, full or part-time employees whose non-disabled employees are on a state subsidized healthcare plan like the ConnectorCare program OR MassHealth, then get ready for your first quarterly fine due by April 30, 2018! Bill H.3822 passes on August 1, 2017 Massachusetts is not alone […]

Feb 15, 2018-3 min read

Just like a relationship, disappointment with an employer, brand, or service provider is inevitable. Hard feelings used to be expressed over a drink and gripe session with friends, but today it’s simpler to air grievances by popping online to Google, Yelp, Glassdoor, or any number of digital review sites, where you can let the poison […]

Jan 2, 2018-4 min read

Looking back over an eventful 2017, we can only assume more of the same, uber-dynamic challenges, but also opportunities for growth in 2018. With innovative technology driving changes in customer communications and marketing, IT and internet security, and dynamic workflow and human resource policies, companies – and especially small businesses – may find it...