by Kimberly Hochstetler | May 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
All told, hundreds of millions of people across the world use the major social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. This suggests a robust user base that gives the impression that social media is still in demand, yet last week’s earnings reports, which...
by Kimberly Hochstetler | May 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
finding and retaining top talent is a necessity for today’s businesses. We’ve talked about creating contingent workforce strategies and the benefits to buying, building, and borrowing talent. It’s equally important to talk about developing your recruiting team....
by Kimberly Hochstetler | Apr 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
Even if this isn’t the job that you grew up wanting, you can still enjoy each day of it. Economists Andrew Oswald, Eugenio Proto, and Daniel Sgroi from the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick recently researched how happiness affects employees...
by Kimberly Hochstetler | Apr 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
Last week, the editor of a newspaper in the Pacific Northwest emailed to check a reference for one of my former students. A position had opened up because the editor had let go a staffer who kept misspelling the names of people in photo captions. In another...
by Kimberly Hochstetler | Apr 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
Workers 50 and older face a hurdle that younger peers don’t: how to overcome negative stereotypes that paint them as much more expensive, out of touch with technology and less productive. An AARP report released Monday dispels these myths. The report, “A Business Case...
by Kimberly Hochstetler | Apr 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
3. Des Moines, Iowa While many may associate the state of Iowa with agriculture more than cosmopolitan city-life, a visit to Des Moines should put that misperception to rest. The Iowa state capital is a hub of commercial, cultural and political activity, a fact...
