Last spring, the Department of Labor announced the minimum salary required for an employee to be considered salaried exempt would jump up from $684 per week
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Name recognition in a company is generally a good thing–and can be very helpful when it comes to recruiting. But that’s not the reason Tesla can get
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Last week, Nick Fuentes, who Wikipedia describes as “an American far-right political pundit and live streamer who promotes white supremacist, misogynistic, and antisemitic views,” tweeted this: Your body,
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In September, I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Midland, Texas, to speak at the Permian Basin SHRM conference. The PBSHM people have so
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Donald Trump thoroughly beat Vice President Kamala Harris in this week’s election, winning the electoral college and popular vote. Was this a further example of the glass cliff, where
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You may not be aware, but the U.S. is holding a big election tomorrow. Emotions and tensions are running high: if you’re in a battleground state, you’re
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I’ve heard a rumor that there is an election in the United States coming up. didn’t even know there was an election going on. as
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I love Halloween. It’s a great holiday around costumes and candy. But sometimes highly qualified HR professionals feel like they are just dressed up as
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If you’re not following politics, you might have missed that the Washington Post opted not to endorse anyone in this year’s presidential election. Most people expected the
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Right now, I’m working with my improv students on a game called “Changes.” This is where you do a scene, and the director shouts “change,”
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Do you have your HR plan for 2025? Do you know what you need to focus on? Do you have all the skills you’ll need
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The ATS isn’t the one rejecting your application — it’s the recruiter. This is a common point recruiters make, particularly when responding to claims from
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Former Abercrombie CEO Mike Jeffries was arrested today, October 22, on sex trafficking charges. Jeffries ran Abercrombie from 1992 to 2014. While Jeffries is no longer CEO, the claims of bad
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Employees come and go. No matter how fantastic you are as an employer and what a great culture you have, people will eventually quit. And
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In a recent memo to employees obtained by Bloomberg, Home Depot announced that all employees–including executives–will have to work a full eight-hour shift in a store once per
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Boo! It’s spooky season, when ghosts abound–but some ghosts may soon be unwelcome. New Jersey is sick and tired of companies ghosting candidates and has introduced a bill to
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