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Hiring and Retaining a Dispersed Workforce

Glassdoor for Employers

Eighty-four percent of Millennial workers (Source: “ The 2017 Deloitte Millennial Survey ,” 2017) report some degree of flexible working arrangements at their current employers, and advocates claim benefits can range from increased workforce diversity, productivity, and retention to reduced stress and costs.

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From Dinner with Pets to Swiping Right: The Ideas That Turned to Business Gold

Recruiting Blogs

Developed in 2006 as a response to the growing piracy issue the music industry was facing , Spotify launched two years later. American superstar, Taylor Swift, famously removed her music from the platform, citing issues with being part of an “experiment” that didn’t fairly compensate the writers, producers and performers of music.

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Finding Hidden Gems and Assessing Their Fit

Recruiting Daily Advisor

Is the compensation in line with the market? Bratton began his career in Marketing, Sales, and Operations for global organizations such as Gillette, Clorox, Technicolor, and Jordan Industries before founding Medallion in 2006. Long-term capacity: self-awareness, willingness to stretch, and hunger for growth.

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The Business Case for Transparency

Recruiting Daily Advisor

Source: Ketstar / shutterstock. Among the top five reasons was “ Employee compensation is not fair. ”. A full pay transparency policy makes individual compensations available to all employees. Compensation details are available to all employees. Source: Buffer.com. Source: aauw.org.

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The Talent Centric Approach to Improving Recruitment

Glassdoor for Employers

In Silicon Valley engineers are earning Telsas as signing bonuses, equity offers are publicly listed on AngelList job ads, and TechCrunch is reporting elite talent is choosing Silicon Valley over Wall Street on the basis of not only purpose but also compensation. You want them to be compensated for their work. You want it to be easy.

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Latest Job Forecast Points to Strong 2016

CareerBuilder

Last year’s hiring forecast showed the strongest outlook since 2006. So it should also come as no surprise that, given the higher competition for high-skill candidates, employers are planning to increase their compensation offerings this year. Strong Job Growth Expected to Continue in the New Year.

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16 Trends Shaping the Global Economy (and How You Hire)

Indeed

From 1999 to 2006, before the financial crisis, global productivity growth was averaging 2.6%, but in the wake of the recession, the rate has dropped to 2.1%—economists Meanwhile, alternative energy sources are providing more and more employment opportunities. Productivity growth is stalling.

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