A "Warrior Spirit, a Servant's Heart and a Fun-LUVing Attitude" are the most important traits Southwest Airlines recruiting managers look for in job candidates, says Greg Muccio, director of talent acquisition. Prioritizing attitude over hard skills has been key to finding quality talent, Muccio says.
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Frequent performance feedback, corporate culture and immediate compensation have become more influential than a steady paycheck and good benefits in driving employee engagement, Scott Wallask writes. This shift affects technology development in this space, with HR managers seeking a one-stop portal that supports engagement efforts.
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Though Miami-Dade County, Fla., has extended a nearly 20-year-old living wage ordinance to encompass shops, restaurants and other vendors at Miami International Airport, airlines and their subsidiaries, as well as restaurants and shops with pre-existing leases, aren't required to comply. Maria Sanchez, who works for Sky Chefs packaging meals for American Airlines, gathered with dozens of other workers and Rep.-elect Donna Shalala, D-Fla., at the airport Wednesday to bring attention to the issue.
A hacker group based in Nigeria has been targeting chief financial officers around the world with a scam in which fraudsters identify themselves as company insiders and request a transfer of funds. This type of scam led to more than $12 billion in losses for businesses between October 2013 and May 2018, the FBI estimates.
Hire adaptable people if you want to build a business capable of growing into a unicorn worth $1 billion or more, writes Mark Flickinger of BIP Capital. It's important to hire based on current needs while also making organizational plans for your company as it grows from five to 500 employees and beyond.
