Job openings reached high point in July, survey shows | Tips for honing your interview process | Don't waste energy interpreting passive-aggressive behavior
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Job openings reached high point in July, survey shows A Labor Department survey shows job openings rose to a seasonally adjusted 6.2 million in July, the highest level since December 2000, when the data series started. The hiring rate reached 3.8%. Reuters (9/12)
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Effective interviews are key to hiring people who maintain your company's culture and promote success, writes Flipp co-founder David Meyers. Meyers outlines his company's three-round interview process, which includes evidence-based questions on what a recruit has done and how the person has managed challenges. The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (tiered subscription model) (9/12)
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Benefits & Compensation
Flexible benefits appeal to employees Attract talent by allowing employees to choose from a menu of benefits to fit their needs, writes Karen Bates, HR director at Opus Energy. Small universal perks can also help, like a day off on the employee's birthday. CIPD (U.K.) (9/11)
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Path to Workforce
Report: US successful in skills training The US has earned high marks for skills training -- partly due to college enrollment and degree-attainment rates -- according to a study from the World Economic Forum. The report ranks 130 countries on such measures as investment in education and development of the existing and next-generation workforce. Inside Higher Ed (9/13)
Workers who miss work during a hurricane in right-to-work states such as Florida can be legally fired. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration does not specifically require companies to evacuate during hurricanes, but it may be possible to argue that such a course of action is necessary under rules requiring a safe workplace, Monica Torres writes. Ladders (9/9)
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