Google adds tool to help veterans gain employment Google has introduced a search engine feature that helps veterans connect with potential employers and has created a badge that identifies businesses owned by veterans. Also, Google's charity arm will give $2.5 million to the USO to provide training and career development. TechCrunch (8/28)
Recruiting & Retention
Watch for these clues during job interviews Job candidates often give clues on whether they are right for a position as they tell an interviewer about themselves. Miranda Marquit discusses what to look for, including schemes interviewees use to come off as compatible. Due Payments Blog (8/27)
Leveraging predictive analytics to address staffing needs Predictive analytics can be used in almost every industry to enhance employee satisfaction and to fill staffing gaps, writes Jackie Larson, president of Avantas. Larson references the book "Moneyball" to explain how big data and analytics are applicable in the health care industry and how training managers must implement predictive models without bias. Training magazine (8/27)
Benefits & Compensation
Survey: 40% of households have trouble meeting basic needs At least one basic need, such as utilities, food, health care or housing, was difficult to fund for about 40% of households in 2017, despite a robust economy and low unemployment, according to an Urban Institute survey. Upward of 30% of households with at least one employed adult struggled to make ends meet. The Associated Press (8/28)
The HR Leader
Lessons from "Office Space" about how not to lead The 1999 film "Office Space" features managers who make almost every leadership mistake imaginable, such as delivering meaningless feedback and offering the wrong incentives, writes Natasha Thondavadi. The character of Bill Lumbergh is so noteworthy as to be "the epitome of pre-2000s work culture," she writes. Slate (8/24)
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